Ceramic Vocabulary

2. A furnace of refractory clay bricks used to heat pottery or fuse glass.
3. A small, bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
5. A handbuilding technique that uses ropes of clay to construct ceramic forms.
7. The stage in which clay has slightly dried from the plastic stage, when clay can be joined or carved into.
10. Pottery that also serves a purpose in addition to an art object, such as bowls, plates, and cups.
11. A flat disc made out of plaster, wood, or plastic which is affixed to the wheelhead.
16. Clay objects that have been fired one time, turning the clay into glass.
17. To scratch lines into clay surfaces that are to be attached.
18. Flat, circular revolving plate of the potter's wheel upon which the pot is formed.
19. The process in which clay is heated to high temperatures in a kiln, which melts the silica sand in the clay and when it cools it makes the form permanent.

1. This is a handbuilding technique used to create small forms by inserting your thumb into a ball of clay and lightly pinching between the thumb and fingers, while slowly rotating.
4. A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.
6. The process of mixing clay to remove air pockets and create a uniform consistency.
8. A term that refers to tone of several techniques used to build pottery using only the hands and simple tools.
9. Glass-forming chemicals that is applied in liquid form to bisqueware and then fired in the kiln.
10. This is the part of the pot or vase that meets or rests on the floor or table.
12. A machine used to create round ceramic forms.
13. The stage in which clay has been completely dried out before firing, also called bone dry.
14. A handbuilding technique in which the clay is rolled out into flat pieces that can be cut into shapes or used to build a box.
15. The act of carving into clay for surface design.