Ceramics 101

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Across
  1. 1. Watery (liquid) clay used to “glue” pieces of clay together. Also called mud.
  2. 5. A framework used to support material being modeled in sculpture
  3. 7. Heating of clay or glaze to a specific temperature
  4. 9. A base for throwing, hand-building, or drying
  5. 12. Surfaces that are hollow or curved inward
  6. 13. chemicals applied to a clay surface that melt together and form a decorative and protective glass surface
  7. 15. The process of mixing plastic clay to distribute minerals, organic materials, and water evenly throughout the body to eliminate air bubbles
  8. 16. The process of producing a sculpture by cutting away parts in a leatherhard stage. Subtractive in nature
  9. 17. Working water into clay that has become too dry
  10. 19. Expert Workmanship; Neat; Concise
  11. 21. A sculpture built by connecting several or many parts to one another.
  12. 24. Used to show the temperature in a kiln during the firing.
  13. 25. Clay that is stiff, but it is still damp. It is at its strongest.
  14. 26. The surface quality of an artwork usually perceived through the sense of touch.
Down
  1. 2. Clay that is able to be easily manipulated and will still maintain its shape
  2. 3. Clay that has not been fired
  3. 4. When long rolls of clay of equal thickness are used to build a ceramic object
  4. 6. Decorating a surface such as clay by scratching through the surface layer to expose a different color underneath
  5. 8. Making figures and shapes by stamping or pushing patterns and symbols into soft surfaces such as clay, leather, or copper foil.
  6. 9. Clay that has been fired once, unglazed
  7. 10. An opening that lets out trapped air in a piece of pottery or sculpture.
  8. 11. The plan that an artist uses to organize the elements in a work of art to achieve unified composition
  9. 14. A bowl shape made by pinching clay with your fingers.
  10. 18. a special kind of oven for firing things like pottery and bricks
  11. 20. Object made of clay and fired in a kiln to a permanent form
  12. 22. the process of roughening up the edges of clay with a tool in order to join two pieces of clay together
  13. 23. Making lines or figures by cutting into a surface with a sharp tool