Masks
Pinch Pots
Wheel Throwing
Ms. Puccia
Stages of Clay
100

The technique used to make the base of the mask

pinching/pinch pots

100

The amount of pinch pots needed

3

100

The first step of wheel throwing (after you've thrown the clay on the wheel)

Centering

100

Ms. Puccia's new name

Spence

100

Clay when it has lots of water and feels like mud- used for attachments

slip

200

The theme for our masks

Idioms/cliches

200

The thickness of your pinch pots

Thick as your pinky

200

How much space should be between the floor of the pot and the wheel head

1/2 inch

200

How many years Ms. Puccia has been at midlo

2

200

Clay that is easily moldable, fresh out of the bag

Plastic

300

The method of attaching a piece of clay to another piece of clay

Slip and score

300

The two types of attachments your pinch pots could have

sculptural or functional

300

The name of the plastic bins that keep the water from spilling off the wheel

Splash pans/splash guards

300

Where ms puccia taught before midlo

Robious

300

Clay that has started to dry and it's shape is set

Leatherhard

400

The 3 features your mask has to have

Eyes, nose, mouth

400

The first step of getting your clay ready to be turned into a pinch pot (before you mold anything)- this aligns all the clay particles

Wedging

400

The ring carved into the bottom of a pot during the trimming stage

Foot

400

Ms. Puccia's favorite type of pie

Key lime

400

Clay that is fully dried and ready to go into the kiln

bone dry

500

The rule for using an exacto knife to cut out parts of your mask (aka, how should you be holding the knife)

At an angle inward

500

The three options for types of sets(and their themes)

Unified, Connected, Interactive

500

The three things you should do with your posture to wheel throw successfully (especially during centering)

Elbows tucked in, lean forward, come up on your toes to get your elbow into your knee

500

The name of ms. puccia's dog

ziggy

500

Clay that has already been through the kiln ONCE

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