History of Ceramics
Project Documentation Sheet
DRAW A PICTURE OF FINISHED CERAMIC WARE. Draw 2 angles if profile
varies.
“MAP” TYPES OF ORNAMENTATION: glazes, sprig molds, appliqués, textures,
subtractive/additive techniques, impressions, bumnishing, sgraffito, etc.
+ Type of clay:
+ Cone temperature: Bisque Fire _ _ Glaze Fire _ Pit Fire
* BUILDING TECHNIQUE: _
+ ORNAMENTATION RECORD: Some decorative techniques are used oily at
certain stages of drying (such as: “burnishing” is ALWAYS done before the bisque,
or first firing).
* GLAZE RECORD: Write this information down as you work. It may be
important to know in what sequence glazes were applied, one on top of the other, to
recall how certain effects were achieved.
Brand name Color _ _Firing Stage __
* COMMENTS: _: