Ceramics

2. A state of clay that is strong enough to support itself, but still can be worked
3. Clay that has been glazed and fired a second time in the kiln
6. These are slender pyramids of ceramic material made in a graded series to melt and indicate when a firing is nearly completed or completed.
8. Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing. Also called bone dry.
9. A triangular support for clay pieces that helps prevent glaze from melting onto shelves during a firing.
11. To make scratches or creases in pieces of clay be joined together
12. Starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay
16. Objects made of clay fired sufficiently high in temperature for a chemical change to take place in the clay body, usually over 1550 degrees F.
17. A flat piece of clay used to construct pottery or artwork.
18. A high-fire clay. Waterproof even without glaze; the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware.

1. A piece of clay is placed on a potter's wheel head which spins.
4. Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles. Primitive pottery is usually fired on the ground or in pits with whatever flammable material is available.
5. is a combination of kaolin (a pure, white, primary clay), silica, and feldspar. A unique aspect of is that it can be worked as clay, but when fired properly reaches a state similar to glass. cone 10
7. Liquid clay slip that contains coloring oxides and chemicals used to apply color and designs to a ceramic piece.
10. A brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture.
11. Watered down clay that is used in the joining of two pieces of clay together
12. Softest stage of clay, easy to work
13. A rounded tube/snake like length of clay
14. Used for firing clay which can achieve temperatures up to 2500 °f. Power by gas, wood, or electric
15. Clay that has been fired once in the kiln. Cone 04