Ceramic Vocabulary Terms Crossword

The art of making objects out of clay to produce pottery and sculpture.
A sticky kind of earth that is used in ceramics. It is wet, and it hardens after drying or heating
Kneading the clay with hands to force out air pockets and create a uniform texture.
A method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb of one hand into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand.
A hand building technique, using the hands to roll out rope-like lengths of clay to build with.
Liquid clay
A hand building technique using rolling pins to roll out sheets of clay. These can be cut to form shapes or assemble into forms.
A method for joining two pieces of clay together.
A furnace or oven like equipment used to fire or “heat” ceramic objects.
A glass-like glossy coating.
Clay that is dry and ready for the kiln, but has not been fired.
Clay that has been fired once in the kiln and is more stone-like.
The stage of clay that is wet and workable.
A ceramic tool used to cut clay.
Equipment used in the shaping (known as throwing) of round ceramic ware.