Pottery  11/90



1. Explain the properties and ingredients of a good clay body for

   pottery.



2. Make two drawings of pottery forms.  These are to be on  paper

   at  least 8.5 by 11 inches.  One must be a recognized  pottery

   type.  The other must be of your own design.



3. Explain  the  meaning  of the following  pottery  terms:  bat,

   wedging,  throwing, leather dry, bone dry, greenware,  bisque,

   terra  cotta, grog, slip, earthenware,  stoneware,  porcelain,

   pyrometric cone, glaze.



4. Do THREE of the following.  Each is to be painted, glazed,  or

   otherwise decorated by you:

   a. Make a flat tray or dish.

   b. Make a box, using the slab method.

   c. Make a vase or jar, using the coil method.

   d. Make four different tiles of your own design.

   e. Make a human or animal figurine or decorative design.

   f. Throw a simple vase on a potter's wheel.

   g. Make a pottery form.  Help to fire it.



5. Make a rough drawing of a potter's wheel.  Tell how it works.



6. Do ONE of the following:

   a. Explain  the scope of the ceramic industry in  the  United

      States.   Tell  some of the things made, other  than  craft

      pottery.

   b. Visit a pottery, brickyard, ceramic plant, trade school, or

      workshop.   Take  notes on how pottery is  made.   Describe

      your visit.