Ceramics Vocab- QUIZ TUES SEP4

• Bat- a flat disc made of plaster or wood which affixes to a pottery wheel. Works like a plate or tray for working with clay on.
• Bisque- Pottery which has been fired once, without being glazed yet.
• Bone Dry- Completely air-dried and ready to be fired in a kiln safely
• Clay- Alumina + Silica (powdered stone aka "feldspar") and water
• Plastic- Capable of being molded or modeled
• Plasticine- A plastic paste used for models and sculptures; an oil-based modeling clay
• Medium- a means of transmission, a liquid which carries or suspends something- oil or water
• Working- Sqiushing clay in your hand to make it warmer
• Form- Any 3-Dimensional shape, which has height, width, and depth
• Paul Cezane- French painter who suggested that the visual world is made up of 5 basic forms; cubes, spheres, forms, pyramids, and cones