Clay Vocab

Question 1

The clay is easily workable and bendable.

Answer 1

Green Ware

Question 2

The clay is still workable but is no longer bendable.

Answer 2

Leather hard

Question 3

Clay is dry- no longer workable- at this stage it is ready to be fired.

Answer 3

Bone dry

Question 4

To create teeth on both sides of the clay.

Answer 4

Score

Question 5

Saturated clay that works as glue for the clay.

Answer 5

Slip

Question 6

Cooking the clay/changing the clay’s chemical

properties.

Answer 6

Firing

Question 7

The machine you cook the clay in.

Answer 7

Kiln

Question 8

The first fire- clay reaches roughly 1900* - this is a low fire/half fired.

Answer 8

Bisque (▲05)

Question 9

A pot created by putting your thumb into the middle and pinching around the sides/ the oldest form of pottery.

Answer 9

Pinch pots

Question 10

An evenly rolled long narrow strip of clay- it resembles a snake.

Answer 10

Coils

Question 11

An even flattened piece of clay.

Answer 11

Slab

Question 12

Having height and width

Answer 12

2 Dimensions

Question 13

Having height, width and depth

Answer 13

3 Dimensions

Question 14

Carving or taking clay away from a sculpture.

Answer 14

Subtractive Sculpting

Question 15

Adding clay to a sculpture.

Answer 15

Additive Sculpting

Question 16

Artwork that is recognizable

Answer 16

Realistic Art

Question 17

Artwork that is NOT recognizable

Answer 17

Abstract Art

Question 18

Materials used to make art.

Answer 18

Medium/Media (if using more than 1 material)

Question 19

An element of design that is two-dimensional and encloses area.

Answer 19

Shape

Question 20

An element of design that is three-dimensional (having length, width, and depth), while also enclosing volume.

Answer 20

Form