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Tuesday 23 September 2014

Stages Of Clay

1. Slurry - watered down clay in a muddy form, used to join other pieces of clay to each other.

2. Plastic - soft - Workable stage; moulding stage, can be recycled.

3. Leather hard - stiff, will hold its shape, join to other pieces, carve into and recycle.

4. Greenware - Bone dry, can be carved into but is very fragile

5. Bisqueware - fired once in the kiln can not be recycled - glazing stage.

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