Ceramics Quiz

What is a foot in ceramics?

• The bottom of the pot, decorative and elevates the bottom surface of the pot

• The pedal used to start and stop the pottery wheel

• 13 inches

• The body part attached to your leg

How is slip made?

• By crushing dry clay and then adding water to it and mixing to create a thick goop, or mixing wet clay with water to make a thick glue-like substance

• By spitting into the container of glaze to thicken it

• By taking bisque fired pottery and adding it to water

What is bisque?

• Pottery that has never been fired in the kiln

• Pottery that has been glazed and been in the kiln twice, now shiny

• Pottery that has been fired one time and is now ready to glaze

• Wet clay that is fresh off the block and is ready to be used

What is greenware?

• Any clay piece that has not been fired yet.

• Clay that has been fired once and is now ready to glaze

• Clay that has been glazed and been in the kiln twice, now shiny

What does leather hard mean?

• Clay that is hard/firm but still cold, the perfect stage for assembling slabs, refining details & carving

• Clay that has been fired once and is now ready to glaze

• Clay that is ready to be made into slip

• Clay that is completely dry, is room temperature to the touch, and ready to go in the kiln the first time

What is bone dry clay?

How many coats of glaze should be applied when glazing to get an opaque shiny finish?

• 17

• 1

• 3 or 4

• None

Which of the following is NOT a stage of clay?

• Leatherhard

• Glazeware

• Plastic/Wet

• Bone Dry

• Painted

How do you get pieces of clay to stick together and hold permanently?

• Press them together. They will stick!

• Score, add slip to both pieces, and press together. Blend at the seams to get a better hold.

• Blend them together

• Put water in between them.

Describe in detail the steps to make a pinch pot.