Ceramics Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. 1st stage, a liquid that is half water, half clay
  2. 4. a chemical pigment that melts and hardens into an outer shell when applied to bisque and fired
  3. 5. flat sheet of clay cut into different shapes to create forms
  4. 7. 5th stage, changed from clay to ceramic during a kiln firing
  5. 9. a spinning appliance that helps potters make ware faster and more precisely
  6. 10. (2 words) 4th stage, fully dry and ready to be fired
  7. 11. to knead the clay, making it softer and removing air bubbles
  8. 12. oldest handbuilding technique
Down
  1. 1. 2nd stage, soft and malleable
  2. 2. 3rd stage, half dry and great for carving and piercing
  3. 4. 6th stage, fired a second time with a glassy outer shell
  4. 6. "snakes" or "donuts" of clay layered on top of one another to create taller or more complex forms
  5. 8. the result of a chemical process that clay goes through when heated in a kiln
  6. 13. a naturally occurring mineral that can be molded and heated into ceramic