Art Review

3. the process of placing the pots in a kiln and heating to a high temperature that the clay becomes ceramic
4. completely dry, without and moisture at all; you can 1) burnish 2) can scrape 3) can sand 4) can underglaze 5) now you can fire
6. a hand building technique using rolled out ropes of clay; stacked in layers
7. pieces that have been fired, no longer clay
8. a hand building technique made of thin sheets of clay
9. smoothly drawing dark values little by little by pressing harder on the drawing medium.
14. particles of decomposed rock combined with water; a combination of decomposed rock including silica( sand) and alumina along with various minerals and decomposed matter
15. rules that govern how artists organize the elements of art. Rhythm, movement, pattern, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, and harmony.
17. of art surrounded on all sides by space
18. liquid glass that melts and bonds to clay through the heat of the kiln
19. sculpture where a project forms from a flat background
20. using your hands to shape, bend, add, or remove clay

1. a thin sheet of clay usually around of inside a bowl or plate to form a vessel
2. a sculpture that stands alone and is visible 360 degrees and not attached to wall or structure.
5. a furnace in which pots are fired
8. made by mixing clay body with water; creates a glue to hold pieces together
10. clay pots which are air-dried, but not yet fired
11. quality of wholeness or oneness achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of art
12. a hand building technique starting with a ball of clay; inserting you thumbs and pinching the clay to form thin even walls
13. purpose of this process is to render the object more durable, while leaving it porous enough to absorb glaze
16. to make a series of shallow grooves in the edges of the clay to join two parts securely together