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- 3. the surface for a raised effect. Slip may be colored.
- 5. A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess
- 8. enclosed air spaces within clay that must be removed for they may cause ceramic work to explode or crack
- 13. A combination of miniscule clay and glass particles mixed with water; applied to bisque
- 16. Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature. Clay is hard but porous and absorbent
- 17. Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
- 19. Raised surface design on a clay piece.
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- 23. slip method. This is most successful when slabs are dried to the leather-hard state.
- 25. when dry; and rock hard when exposed to red heat (fired).
- 26. Surface decoration made by scratching, cutting, or carving lines into clay at various
- 28. Construction processes that include pinching, coiling or building with slabs.
- 30. Finely ground clay particles mixed with water. 1) Used for joining two pieces of clay; 2)
- 31. Objects made of clay fired to a high temperature, over 1550 degrees F
- 33. Pots: Starting with a ball of clay, the potter opens a hole with his thumb. Pinching the clay
- 36. Surface decoration created by filling an impression in a clay surface with another clay or
- 38. Three-dimensional shape and structure of an object.
- 39. with a clear glaze.
- 41. The quality of a surface.
- 42. No visible moisture and dampness to the touch. Clay is ready to be fired
- 43. or square forms. Slabs may be cut into shapes and joined together using the score
- 44. cultures throughout the world that did not use written language. For some of these
- 45. A translucent, nonabsorbent body fired at high temperature. White and hard, it was
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- 1. Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing.
- 2. Pottery is one of the oldest art forms explored by mankind. There are many now-
- 4. on (also called underglaze) for decorating purposes (3) May be squeezed or extruded
- 6. before firing. During the firing process this applied mixture adheres to the form, giving it a
- 7. is a preparation step for joining two or more separate clay pieces together.
- 9. Trip
- 10. stage: Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated.
- 11. Rolled flat sections of clay. Wet slabs can be draped over or into forms or rolled around
- 12. when all three dimensions (length, height, and width) can be touched and
- 14. Hard: Clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve. It is the consistency of cheddar
- 15. A furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery. Heat is produced by
- 18. Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface; used in combination with brushed-on slip,
- 20. Colored slip or liquid stain applied to leather hard clay or bisque ware, then
- 22. Pottery pieces in the raw, bisque, or glazed state.
- 24. developed in China during the 8th century.
- 27. the only evidence of their daily lives comes in the form of pottery, which when left
- 29. provides important archeological records.
- 32. The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined.
- 34. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks; plastic when
- 35. his thumb on the inside and fingers on the outside, a bowl shape is formed.
- 37. durable surface. Glazes can be colored, opaque, clear, translucent, or matte.
- 38. To heat in a kiln (brick oven). Firing is a term used for “cooking” the clay.
- 40. propane, natural gas or wood.