Art Clay Test

Leatherhard

At which stage is clay stiff, but still moist and is generally the best time to carve or add things to your pottery?

Kiln

What is the furnace for firing ceramic products?

Greenware

What term refers to bone dry clay objects that have not been fired?

Throwing

What do we call making pottery on the pottery wheel?

Coil

What ceramic handbuilding method uses snakelike rolls of clay that are layered to make a piece of pottery?

Slab

Which handbuilding method would you most successfully make a tall cylinder?

Glaze

What is a liquid suspension of materials that can be painted on clay that melts to make a glass-like surface?

Plastic

What stage is clay at when it comes out of the bag?

Glaze fire

What is the second firing of a clay object?

Slip and Score

What do you need to do before attaching things to your pottery?

Bone Dry

What stage does clay have to be at before going into the bisque fire?

Bone Dry

Which stage of clay is the most fragile?

Form

What element of art is the most important in ceramics and has three dimensions?

Texture

What element of art refers to the tactile nature of things?

Proportion

What principle of design is the relationship between two parts of a whole, often in exaggerated sizes?

Movement

What principle of design refers to a composition leading a viewer's eye through a work of art?

Scoring

What is the process of scratching a clay surface to make joining pieces more secure?

Pinching

What handbuilding method involves pressing clay between the thumb and forefingers?

Slip

What is watery clay used like glue?

Wedging

What is the process of kneading clay to remove air pockets and develop a uniform texture?

Moisture

What is the main reason a pot explodes in the kiln?

Glazing

How do you make your pottery waterproof?

You did not slip and score

If you add a handle to your pottery, fire it, but it falls off in the firing, what likely happened?