Ceramics

3. Surface decoration created by filling an impression in a clay surface with another clay or slip
5. Objects made of clay fired to a high temperature, over 1550 degrees F
7. Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface; scoring is a preparation step for joining two or more separate clay pieces together
10. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks
11. A furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery, heat is produced by electricity, propane, natural gas or wood
15. when all three dimensions (length, height, and width) can be touched and felt
18. Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing
19. One of the oldest art forms explored by mankind
20. Rolled flat sections of clay; may be cut into shapes and joined together using the score and slip method
21. Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots
22. The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined
23. A translucent, nonabsorbent body fired at high temperature, it was first developed in Chine during the 8th century
24. Clay is too firm to bed yet soft enough to carve, it is the consistency of cheddar cheese
27. Raised surface design on a clay piece
28. No visible moisture and no dampness to the touch, clay is ready to be fired

1. Colored slip or liquid stain applied to leather hard clay or bisque ware, then coated with a clear glaze
2. Enclosed air spaces within clay that must be removed for they may cause ceramic work to explode or crack
4. To heat in a kiln, cooking the clay
6. The quality of a surface
8. Surface decoration made by scratching, cutting, or carving lines into clay at various depths
9. A bowl shape formed by pinching clay between your thumb on the inside and fingers on the outside
12. Finely ground clay particles mixed with water for either, joining two pieces of clay, brushed on (underglaze) for decoration purposes or squeezed or extruded onto the surface for a raised effect(may be colored)
13. Construction process that include pinching, coiling, or building with slabs
14. Pottery pieces in the raw, bisque, or glazed state
16. A combination of miniscule clay and glass particles mixed with water; gives clay a colored, opaque, clear, translucent, or matte finish.
17. Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature, clay is hard but porous and absorbent
19. Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated
25. Three-dimensional shape and structure of an object
26. A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess water