General Ceramics Information

• • Wedging

Stages of Drying

• • Green-ware

    • Plastic

    • Leather-hard

    • Bone dry

Stages of Firing

• • Bisque-ware

  • Glaze-ware

  • Scoring

Construction methods.

• • • • Pinch

      • Coil

      • Slab

      • Hollowing

Surface Design

• • • • carve

      • Incise

      • impress

      • sgraffito

      • brush

      • drip

      • layer

      • Sponge

      • Glaze

      • Underglaze

Parts of a pot

• • Bevel

  • Foot / Base

  • Lip / Rim

  • Belly / Body

  • neck

Kilns

• • Gas

  • Electric

General Art Information

Elements of Art

• • Line

  • Shape

  • Form

  • Value

  • Texture

  • Space

  • Color

    • Primary

    • Secondary

    • Intermediate

Principles of Design

• • • • Harmony

      • Contrast / Variety

      • Rhythm / Repetition

      • Emphasis

      • Continuity

      • Balance

        • Symmetrical Balance

        • Asymmetrical Balance

      • Proportion

      • Plane

Functional Art vs. Sculptural Art

C2

• Firing temperatures

• Firing methods

  • Wood fired

  • Soda

  • Salt

  • Raku

  • Sawdust

  • Gas

  • Electric

• Oxide Wash

• resist

• Slip cast & other molds

C3

• Mold making