Ceramics A - Quiz 1

Question 0

What is plasticity?

Answer 0

Ability to stretch, and hold the shape it is stretched into

Question 1

What is clay? (2)

Answer 1

Rock that has been compressed in the ground; particles are flat

Made up of silica (which melts) and alumina (which allows it to melt at a low temp.)

Question 2

Why does clay have plasticity?

Answer 2

Clay has plasticity because their particles are flat and stick together when wet

Question 3

Who were the first people in MN to make clay pots? When did they exist?
(2)

Answer 3

The woodlands

500 B.C. - A.D. 1000

Question 4

What kind of clay do we use? What are their properties? (5)

Answer 4

Earthenware

• low fire
• smooth
• shrinks 10-15% after fired
• somewhat fragile/breakable

Question 5

Why do we wedge clay?

Answer 5

To remove air pockets and mix the clay to make it consistent

Question 6

At what temperature does our clay become mature?

Answer 6

Cone 06 - 1800 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 7

What are the 5 stages of wetness/dryness that our clay goes through? (5)

Answer 7

1. Plastic clay
2. Leather hard clay
3. Bone dry clay
4. Bisque firing / bisque ware
5. Glaze / glaze firing / glaze ware

Question 8

What stage of clay is recyclable? (3)

Answer 8

Plastic clay

Leather hard clay

Bone dry clay

Question 9

Which stage of clay is permanent? (2)

Answer 9

Bisque ware and glaze ware

Question 10

What stage of clay is best for joining?

Answer 10

Leather hard clay

Question 11

What stage of clay is ready to be fired for the first time?

Answer 11

Bone dry clay

Question 12

What machine do we fire our pots in?

Answer 12

The kiln

Question 13

What machine recycled our clay?

Answer 13

The pugger

Question 14

What 3 things do you do when joining two pieces of clay? (3)

Answer 14

Score
Slip
Meld

Question 15

What are the 7 parts of a pot? (7)

Answer 15

1. Belly
2. Shoulder
3. Body
4. Foot
5. Neck
6. Lip
7. Mouth

Question 16

What could make your pot blow up in the kiln?

Answer 16

Too much heat

Question 17

Form (2)

Answer 17

A 3-D shape (height/width/depth)

Geometric, organic, or a combination

Question 18

Plane (2)

Answer 18

Flat 2-D shape

When put together, the make forms

Question 19

Line (3)

Answer 19

A 1-D mark that leads the eye

Can be actual (drawn or sculpted) or implied (by repeating things in a row)

The line of a pot or a thin handle could be a line

Question 20

Space (3)

Answer 20

Gaps or emptiness in, around, or through an object

Space draws your eye into the piece

Can make an object more interactive, by allowing your hand to grasp a handle

Question 21

Texture (2)

Answer 21

An applied pattern that you can feel

Texture is meant to enhance a surface and add interest

Question 22

Value (2)

Answer 22

Highlights and shadows that make parts of a piece seem to stand out or fall back

Adds interest to a surface, and always accompanies texture

Question 23

Color (2)

Answer 23

Color is either inherent (natural color of material) or applied (added later) to enhance the piece

Engobes, underglazes, and overgrazes all should be used intelligently to enhance the form of the pot

Question 24

Elements of art (7)

Answer 24

Form 
Plane
Line
Space
Texture
Value
Color

Question 25

Unity

Answer 25

When one or more elements are repeated throughout a work of art, to make it feel in harmony with itself and complete

Question 26

Variety (2)

Answer 26

(Contrast) when one or more elements are purposely very different from each other

Contrast creates interest by breaking up unity

Question 27

Pattern (2)

Answer 27

When one element is used repeatedly as a design

Extreme use of pattern creates unity

Question 28

Emphasis (2)

Answer 28

When one element purposely stands out more than all of the others, and so it catches your eye

Focal point of piece

Question 29

Movement (2)

Answer 29

When one or more elements leads you eye in, around, or through a piece

Movement is closely associated with the element of line

Question 30

Proportion (2)

Answer 30

When elements are sized properly for the overall form

Can be played with to created emphasis

Question 31

Principles of design (6)

Answer 31

Unity
Variety (contrast) 
Pattern
Emphasis
Movement
Proportion