CLAY CERAMICS CHECK IN

How are you liking ceramics so far...

Ceramics is...

• the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface

• an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric

• a type of visual art that involves shaping clay into objects and then firing them in a kiln

• a form of visual art in which an artist uses instruments to mark paper or other two-dimensional surface

Match the following clay tools to their names.

• Ribbon Tool

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• Wire Cutter

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• Wooden Rib

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• Needle Tool

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• Loop Toop

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I need to ______ and Score my project if I am using additive techniques on my clay project, when I am coiling walls, or when I am connecting slab pieces.

What does it look like to "score your project"

The best method to make a low bowl or small teacup would be...

• Slab

• Pinch

• Coil

The best method to make scare or geometric shaped vessels, plates/ dishes, or taller cups.

• Pinch

• Coil

• Slab

The best method for making tall, wider, or bigger bowls, vessels, or vases would be...

• Coil

• Slab

• Pinch

Clay walls and bases should be no bigger than your thumb but no thinner than your pinky.

• TRUE

• FALSE

PUT THE FIRST 4 STAGES OF CLAY IN ORDER BEFORE A PROJECT GETS FIRED.

• LEATHER HARD

• PLASTIC

• SLIP

• BONE DRY/ GREENWARE