Tech

Question 1

Sprigging- on

Answer 1

A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; also called applied decoration.

Question 2

Incising

Answer 2

Is a decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it.

Question 3

Footing

Answer 3

The bottom of a pieces the rests upon a surface (may be wheel thrown or hand built).There are two kinds: raised and flush.

Question 4

Slip Clay

Answer 4

Clay in liquid forms

Question 5

Bat

Answer 5

A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

Question 6

Pinch Pots

Answer 6

Starting with a ball pf clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay. Many coli-built pieces are constructed on top of a pinched bottom.

Question 7

Wheel Thrown

Answer 7

The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin. A pieces of clay is placed on a potter’s wheel head spins. The clay is shaped by compression while it is in motion. Often the potter will use several thrown shapes together to form one piece ( a teapot can be constructed from three or four thrown forms).