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Pottery: Tell Me What You Know Now

1. Why is research important and where else would you use these
skills outside of art?

2. What are the six stages of clay, from wet to dry?

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3. Why is reflection important in understanding and improving ones
creativity?

4. Is clay man made (synthetic), or organic?_________________________

5. Can you recycle clay?_______________
6. Can you re-join (or re-connect) clay that is dry, but not fired?
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7. What does WEDGING do to the clay?

8. What is your creative process? (what stages do you go through,

do you sketch or make models, go with the flow.etc)

9. What technique should you use to join two pieces of soft or

leatherhard clay to make sure they fully join together?
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10.
When is the clay most fragile?
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11.
Why is managing you time well important? How can you
apply what time management skills you learn here with clay to
other areas of your life?

12.

What is a Kiln?

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What is a Pug Mill?

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Explain what the term Cone means in the firing process.

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What is Engobe and when can you use it?

16.
How can you keep your project from drying out before you
are finished working with it?

17.
Do glaze colors look the same in the raw state (in the jars)
as they do after they have been fired?

18.
What is the common mineral in glaze, glass, and sand that
causes glaze to have a glass-like surface after firing?
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Part II: Answer this question after your throwing rotation at

the end of the Semester DO NOT Answer this question now.
1. When creating a wheel-thrown piece, when do you trim your piece
and what purpose does it serve?