1. Ceramics Unit

2. CLAY

3. CLAY
STIFF, STICKY KIND OF EARTH
THAT IS USED IN CERAMICS.

4. CERAMICS

5. CERAMICS
ART OF MAKING OBJECTS WITH
CLAY TO PRODUCE POTTERY
AND SCULPTURE

6. POTTERY

7. POTTERY
TAKING CERAMICS AND FIRING
IT IN A KILN TO MAKE IT
STRONGER

8. KILN

9. KILN
FURNACE CLAY IS FIRED IN
THE TEMPETURE IN THE KILN
CAN REACH 2000 PLUS
DEGREES

10. KNEAD/WEDGE

11. KNEAD/WEDGE
REMOVING AIR BUBBLES FROM
THE CLAY, AIR BUBBLES CAN
CAUSE A PIECE TO BLOW UP

12. SCORE

13. SCORING
ROUGHING UP THE SURFACES
OF THE CLAY TO ACT AS AN
ADHESIVE ELEMENT WHEN
ATTACHING TWO PIECES OF
CLAY TOGETHER

14. TEXTURE

15. TEXTURE
HOW SOMETHING FEELS
WE CAN CREATE SMOOTH
SURFACE OR A ROUGH
SURFACE

16. COIL CONSTRUCTION

20. COILS
LONG ROLL JOINED INTO A
CIRCLE OR SPIRAL

21. SLAB CONSTRUCTION

22. SLAB
FLAT SHEETS OF CLAY USED
TO CREATE BOXED POTTERY

23. GREENWARE

24. GREENWARE
CLAY PROJECT BEFORE IT HAS
BEEN FIRED
IT IS VERY FRAIL AT THIS
STAGE

25. BISQUEWARE

27. BISQUREWARE
PROJECT HAS BEEN FIRED ONE
TIME

28. Building a Vessel
• Finish researching coil and slab design
assignment
• Sketch your ideas
• Create your vessel
1. Wedge clay (remove air bubbles)
2. Create the base
3. Attach coils or slabs-be sure to score
each piece

29. ASSIGNMENT
• CREATE A VESSEL OUT OF COILS
AND OR SLABS- SIZE 4-6 INCHES
TALL OR WIDE