Elements of Art
Principles of Design
Stages of Clay
Vocabulary
The Great Pottery Throwdown
100

Give an example of a geometric shape

circle, square, rectangle, triangle, etc

100

If elements of art are ingredients, the principles of design are:

Recipes

100

The stage of clay we start projects in

Plastic

100
Clay is fired in the

Kiln

100

Where does the GPTD take place?

England

200

A drawn point moving from one area to the next

Line

200

Symmetrical and asymmetrical are types of

Balance

200

Watered down clay

Slip

200

To attach pieces of clay you must

Slip and score

200

What unusual material did they fire their pots in last week?

Cow dung

300

What type of texture do we work with in Ceramics?

Actual texture

300

Placing opposite elements next to each other

Contrast

300

This stage of clay has been fired once

Bisque ware

300

This tool is good for cutting and smoothing

Potter's knife

300

Which water feature won in the last challenge?

Jodi's wolf

400

A 3D object that takes up space

Form

400

The size relationship of parts to a whole and to one another

Proportion and Scale

400

The most fragile stage of clay

Bone-dry

400

List all the hand-building techniques

Pinch, slab, coil

400

The process where pots were taken out of the kiln mid firing and decorated with hair / feathers / plants

Raku

500
Can be used to show depth in an artwork

Space

500

When parts relate to each other and create a whole

Unity

500

This stage of clay is perfect for carving

Leather hard

500

The art criticism step that involves speculating on what the artist is trying to convey 

Analyzing

500

What is the name of the woman who hosts?

Siobhán