Elements & Principles
Clay/Ceramics
Sculpture
Stages of Clay
Clay cont'd
100
this element of art is three dimensional
what is form?
100
process of connecting two pieces of clay
what is slip and score?
100
a work of art in three dimensions
what is a sculpture?
100
this stage of clay is known as the pottery glue
what is slip?
100
the number of stages of clay
what is six?
200
this element shows a range of lightness and darkness
what is value?
200
the number of hand building techniques
what is three?
200
process of creating a sculpture by adding material
what is additive?
200
this stage of clay is the most fragile
what is bone dry?
200
machine used to fire clay
what is a kiln?
300
this element is manipulated to create the illusion of depth on a 2D surface
what is space?
300
handbuilding method in which clay is squeezed between fingers
what is pinching?
300
process of creating a sculpture by removing material
what is subtractive?
300
this is the final stage of clay
what is glaze or glazeware?
300
this stage of clay has been fired once
what is bisque or bisqueware?
400
the artist Claes Oldenburg uses this principle of design by altering the size of everyday objects with his massive sculptures
what is scale or proportion?
400
method of building that uses flat sheets of clay
what is slab?
400
the two basic types of sculpture
what is relief and sculpture in the round?
400
this stage of clay is best for carving
what is leather hard?
400
this will occur if leather hard clay is fired in the kiln
what is an explosion?
500
if a sculpture does not have this principle of design, it would fall over.
what is balance?
500
handbuilding method in which clay is rolled and joined together
what is the coil method?
500
this type of sculpture has a flat side and another side with protruding or raised features
what is a relief?
500
wet, malleable, moldable clay; this stage of clay is used for sculpting or building
what is plastic?
500
pots and other sculptures created from clay hardened by heat; another name for fired clay
what is ceramics?