CLAY SCULPTURE

2. dry Unfired clay body that is completely dry and free from moisture; Clay at this stage is ready for bisque firing.
4. Heating in a kiln to the required temperature for clay or glaze, at least to red heat, 1300 F
5. Age-old method of constructing hollow forms by rolling and attaching ropes of soft clay.
8. Flat piece of clay from which shapes can be fabricated.
10. Provides decoration and color, prevents the penetration of liquids or acids, and yields a matte or glossy, easily cleaned, functional surface.
12. Furnace for firing clay.
14. Art and science of forming objects from earth materials and firing them in a kiln to at least 1300 F.
15. Stage in which clay is stiff enough to support itself but can still be altered.
16. Moving and shaping clay, usually with the fingers,
18. When referring to clay, it’s ability to be maneuvered without breaking.
20. Finished leather-hard or bone-dry clay pieces not yet fired.

1. A cross-hatch and moistening method of putting together coils, slabs, or other clay forms in the wet or leather-hard stage.
3. The process of forming clay on a revolving potter’s wheel from solid humps into hollow pieces.
6. A suspension of ceramic materials in water. (Clay Glue)
7. Pyramids made of clay and glaze constituents that soften and bend at specific temperatures. Cones are placed in the kiln during firing as a guide, and to indicate the final heat; they are classified by numbers coded to their softening point.
9. Unglazed but fired ware, usually accomplished in a low temperature firing.
11. All ware with a permeable or porous body after firing.
13. Any slab used as a base for throwing or hand building clay.
17. A loosely-used term; often means earthenware or just any clay piece that has been fired.
19. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rock; when combined with water, clay is plastic enough to be shaped; When dry, it is strong; and when it is subjected to red heat or above, it will become progressively more dense and rock-like.