Pottery

A method of forming pottery with ropes of clay

• coil

• slip

• bisque

• pinch

Which method of building did this artist use?

• coil

• subtraction

• pinch

• slab

This is the first firing to harden the clay.

• glazeware

• slip

• bisque

• bonedry

What technique is this artist using?

• coiling

• scoring

• stenciling

• glazing

A decomposed granite type rock with plastic like consistency.

• glaze

• marble

• balsa foam

• clay

Which method of 3 dimensional design will we be using during our pottery unit?

• manipulation

• substitution

• mold

• addition

What is this artist doing?

• painting

• adding slip to join two pieces

• preparing for bisque fire

• carving away bad clay

A furnace for firing ceramic products

• oven

• firepit

• kiln

• microwave

The condition of clay when most of the moisture has left the body, but it still holds its form and is ideal to carve into.

• bone-dry

• leatherhard

• bisqueware

• coiling

Why is it necessary to knead or wedge clay?

• make it soft

• get air bubbles out

• to trap moisture inside

• easier to add slip