What is Clay and how do we work with it?

Please pick up your 'yellow sheet'

​​For everyone's notes - what are the 8 most common elements on the planet and what do they have to do with ceramics?

follow this link to find out...


new students please continue with the information and write what you need on your tool kit.
you must have the states of clay and know what wet clay, leather soft, hard and green-ware is. you must know what bisque and glaze firing are.

new students will practice pinch pots and others will start on the wheel. Make sure to use your project sheets to keep track of your work.

the fist thing we will do is make a small test pinch pot as a group - this one you will donate to me and will not be graded. 
Next you will make your pinch pot project - look here
how to make a pinch pot - video

written instructions here


Intermediate - step one make your website -instructions here
Must be up by Monday - you will start your first bowl. Make sure you are meeting the requirement of a bowl! - if you need review - watch the video on an ipad.  link here



​ADV
today - update your website so you have a new set of pages. Must be up by Monday.
Start on your first project. We are looking for a beautiful FORM - see rubric for size requirements.