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4. Explain the meaning of the following pottery terms: bat,
wedging, throwing, leather hard, bone dry, greenware,
bisque, terra-cotta, grog, slip, score, earthenware, stoneware,
porcelain, pyrometric cone, and glaze.
5. Do the following. Each piece
is to be painted, glazed, or
otherwise decorated by you:
a. Make a slab pot, a coil pot,
and a pinch pot.
b. Make a human or animal
figurine or decorative sculpture.
c. Throw a functional form on a
potter’s wheel.
d. Help to fire a kiln.
6. Explain the scope of the ceramic
industry in the United States.
Tell some things made other than
craft pottery.
7. With your parent’s permission
and your counselor’s approval,
do ONE of the following:
a. Visit the kiln yard at a local
college or other craft school.
Learn how the different kinds of kilns work, including
low fire electric, gas or propane high fire, wood or
salt/soda, and raku.
b. Visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists’ co-op, or
artist’s studio that features pottery. After your visit, share
with your counselor what you have learned.
c. Using resources from the library, magazines, the Internet
(with your parent’s permission), and other outlets, learn
about the historical and cultural importance of pottery.
Share what you discover with your counselor.
8. Find out about career opportunities in pottery. Pick one
and find out the education, training, and experience
required for this profession. Discuss this with your coun-
selor, and explain why this profession might interest you.
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Pottery Resources.
Pottery Resources
Scouting Literature Books
Archaeology, Art, and Sculpture merit Andrews, Tim. Raku. KP Books, 2005.
badge pamphlets
Atkin, Jacqui. Pottery Basics: Everything
You Need to Know to Start Making
With your parent’s permission,
Beautiful Ceramics. Barron’s, 2005.
visit the Boy Scouts of America’s
official retail Web site at Birks, Tony. The Complete Potter’s
Companion. Bulfinch, 1998.
http://www.scoutstuff.org for
a complete listing of all merit Brommer, Gerald F., and Joseph A.
badge pamphlets and other Gatto. Careers in Art: An Illustrated
helpful Scouting materials Guide, 2nd ed. Sterling, 1999.
and supplies. Burleson, Mark. The Ceramic Glaze
Handbook: Materials, Techniques,
Formulas. Sterling, 2003.
Periodicals
Cooney, Nicky. Decorating Ceramics:
Ceramics Monthly Over 300 Easy-to-Paint Patterns.
Toll-free telephone: 800-342-3594 Sterling, 1999.
Web site: http://ceramicsmonthly.org
Cosentino, Peter. The Encyclopedia of
Popular Ceramics Pottery Techniques: A Comprehensive
Toll-free telephone: 800-331-0038 Visual Guide to Traditional
Web site: and Contemporary Techniques.
http://www.popularceramics.com Sterling, 2002.
Pottery Making Illustrated Daly, Greg. Glazes and Glazing
Toll-free telephone: 800-340-6532 Techniques. Gentle Breeze
Web site: http://www.potterymaking.org Publishing, 1996.
Gibson, John. Pottery Decoration:
Contemporary Approaches.
Overlook, 1997.
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