Clay Vocab Words

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Across
  1. 3. (2) Construction processes that include pinching, coiling or building with slabs.
  2. 6. (1) Described the flexible, mouldable nature of a material when combined with water.
  3. 8. (1) The first firing, at a low temperature.
  4. 9. (1) Rolled flat sections of clay. Wet slabs can be draped over or into forms or rolled around cylindrical or square forms. Slabs may be cut into shapes and joined together using the score and slip method. This is most successful when slabs are dried to the leather-hard state.
  5. 10. (1) The quality of a surface. Three-dimensional: when all three dimensions (length, height, and width) can be touched and felt.
  6. 12. (2) Starting with a ball of clay, the potter opens a hole with his thumb. Pinching the clay between his thumb on the inside and fingers on the outside, a bowl shape is formed.
  7. 15. (1) Having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass
  8. 16. (1) A translucent, nonabsorbent body fired at high temperature. White and hard, it was first developed in China during the 8th century.
  9. 18. (1) Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
  10. 20. (1) Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface; used in combination with brushed-on slip, scoring is a preparation step for joining two or more separate clay pieces together.
Down
  1. 1. (1) To heat in a kiln (brick oven). Firing is a term used for “cooking” the clay.
  2. 2. (2) Enclosed air spaces within clay that must be removed as they may cause ceramic work to explode or crack.
  3. 4. (2) Clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve. It is the consistency of cheddar cheese.
  4. 5. (1) A combination of miniscule clay and glass particles mixed with water;
  5. 7. (1) Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks; plastic when wet; strong when dry; and rock hard when exposed to red heat (fired).
  6. 11. (1) Surface decoration made by scratching, cutting, or carving lines into clay at various depths.
  7. 13. (1) Finely ground clay particles mixed with water. 1) Used for joining two pieces of clay; 2) Brushed on (also called underglaze) for decorating purposes (3) May be squeezed or extruded onto the surface for a raised effect.
  8. 14. (1) The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined.
  9. 17. (1) A furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery. Heat is produced by electricity, propane, natural gas or wood.
  10. 19. (2) The required dry state before firing. No visible moisture and no dampness to the touch.