Clay Unit Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Rolling out sheets of clay. Can be cut and assembled into forms.
  2. 4. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks.
  3. 6. Watered down clay (soft and slipper)
  4. 7. Scratch hatch marks to join clay pieces together.
  5. 8. Applied to bisque fired clay. Glossy coating on clay surface.
Down
  1. 1. Furnace or oven made of ceramic used to fire clay objects. Can be electric, gas, or wood-burning.
  2. 3. Clay that has been fired once in a kiln.
  3. 4. Using the hands to roll out clay and shape into desired form.
  4. 5. Hand building technique using the fingers to gently pinch the clay to shape it into a bowl or other forms.