Ceramics LMS
Across
- 2. Stage when clay is completely dry, fragile and ready to be fired.
- 6. Clay is rolled into long, snake-like pieces and stacked to form shapes.
- 7. Creating clay pieces by hand without a wheel.
- 9. Clay is firm but still moist enough to carve.
- 10. The oven-like device used for firing clay.
- 12. The art of making ceramic ware.
- 19. The second firing, which melts the glaze onto the piece.
- 20. Tool with a thin, curved ribbon that helps with carving and shaping.
- 22. The surface quality or feel of the clay.
- 25. Liquid clay often used as a glue for joining pieces.
- 26. First firing of clay, making it hard and ready to glaze.
Down
- 1. Tool used to flatten clay into sheets.
- 3. Roller, Machine used to roll out clay evenly into slabs.
- 4. Soft moldable clay that's easy to work with.
- 5. Natural material used to make pottery.
- 8. Thin tool for cutting and scoring clay.
- 11. Pottery-making technique that spins to shape clay.
- 13. Technique using flat sheets of clay to build objects.
- 14. The overall shape or design of the clay piece.
- 15. A curved, flexible tool for smoothing and shaping clay.
- 16. Tool used to create texture in clay, often used in hand-building.
- 17. A tool used to smooth and add moisture to clay surfaces.
- 18. The process of scratching the surface of clay before joining pieces.
- 21. Tool used to imprint designs or textures in clay.
- 23. A coating applied to pottery to give it color and finish.
- 24. Pot, Technique where you pinch the clay to form a small pot.