Clay Vocabulary Crossword

Mixture of clay and water to join clay together
Scratching the surface of clay, joins pieces of clay together
pottery fired at a low temperature, is porous and relatively soft
Where a pot can be thrown or placed to dry when removed from the wheel
Formulated to melt at a specific temperature and are placed in the kiln to monitor and determine kiln temperature
Range of firing of clays and glazes
Forming on a potter's wheel using a clay body with plastic qualities
Using thin sheets of clay to build a structure
Firing in which glaze materials melt and form a vitreous coating on clay
Heating pottery/sculptures in a kiln or open fire to bring the clay or glaze to maturity
Aligning clay on a potter's wheel
Process of firing at a low temperature
Inserting your thumb in a ball of clay and ______________ between your thumb and fingers
Refers to any type of ceramic ware
Decomposed rock combined with water to create a plastic, malleable body, that fired in a kiln to fuse together and become a stone-like state
Made from early materials with the aid of heat
Unglazed ceramic ware that has been fired to remove moisture
Base of a piece of pottery. Left unglazed in high-fired ware; occasionally glazed in low-fire
Forming pottery/sculpture from rolls of clay
Furnace/oven built of heat resistant materials to fire pottery/sculpture
Kneading clay to expel the air and rid of lumps
Form used for support and shaping of clay
Vitreous coating that has been melted onto a clay surface by using heat
Unfired pottery/sculpture
Turntable that allows you to spin a piece of pottery or sculpture
Special paint for clay that colors it, but is not glassy-like
Moisture has evaporate from clay and shrinkage has just ended, clay is not totally dry