Friday, March 7, 2014

{Ceramics 1} March 7, 2014

March 7, 2014

Focus:   Foot--The base of a pot upon which it can stand.


 Objectives for today:

1. Continue to recycle clay, as needed.

2. Continue to wedge clay, as needed.

3. Begin Pinch Pot Unit.
 
4.  Add foot and burnish pot.


Closure:  Burnishing--Polishing the surface of a leather-hard pot to compact it and produce and maintain a sheen at low firing temperatures.  Objects such as a smooth stone or the back of a spoon are good burnishing tools.