Pottery Handbuilding

What is a slab?

• It is a flat peice of clay that has been rolled out like a pie crust.

• It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.

• It is a wall that is built on the potters wheel.

• It is clay that has been pressed into a mold.

What is a coil?

• It is a flat piece of clay that is rolled out like a pie crust.

• It is a long roll of clay that resembles a rope.

• It is clay that has been pressed into a mold.

• It is a wall that is built on the potters wheel.

What is slip?

• Sand and water.

• Glaze and water.

• Clay and water.

• Salt and water.

What is the name of the knife used to cut clay?

• A scalpel.

• A fettling knife.

What is a pinch pot?

• A flat piece of clay.

• A rope of clay.

• A bowl like form made by pinching and turning a ball in your hands.

• A pottery piece made on the potters wheel.

What is stiff slab construction?

• Building a clay form with dried clay.

• Building a clay form with pliable plastic clay.

• Building a pottery form with leather hard clay slabs.

What is the term for flexible pliable clay often used to throw on the wheel?

• Plastic.

• Leather hard.

• Greenware.

• Bisque.

What is the term for clay that is firm but not yet dry like the consistency of cheddar cheese?

• Plastic

• Leather hard

• Greenware

• Bisque

What is the term for clay that has been fired once in the kiln?

• Plastic

• Greenware

• Leather hard

• Bisque

What is the term for clay that is completely dry but has not yet been fired in the kiln?

• Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bisque

• Greenware