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General Art Questions
Ceramic Materials
Ceramic Techniques
Ceramics Tools
Sarah / Field facts
100
The surface quality of an object, such as rough or smooth.
What is texture?
100
A mixture of water, ground stone, minerals, "dirt", and glass.
What is clay?
100
The process used to attach two pieces of clay.
What is slipping and scoring?
100
This is the "oven" used to "bake" the clay.
What is a kiln?
100

This is the name of Sarah's dog.

What is Banzo?

200
Red, Yellow, and Blue are known as this.
What are the primary colors?
200
The "paint" made of colorants and glass used to finish ceramic pieces.
What is glaze?
200
This is when you remove clay from the middle of a thick section of a sculpture.
What is hollowing?
200

This is used to make a piece of clay flat.

What is a slab roller?

200

This is the city where Sarah was born.

What is Atlanta?

300
Green, Orange, and Purple are known as these.
What are secondary colors?
300
This is a very watery version of clay that is used for patching, smoothing, and attaching pieces of clay.
What is slip?
300
A process of attaching more pieces of clay to create a texture or form.
What is additive sculpting?
300

This tool is used to slice big pieces of clay off from a larger chunk.

What is a wire tool or cutting wire?

300

This is how many years Sarah has worked at Field. 

What is five?

400
This is an image or picture that has a specific meaning attached to it.
What is a symbol?
400

This is the process of re-soaking dry clay, then letting it dry out again to become useable clay.

What is reclaiming or recycling? 

400
A process of removing clay to create form or texture.
What is subtractive sculpting?
400
This is the special kind of thermometer used in kilns. It is made specially to withstand very high temperatures.
What is a pyrometer?
400

This is the name of the founder of The Field School.

Elizabeth Ely.

500
This is a pattern or guide that you can use to make the same shape many times.
What is a template?
500

Clay that has been fired once is referred to as this.

What is bisqueware?

500

This is the method of angling the edge of a slab to 45-degrees on its underside.

What is bevel?

500

This measures 'heat-work', which is a combination of the temperature reached, and the time it took to become that hot.

What is cone?

500

This is the name of the city where Sarah's sister lives.

What is Seattle?