Art Vocab

5. A tool with a loops on both ends, typically used to trim the bases of pots.
6. Stage when the clay is at room temp. and ready to be fired.
10. Thin coating that add color to a piece but does NOT add the glossy,glass-like texture.
12. Oven used to fire the clay.
13. Stage when the clay is soft.
15. Watered down clay, paste, and could be used for decoration.
18. Tool used to cut of excess clay.
20. When you knead the clay to remove air bubbles and make the clay cohesive.
21. A type of tool used to shape the clay in a specific way.
22. Stage when clay had been glazed and fired a second time.
25. Tool used to remove controlled amounts of clay from a from wheel thrown pieces and sculptures.

1. Stage when the clay has went through its first firing.
2. Flat sheet of clay.
3. A machine used to make pots, a user presses the peddle and the platform spins to allow the artist to make their desired shape.
4. Stage when the clay is beginning to dry and is hard to work with.
7. A wire tool with two small handles on the sides used to cut clay.
8. A tool used to shape pottery that is being thrown.
9. Thin, Glossy,Glass-like coating that adds color to a pottery piece, will need a second firing.
11. Tool used to smooth and clean clay surfaces.
14. Stage when the clay is cold,semi-hard but workable.
16. A tool used to carve in small designs
17. Thin, rope like piece of clay.
19. A type of pot made with the users hands by using a pinching motion.
23. When you scratch the clay.
24. Blending or smudging clay together to make a seal.