WorksheetsCeramic Basics
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
The roughening of the surface of wet clay in order to attach another piece of wet clay
coiling
slipping
slab
scoring
A technique that uses long ropes of clay to make pottery:
scoring
coiling
slipping
wedging
An insulated box which is heated to fire pottery and clay sculpture
scrapers
firing
kiln
easybake oven
Rolling out clay into rope like pieces
snake
macrame
coil
skinny
Clay that has been changed from a lump into a flat piece
slab
slub
slip
slap
method of kneading clay to get rid of air pockets in clay
wedging
walloping
squishing
washing
very watery clay that is applied to scoring to hold separate parts together
slip
glaze
kiln
wedging
Coil, slab, and ______ are basic hand building methods.
construction
pinch
form
slip
Why do you score and slip your clay?
to keep the clay moist
to keep the clay in a plastic state
to attach or join your clay
to keep your clay from exploding
You should blend the clay after you score and slip.
True
False
How do you score your clay?
smooth out your surface
wet the surface of the clay
blend the surface of the clay
none of the above
Which is a Coil?
Which is a Slab?
Which is a Pinch Pot?
If you don't want your clay to fall apart, you should...?
Hope and wish they stick together
Score and slip the two pieces together
Join the two pieces using water
Press the two pieces together very tightly
You can attach wet clay to dry clay.
True
False
The three basic methods of building that we will use are:
pinch, pot, and slab
pinch, coil, and slab
coil, slab, and pot
coil, slab, and glaze
When you score clay, you do which of the following?
scratch into the clay surface
make slip
add points
cut with the wire
Your clay piece should have thickness in the range of?
1/8 to 1 inch thick
1/2 to 1 inch thick
1 to 2 inches thick
1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
(about the thickness of your pinky)
If my clay work is not finished, I absolutely must
Set it on your shelf to dry
finish it immediately
wrap it in a couple plastic bags so the air will not dry it out
dry off the outside of the piece
Clay is fragile, so we need to
handle very carefully and avoid touching other people's work
reinforce it with a metal frame
dry it as quickly as possible
coat it with glaze
When you finish your clay work, make sure it is unwrapped to dry, AND
your name or initials are engraved on the bottom
then leave it in your bin
totally glazed
When you finish a clay piece, you should always
Put it on my desk.
tell me your finished
take a picture of it
wrap it up for the rest of the semester
The biggest health hazard when working with clay is
dry skin
getting cut
dropping heavy clay on your foot
inhaling dust
At the end of class, you must wash AND dry the table.
True
False
