1. Ceramics Midterm Review

2. Ceramics Basics Vocabulary
_________ An object made from clay
_________ Creating a ceramic form on a potter’s wheel
_________ Clay that is completely dry
_________ Color applied to clay in the leatherhard or greenware stage
_________ Decomposed rock and water
_________ High temperature furnace used to fire clay
_________ Using your hands to create a ceramic form
_________ A thick, creamy mixture of clay and water (clay glue)
_________ Clay that is soft, pliable, and easy to work with
_________ Handbuilding method involving long ropes of clay T H R C J I P M D

3. Ceramics Basics Vocabulary
_________ Type of clay fired at a low temperature
_________ Kneading clay to remove air bubbles
_________ Clay that has been fired once
_________ Method of joining two ceramic pieces together
_________ Using thin sheets of clay to create a form
_________ Type of clay fired at a high temperature
_________ Clay that has dried slightly, but is still workable
_________ Clay that has had glazed applied to it and fired a second time
________ A mixture of water, clay, silica and colorants
_________ Handbuilding method where you pinch clay between your thumb and forefinger S A N O Q K G F L

4. Stages of Clay Directions: Number these in the correct order, 1-5.
21._________ Bisqueware
22. _________ Leatherhard
23. _________ Glazeware
24. _________ Greenware
25. _________ Plastic 4 2 5 3 1

5. Stages of Clay bisqueware glazeware bisqueware leatherhard greenware
Directions: Select the correct stage(s) of clay that match the descriptions below. You will use some stages more than once.
_____________________ & _____________________ Cannot be recycled
_____________________ Stage clay has to be in if you want to paint glaze on it
_____________________ & _____________________ Stage where you can carve into clay
_____________________, _____________________, & _____________________ Stages where clay can be recycled
_____________________ & _____________________ Stages where underglaze can be applied
_____________________ Stage clay is in when we take it out of the bag
_____________________ & _____________________ Stages where you can join pieces of clay
_____________________ Stage where clay is exceptionally fragile
bisqueware
glazeware
bisqueware
leatherhard
greenware
plastic
leatherhard
greenware
leatherhard
greenware
plastic
plastic
leatherhard
greenware

6. Clay Dos and Don’ts plastic bag moisture score & slip apart wedge
DO cover your clay pieces thoroughly with a (34)____________________ between classes. This traps in (35)____________________ and keeps the clay from drying out. DO (36)____________________clay pieces together while they are moist. If you don’t score and slip, your piece will fall (37)____________________! DO (38)____________________clay to remove air 39()____________________, achieve uniform consistency, and to line up the particles of clay. DO wipe bisqueware with a damp (40)____________________before glazing. This removes (41)____________________and debris. DO handle your project (42)____________________and with two hands. BE CAREFUL! It’s your hard work!
moisture
score & slip
apart
wedge
bubbles
sponge
dust
carefully

7. Clay Dos and Don’ts breathe wipe thicker thumb air explode glaze
DON’T (43)____________________in clay dust. Too much can be harmful, so always (44)____________________down your area and keep it free from scraps.
DON’T create a clay piece that has areas (45)____________________than your (46)____________________.
DON’T trap (47)____________________in your clay piece – it will (48)____________________in the kiln. Hollow out sculptural forms and put needle holes in the bottom for air to escape.
DON’T (49)____________________the bottom of your piece. It will get stuck in the kiln.
DON’T (50)____________________another person’s work, even if it looks cool!
wipe
thicker
thumb
air
explode
glaze
handle

8. Project Questions What is a closed form?
52. What prevents a closed form from collapsing?
53. What is the benefit to creating a closed form?
54. What is texture?
55. What is a face jug?
56. Where have face jugs been found?
A completely sealed off ceramic form.
The pressure from the trapped air on the inside.
It allows you to manipulate the clay in ways you normally couldn’t
The way something feels or looks like it feels.
A ceramic jug with facial features on the outside
At African-American burial sites and on the Underground Railroad

9. Project Questions 57. Geometric Shape – 58. Organic Shape –
59. Slumping –
Precise mathematical shapes, often found in manmade objects
Irregular shapes found in nature
Pressing clay into a premade form – used in our nature plates

10. Project Questions
60. How many coats of glaze and underglaze should you typically apply to a ceramic piece?
61. How is underglaze different from glaze?
What is wax resist?
What is maiolica?
three
Not shiny, works more like paint
A substance used to prevent glaze from sticking to a ceramic piece.
Earthenware decorated with bright colors on a white background

11. Project Questions
64. What time period does maiolica date from? 65. What is slip casting? 66. What is relief sculpture?
Italian Rennaissance
Ceramic pieces made by pouring slip into a plaster mold
An area of sculpture raised from the background

12. Project Questions
Which handbuilding method did you use for the following projects?
Food sculpture –
Face jug –
Texture tile –
Nature plate -
pinch
coil
slab
slab

13. Critique
You will be asked to critique your Nature Plate, using the same 10 questions we have done in class before.
Reflect on your piece before the exam period. I will not be providing you with a picture.

14. Practical
You will select one of the following projects to count as your practical portion:
Food Sculpture, Face Jug, or Nature Plate
Look at your grades before hand – you must choose, not me.