unit 2

Question 1

cone 06, relief sculpture, clay body

Answer 1

cone 06- 1800f bisque fire temp
relief scuplt- 3 d diesign on flat surface
clay body- specific clay mixture

Question 2

primary ingredients in clay and characteristics effect

Answer 2

Alumina- plasticity
silica- vitrifies to look like rock
water- holds particles in suspension

Question 3

iron, grog, ball clay

Answer 3

iron for color and flux
ball clay for plasticity
grog for less plasticity

Question 4

stages of clay characteristics

Answer 4

1) slip, can be poured, slip casting
2) slurry cannot be poured, sticky
3) plastic, not sticky, knead liike dough
4) leather cannot be kneaded, can add clay
5) greenware cant add claywill disolve in water
6) bisque, will not disolve in water, pourous
7) mature not pourous, sculpture

Question 5

stages of clay

Answer 5

slip, slurry, plastic, leather, greenware, bisque, mature

Question 6

uses for 7 stages

Answer 6

slip- add colour
slurry- texture
plastic- handbuilding
leather-releif sculpture
greenware- ready to fire
bisque- baking dish
mature- bricks an tiles

Question 7

kaolin, soda asg, fiber

Answer 7

kaolin- lighten color
soda sh- deflocculant, add fluitity
fiber- add strength, reduce weight

Question 8

raw clay, suspension, synthetic

Answer 8

raw clay- clay powder, unglazed
suspension- suspended in fluid
synthetic- artificial

Question 9

flux, oxide, deflocculant

Answer 9

flux- lowers melting temps
oxide- added to clay to change characteristics like color
deflocculant- increases fluidity