Clay Terms Crossword

2. A special clear or colored liquid mixture applied to ceramic surfaces that becomes hard and glass-like when fired to the right temperature in a kiln is _________.
6. Clay dried sufficiently to be stiff and no longer plastic, but still damp enough to be joined to other pieces with slip.
7. Unglazed ceramic after the first firing is known as ___________.
9. A flat, flexible rubber tool (ours are blue) used to smooth wet or leather hard clay.
10. A suspension of clay in water. The glue-like substance that adheres two pieces of clay together is called _____________.
13. The process of heating clay pottery in a kiln to bring the glaze or clay to maturity is ________.
14. An earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired is___________.
15. Completely dried out unfired clay that is typically lighter in color than clay that is still moist is _________.
17. Starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of pulling and pinching the clay. __________.

1. A wooden instrument that is curved on one end and helps to shape and smooth the clay is a________.
3. A sharp tool used to scratch, pierce, or carve designs into clay is a _______.
4. Pressed or rolled flat sections of clay used in hand-building. ___________.
5. An instrument upon which a clay pot is placed that rotates easily to allow the potter to smooth and apply accurate decoration.
8. A furnace for the firing of ceramics is known as a ___________.
9. The process of recycling dried out clay to return it to its original wet state is known as __________.
11. To disperse the water throughout the clay more uniformly and to remove air bubbles is a process known as _________.
12. Scratching of the clay surface, prior to applying slip, to prepare the pieces to be joined together and create a more secure bond.
16. A hand method of forming pottery by building up the walls with coils of rope-like rolls of clay.