Ceramic & Sculpture Exam Review

1. The element that is repeated when creating different visual rhythms.
5. An unfired piece of clay must reach this stage before it can be bisque-fired.
9. A technique in which the clay is pinched and manipulated with the fingers into the desired shape.
10. A glaze that looks pink when you apply it, but will be completely transparent after it is fired.
12. The process of repeatably throwing down the clay onto a flat surface to remove all air bubble.
13. Color which does not allow other colors to show through.
14. Clay that is mixed with water, and used as a 'glue' to join separate pieces of clay.
16. Finished leather-hard or bone-dry pieces that have not yet been fired.
17. Refers to a family of partly transparent but colored glazes.
18. A type of visual rhythm that uses identical motifs with equal amounts of space between them.
19. A colored slip that is used to decorate clay pieces, and will not run or drip.
23. Refers to the way that a glaze will run and drip as it melts during the firing process.
24. The way a surface feels to the touch, or looks as it may feel if it were touched.
25. The process of clay shrinking in volume as the water evaporates out of it.
29. An initial firing of raw clay to burn out physical water.
30. The quality of being easily shaped or molded.
31. Refers to a glaze that does not contain any toxic substances once it has been fired.

2. A type of visual rhythm that is created by repeating wavy lines.
3. The principle of design that refers to the relationship between one part of the design to another.
4. A type of rhythm that involves a change in the motif each time the motif is repeated.
6. Stage when clay holds enough moisture to still be dark in color, but is no longer plastic.
7. A special oven for firing things like pottery and clay sculptures.
8. The principle of design that is concerned with the equalization of visual weight.
11. Roughing up the surface of your clay before attaching two pieces together.
15. Creating clay forms using just your hands and simple tools.
17. A fine-grained natural soil material that is plastic when wet, but becomes hard when dry.
20. Clay pieces that have been fired, but not glazed.
21. A type of rhythm created by repeating motifs but changing the position or content of motifs or changing the spacing between them.
22. A thin coating of glass fired onto ceramic objects for visual and functional purposes
25. Applying a layer of underglaze, and then scratching off parts to reveal the clay color underneath.
26. A type of rhythm that is created by repeating a motif with no apparent order and without regular spacing.
27. Rolling the clay into long, snake-like ropes of clay.
28. The principle of design that indicates movement.