Ceramics Exam Review Term 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering the core concepts, artists, techniques, and review topics from Mrs. Gorey's Term 1 Ceramics Exam Review.

What are the stages of clay in order 1-6?

Slip, plastic, leatherhard, bonedry, bisqueware, and glazeware

What stage is mainly water?

Slip

What stage is the easiest to build with?

plastic

What stage do you throw clay on the pottery wheel in?

plastic

What stage is the best to add designs or carve in?

Leatherhard

What stage is the most fragile?

Bonedry

What stage is the clay in after being fired once?

Bisqueware

What stage is it when clay has been fired twice and has glaze on it?

Glazeware

What stage does clay need to be in BEFORE firing for the first time?

bonedry

What is considered the glue of the ceramic world?

slip

At what stage is clay no longer recyclable? 

bisqueware

Approximately what temperature does the kiln fire to?

2000

What is the process used for joining two pieces of clay? 

slipping and scoring

Name two things that can cause a project to blow up in the kiln. 

Air bubbles and moisture

Name two things that happen as a ceramic project dries other than it hardens/becomes stronger/permanent. 

Shrinking, warping

What tool is this?

Sponge tool

What tool is this?

Needle tool

What tool is this?

ribbon tool

What tool is this?

loop tool

What tool is this?

Wire tool

What tool is this?

rib tool

What tool is this?

Wooden modeling tool

What tool is this?

sgraffito tool

What tool is this?

bat tool

What tool is this?

banding wheel

What tool is this?

rolling pin

What tool is this?

pottery wheel

What tool is this?

kiln

Provide your own definition of glaze, making sure to including what glaze is and what it provides or gives to ceramic work. 

Glaze is a layer of a glass substance that is painted onto a ceramic piece and then fired. Glaze gives the fired piece color, texture, or can make the work food safe.

What are the main components of glaze?

Alumina, Silica, Colorants, Flux, Modifiers

How many coats of glaze are typically recommended for an even application of glaze?

3-4

When mixing glazes, which of the following is NOT an acceptable approach? 

Mixing directly in the glaze bottle 

Explain two ways in which glaze is different from acrylic paint. 

Glaze is different from acrylic paint because glaze goes in the kiln and can withstand the heat while acrylic paint can not go in the kiln. Glaze also changes colors once fired and arcylic paint is the same color no matter what.

Explain two ways in which glaze is different from underglaze. 

Glaze is different from underglaze because it is thicker and can only be applied during the bisqueware stage. Underglaze is thinner and has a matte finish while glaze has a glossy finish. Underglaze can be applied during leatherdry and the bonedry stage as well.

List three different ways you can apply glaze. 

You can apply glaze by painting it on, lattleing the piece, or diping the piece into a pot of glaze.

What do you need to do to your bisque fired project before you can apply glaze?

You need to wipe the ceramic piece down with a wet sponge and sand of the rough sharp parts of the ceramic piece before glazing.

additive

the process of adding layers or pieces of material together to build up the desired form over time

subtractive

removing pieces of material to achieve the design

relief sculpture

shapes or figures rise out from a flat background

hand-building

a ceramic technique that allows you to create forms with clay and your hands

what are the three hand-building techniques

pinch, coil, slab

what is critic

someone who provies feedback to another artist

why do we critic

to improve other artists skills and give them feedback

what is reclaiming clay

reusing leftover or discarded clay by rehydrating and remolding it

who made this art piece?

Jeanine Pennell 

who made this art piece?

Roberto Lugo 

who made this art piece?

Jihyun Kim