Ceramics Vocabulary

2. Clay slabs are cut flat pieces of clay
5. Scratching the surface of the clay to join two clay pieces together.
6. second firing is the glaze firing, during which the glaze melts to form a glassy coat on the pottery
8. No visible moisture - no dampness to touch - Clay is ready to be fired
11. Clay that has been fired once, usually at a low temperature.
13. manipulating clay with your hands by using the three methods of handbuilding are pinching, coiling and slab building
14. Objects made of clay fired to high temperatures for a chemical change
16. clay is easily manipulated and bent.

1. The furnace in which ceramics are fired.
3. A damp condition of the clay when it is too firm to bend yet soft enough to be carved.
4. Starting with a ball of clay, the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of pinching and smoothing the clay.
7. the process of kneading the clay with the hands to remove air bubbles and ensure a homogenous mass
9. A fine, liquid form of clay (clay glue)
10. technique used by potters to create ceramic objects on a pottery wheel
12. Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.
14. A long, rolled out piece of clay
15. A coating of material applied to ceramics before firing that forms a glass-like surface.