CERAMIC VOCAB CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 2. Liquid clay.
  2. 7. Pottery fired at a relatively high temperature. (2200-2400 F)
  3. 8. Earthenware, stoneware and porcelain all differ in characteristics that will determine the various firing temperatures.
  4. 12. A tool used to smooth wet or soft leather hard clay and are generally made of steel, wood or rubber.
  5. 15. Pottery made from a porous clay that is fired at relatively low temperatures. (1400-2000 F)
  6. 17. A technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out ropes of clay and joining them together with your fingers or a tool.
  7. 18. A large oven to fire clay.
Down
  1. 1. After glazes have been applied to the bisque ware.
  2. 3. A technique of shaping clay by using your thumb and fingers of one hand to lightly press the clay into any shape while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand.
  3. 4. After clay goes through high temperature heating.
  4. 5. Prepare the clay to ensure all air bubbles are out and the clay is all in the same consistency.
  5. 6. A person who works with any form of ceramic materials.
  6. 9. A technique of building ceramic forms by creating flat sheets of clay to construct boxes, buildings ect.
  7. 10. The term for clay objects that have been shaped but not yet bisque fired.
  8. 11. Consists of clay bodies that are fired in a kiln to obtain a finished form.
  9. 13. The result of decomposing rocks.
  10. 14. The term used for creating pottery using the potter's wheel.
  11. 16. Its ability to form a cohesive mass and to retain its shape when molded.