clay glazing

What are the two reasons why we glaze ceramics?

• To make it lighter

• To make it more aesthetically pleasing

• To make it unbreakable

• To make it food safe

Which method of building did this artist use?

• coil

• subtraction

• pinch

• slab

Your work must be what before you glaze?

• Dry and cool
• Wet and clean
• Clean and dust free
• Damp and dust free

You must shake the glaze frequently because it is a

• solution
• mixture
• suspension
• conglomerate

The technique that describes inlaying slip, underglaze, into incised areas of clay is called:

(a)  

What happens if you fire paint or glue in the kiln?

• It looks glossy

• It will disintegrate

• It will be ugly

• It will be explode

Unfired pottery

• bisqueware

• greenware

• bone dry

• ceramic

Clay that is stiff, but is still damp.

• Leather-hard
• Greenware
• Bisque
• Grog

What are three basic techniques for forming clay?

• glazing, drying, and decorating

• forming, shaping, and molding

• pinching, coiling, and slab building

Scratching lines into the clay before joining two pieces is called:

(a)