Ceramics I Vocab Crossword

Three-dimensional shape and structure of an object
Clay that is easily manipulated
The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined
Rolled flat sections of clay. Slabs may be cut into shapes and joined together using the score and slip method.
Pottery pieces in the raw, bisque, or glazed state.
The quality of a surface
Finely ground clay particles mixed with water. Used for joining two pieces of clay and underglaze
The decrease in the size of a clay object due to drying and firing
One of the oldest art forms explored by mankind
Surface decoration created by filling an impression in a clay surface with another clay or slip
Clay is ready to be fired
Enclosed air spaces within clay that must be removed for they may cause ceramic work to explode or crack
Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay
Surface decoration made by scratching, cutting, or carving lines into clay at various depths
Clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve
A translucent, nonabsorbent body fired at high temperature
A furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery
Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface; also used in combination with brushed-on slip
Using a freshly rolled slab of clay to construct something
Colored slip or liquid stain applied to leather hard clay or bisque ware, then coated with a clear glaze
A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess water
To make pottery by hand on the potters’ wheel
A decorative technique, where by the surface of the clay is scratched, often to expose another layer of colored clay
Starting with a ball of clay, the potter opens a hole with their thumb
Construction processes that include pinching, coiling or building with slabs
A combination of minuscule clay and glass particles mixed with water; applied to bisque ware before firing
Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing
Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature
Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks
Objects made of clay fired to a high temperature, over 1550 degrees F
Raised surface design on a clay piece
“cooking” the clay
Length, height, and width can be touched and felt