PPT-Clay GLAZE Gauger GLAZE Objective: You will define and analyze qualities of glaze in

sculptures DRILL What is glaze What is underglaze Tips Rules for glazing List 3 ideas for how to use glaze Create a space for your glaze log . Pretest Notes. Attention!!!. There will be a test over this information that you must pass with a 75% before you can work with clay.. Complete the questions from the textbook first. 1-12. Wedging. How to wedge clay. S. urface Decoration. You are about to discover a vast number of surface decoration techniques and treatments!. The techniques you choose for your works are broken into 2 categories: Texture and Color . Ceramic objects are made with inorganic, non-metallic materials that are heated and then cooled. These materials tend to be strong, but brittle.. These objects include:. Pottery. Bricks. Glass. Roof and floor tiles. Glazing. Glaze. A vitreous coating – it melts, flows, and hardens. Applied on top of the porous clay body to seal it. Made up of similar materials as clay, including silica, which melts and hardens almost like glass. How to glaze. Glaze. . Glaze is clay paint.. How do you use glaze?. Paint 3 or more coats.. NEVER PAINT THE BOTTOM. .. Shake it up or stir it.. Read to see if it is food safe. (fork and knife symbol). What is Clay?. Clay is a fine-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more . clay . minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter.. How is it Made?. Clay is made through natural processes of erosion and weathering of rocks. Different clays come from the erosion of different types of rocks. . What is Clay?. Clay is a special type of MUD . . Clay is a natural occurring substance found in the earth.. Clay is made of very fine particles of dirt which float in a stream or river and then sink to the bottom, where they press on each other and stick together. You generally find clay along the banks of a river or stream.. Wedging. Working clay on a surface with the palms of the hands in order to remove air from it and obtain a uniform consistency. . Leather hard. The condition of unfired clay when most of the moisture has evaporated leaving it still soft enough to be carved into or joined to other pieces. . October 31 Objectives . Students will…. Take notes and understand how to use the ceramic tools. Practice using the ceramic tools with air dry clay. Take the ceramics pre-test. Ceramic Pretest. 1. False. Students will be able to recall and identify the stages of clay. .. Michael T. Schmidt,. Valdosta, GA . Physical Stages of Clay. GREENWARE refers to unfired objects. Clay bodies at this stage are in their most plastic form. They are soft and malleable. Hence they can be easily deformed by handling.. Clay – Decomposed Rock. Basically, clay is mud. Clay Mine. Clay drying. Prepared & processed clay. Powder & plastic. Different types of clay bodies. Earthenware. Terra Cotta. Stoneware. Water smoking- . occurs when the temperature . in the kiln reaches 212˚F, all remaining . surface water . is burned off, . enough steam . is often generated to be seen. . Hence the term water smoking. . 3 Properties that make up clay. 1. Plasticity (ability to form). 2. Porosity (ability to hold moisture). *Similar to a sponge. 3. Vitrify (ability to harden and keep its shape). 3 types of clay. Clay is characterized by it’s iron content (color), vitrification process, and firing temperature.. Clay . is a fine-grained natural rock . or soil . material that combines one . or more . clay . minerals with traces . of metal . oxides and organic matter.. How is it Made?. Clay is made through natural processes of erosion and weathering of rocks. Different clays come from the erosion of different types of rocks. .