Ceramics
Across
- 4. pottery that had been fired once, and gives clay strength before firing
- 7. 3D artwork
- 8. objects that permanently retain their shape after they have been heated to specific temperatures.
- 11. an oven/furnace for heating pottery
- 12. rope-like roll of clay used in hand building
- 13. the act of removing air bubbles from clay
- 15. to cut or roughen the surface to clay to aid in attaching two pieces of clay together
- 16. partially dried clay that is good for carving
- 17. kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and improve the consistency of the clay.
- 19. is decomposed rock mixed with water
- 20. to heat clay in a kiln until it becomes hard
Down
- 1. art that aims to be beautiful rather than functional
- 2. pottery that has not been fired
- 3. clay and water mixed together
- 5. the technique of making a pot by using thumbs and fingers to raise the walls.
- 6. ceramics designed for practical use
- 9. All the water has completely evaporated and it is ready for the first firing. It is extremely brittle
- 10. the quality of clay that allows for it to be easily manipulated
- 14. a thin coating of glass on top of ceramics
- 15. the technique of making pottery using a flat pancake of clay
- 18. A glass coating that is applied to bisque fired clay