Art Vocabulary Puzzle

4. clay that is more sturdy and can hold its shape.
9. a method of forming pottery with the hands by building up the walls with rope-like rolls of clay called coils.
11. the name of the first firing of the clay, fired at a low temperature.
12. A clay in liquid suspension. Comes in many colors can be brushed on green-ware or bisqueware.
15. it is important to do this when joining two pieces of clay together, such as a handle on a mug or two slabs.
17. a clay surface decorative technique in which a stamp is used to make texture or imprints on a piece of clay.
19. the process of increasing the temperature in a kiln until desired temperature is reached, effecting a chemical change in the clay body.
20. a furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery.
22. clay that is completely dry.

1. a glass like substance used to seal pottery and provide color.
2. moist, soft clay that is easy to mould.
3. hand building technique where clay is rolled out with a rolling pin into a flat slab and used to build containers or pots.
5. wide, flat handheld tool used to shape, smooth, and/or scrape clay surfaces.
6. work that has been glazed, and put in the kiln a second time
7. plastic mud with particles of decomposed granite.
8. process to remove air pockets from the clay.
9. rolling clay into snakes and putting them together to make a container.
10. scratching the surface of a piece of clay. First step when connecting pieces of clay.
13. scratching or carving leather-hard clay.
14. firm, but still very absorbent clay that has been fired once.
15. mixture of water and clay. Used when connecting separate pieces of clay.
16. making pottery from a ball of clay into a bowl.
18. involves forming clay into a ball and then "pinching" it into the shape of a bowl or pot.
21. a sharp, pointed tool used for cutting clay or making holes.