Handbuilding
How do you slip and score?
Use a needle tool and slip, scratch the surface of the piece with a needle tool, apply slip, then mold pieces together.
What is the circular disc called on the wheel?
Bat
How many layers of glaze is recommended to get nice, even colors?
3
Where is one place in the room you can look when a project is due?
At the side white board
What state should you carve your clay?
Leather hard
What tool could you use to make subtractive texture?
Ribbon tool
How do you take your piece off the wheel?
Wet the plate, get string and slide it across the bat onto the paddle.
How do you make a new color with underglazes?
You mix it like any other paint.
Which project was voted the most favorite in the survey?
Animorph Sculpture
This stage of clay can be used to "glue" pieces of clay together.
Slip
What is the first thing you do when getting new clay?
Wedge
What's the first thing you do on the wheel?
Wet the bat
What do you need to do after underglazing a piece?
Apply 3 coats of clear glaze
What do you need to turn in with your project?
Your packet
This is the stage of clay that Ms. A gives you workable clay in. It's what is right out of the bag.
Plastic
You can use a hump or slump piece for this method.
Mold method
How thick should the walls of your wheel project be?
1/4"
How do you mix glaze colors?
Do one coat of each color you want to mix, adding up to three layers.
Which project challenged artists to use the principle of contrast?
Duality Mask sculpture
This is the stage that clay needs to be before being fired in the kiln.
Bone dry
This is a method that requires artists to roll long, snake like pieces of clay.
Coil method
If you are left handed, which way does the wheel spin?
Right (clockwise)
What is the difference between Celadon and Potter's Choice glazes?
Celadons are flat, while Potter's Choice are two-toned.
Which project challenged artists to use repeating parts to make a united whole?
Abstract Modular Sculpture
While not actually clay, this is what clay turns into after being fired in the kiln once.
Bisqueware