Clay terms to know
Across
- 4. a thin, glossy coating that seals pottery from being porous
- 6. soft clay ready to form
- 9. watered down clay used as a glue
- 10. to make notches in clay that will be the seams, helps slab pieces stay together
- 12. pottery that has not been fired but is ready for the kiln
- 13. kneading clay with hands to release air bubbles
- 14. clay that has been fired a second time, with glaze
Down
- 1. building technique that uses your hands to roll out lengths of clay
- 2. building technique that uses rolled out sheets of clay
- 3. the art of using clay to make pottery and sculptures
- 5. pottery that has been fired once
- 7. the stage where clay has lost most of its moisture
- 8. an oven made of ceramic used to fire pottery pieces
- 11. a hand building technique which uses your fingers to create a pot