1. Ceramic Vessel Project
Project Divisions
Building: Stages of Clay, Tools, Process, and Decoration
Glazing: Techniques and Process
Kiln: Firing and Reaction

2. Plastic Leather Hard Bone Dry Green Ware Bisque Ware Glaze Ware
Stages of Clay
Plastic
Leather Hard
Bone Dry
Green Ware
Bisque Ware
Glaze Ware

3. Plastic
When clay is plastic, which means to be easily formed, and is wet to the touch but still holds it’s shape

4. Leather Hard
When the clay has begun to dry and feels cool to the touch, but it does not bend well without cracking.

5. Green Ware
The clay feels dry and chalky. It may feel a little cool to the touch. The clay will not move without breaking. Also referred to as Bone Dry.

6. Bisque Ware
After the clay has been fired for the first time in the kiln and before it has been glazed.

7. Glaze Ware
After the clay has been fired for the second time in the kiln to turn the glaze into the glass like exterior.

8. Ceramic Decorating Techniques

9. Ceramic Decorating Techniques
Impressing
Incising
Piercing

10. Impressing
A type of ceramic decoration made by pressing something into the surface of the clay while it is still soft.

11. Impressing
A type of ceramic decoration made by pressing something into the surface of the clay while it is still soft.

12. Impressing
A type of ceramic decoration made by pressing something into the surface of the clay while it is still soft.

13. Incising
To cut or carve into the surface of the clay.

14. Incising
To cut or carve into the surface of the clay.

15. Incising
To cut or carve into the surface of the clay.

16. Piercing
To poke or cut all the way through the clay

17. Piercing
To poke or cut all the way through the clay