Ceramic Vocabulary Review
Across
- 5. the clay's ability to be maneuvered without breaking
- 6. a glass coat on a ceramic body applied to bisque fired clay
- 8. very watery clay that is applied to scoring to hold separate parts together
- 11. putting small cuts in clay in order to hold pieces together
- 12. very strong and waterproof ceramics that were fired at a high temperature
- 13. an oven where clay is heated to make the clay permanent and strong
- 14. making a vessel by squeezing the clay
- 16. partially dry clay that can still be carved but cannot be bent
Down
- 1. art and science of making things out of clay and fired to be made permanent
- 2. fine-grained earth materials made from decomposing rock
- 3. making an object out of stacked clay ropes
- 4. kneading clay to get rid of any air bubbles
- 7. low fired clay that is still porous
- 9. heating clay object in a kiln
- 10. dry, unfired clay that is very fragile
- 15. a flat piece of clay