Ceramics 1 Vocabulary Review Crossword

Clay that has been fired and then ground into granules
Rolling out wet clay into rope like pieces
A ceramics paint typically composed of opaque or tranparent colors which becomes glass like when fired at high temperatures
A term used for the first firing of ware in the kiln.
Unfired pottery
A decorative technique, where you scratch into the surface of leather hard clay
A glassy, non-porous state caused by heat or fusion
Method of kneading clay to get rid of air pockets in the clay.
To rough the surface of wet clay in order to attach another piece of wet clay.
The decrease in teh size of clay due to drying and firing
A fulid suspension of clay with water, with a "cream" like consistency
To make pottery by hand on the potters' wheel
Unfired clay that is dry, light in color and very fragile
Using your hand on the potters' wheel to move a dome of clay into a balanced posiotion before putting your finger in the middle
Low firing man made body of clay that we use in class
Measures work heat in a kiln (Time and Temperature)
able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking
Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.