Ceramics Crossword Puzzle (Introductory)

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Across
  1. 2. There is a metal and wooden version of this tool. They are great for shaping and smoothing large areas of clay.
  2. 5. This is a small disc of clay that has a small fired sample of each glaze on it. It helps us to choose glazes from the glaze wall and takes the guesswork out of what a glaze will look like after its fired.
  3. 6. Silica, which is in clay and glaze, becomes this substance when it is fires. It is smooth, shiny, and hard.
  4. 7. The _______ tool is a shared tool that stays attached to a sponge. It is very pointy, and is great for score and slip and creating small holes.
  5. 12. When using the Mayco Stroke and Coat Glazes (squeeze tube glazes), be sure to dispense glaze onto a ________ instead of squeezing it onto the piece.
  6. 14. This is a small sketch of an artistic idea. There are rough versions and refined versions.
  7. 16. Clay in this stage is completely finished and food safe. This clay has been glazed and fired.
  8. 18. This tool is great for rolling clay into flat sheets (clay). This is a shared tool.
Down
  1. 1. This is what clay is after the first firing in the kiln. Clay in this stage is ready to be glazed.
  2. 3. This is the first stage of clay. Clay in this stage is very watery. This can be used to join clay. Clay in the reclaim bin is in this stage, ready to be recycled.
  3. 4. When glazing a piece, make sure to paint on _____ coats of each glaze color to ensure color accuracy.
  4. 8. The _____ tool contains a small ribbon of metal that is great for carving details and textures into leatherhard clay.
  5. 9. When glazing a piece, make sure that no glaze is placed on the ________ of a piece. It will melt and stick to the kiln shelf.
  6. 10. This is the stage of clay where clay is bendable and sculptable. It is too soft for carving.
  7. 11. This is the stage of clay where clay is not bendable, but is carveable. Clay at this stage has not been fired yet.
  8. 13. There are plastic and wooden versions of this tool. These tools are great for smoothing joining areas from score and slip that are both large and delicate.
  9. 15. This is the main sculpture material that is used in ceramics, it goes through many different stages from slip to glazeware.
  10. 17. This is the “oven” where clay is fired. It heats up to over 2,000 degrees (F)!
  11. 19. For ceramic work, we use this instead of paint. This is the coating that is added to bisqueware, that fires to a glassy finish.