CERAMICS TEST 1 REVIEW
Across
- 3. the "glue"
- 4. balance that starts in the center and goes evenly outward
- 8. soft edge and natural
- 9. powdered form to use to reconstitute clay
- 13. differences/extreme differences
- 14. "kneading" clay to prepare for use
- 16. mixes paper fiber into porcelain clay
- 17. when balance is not the same on both sides
- 20. pots one of the oldest art forms
- 22. "workable" state
- 23. Objective "no object" simply a design
- 24. large smooth ceramic vessels with tiny handles
- 25. 3D has weight and mass
- 26. the path that the viewer's eye takes
- 33. best stage for carving and adding handles
- 34. clay projects that are bone dry
- 37. use of positive and negative areas
- 38. "Painterly" look to decorative ceramics
- 40. cutting, piercing and measuring depth of clay
- 41. Minnesota Potter/functional works
- 42. the way that something feels
- 43. low fire cone 06/05
- 45. Self-taught ceramic artist
- 46. a strong ceramic ware that is high-fired, well vitrified, and nonporous
- 48. hue, value and intensity
- 49. elements working together to make a harmonious whole
- 50. "American Raku"
- 53. when balance is the same on both sides
Down
- 1. store clay projects in so pieces don't dry out
- 2. the distribution of visual weight
- 5. point the main eye catcher in a work of art
- 6. the "finished product"
- 7. famous Japanese ceramic artist, aka "Mr. Ghost pepper"
- 10. mark on surface that defines a shape or outline
- 11. repeated decorative design
- 12. many Japanese tea bowls were made in this technique
- 15. compresses clay particles
- 18. would find this in the reclaim bucket
- 19. midhigh fire cone 5/6
- 20. soft organic closed forms
- 21. often pinches clay with eyes closed
- 27. Valley produced many ceramic vessels decorated with images of birds, animals and people
- 28. dry all of the moisture is out of the clay
- 29. clay that has gone through one firing
- 30. carve, cut and add texture to clay- push seams together
- 31. ceramic ware made of slightly porous clay fired at low heat
- 32. one type of wedging
- 33. Trompe L'oeil boots and bags
- 35. 2D flat
- 36. bisque temperature
- 39. Rough, chunky, unrefined pieces
- 41. Funky animal and people imagery
- 44. relative size
- 47. plant life found in a particular region
- 51. up tool cutting clay and removing excess glaze
- 52. pinch pots were discovered some 17,000 years ago here