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