Ceramics

1. A portion of clay that has been flattened into a sheet
5. when the clay is fired in the kiln to remove any chemically bonded water and impurities from the clay
8. when a glaze has been applied and it has been fired in the kiln a second time
10. Any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing clay at a high temperature
12. Watered down clay, acts as a glue.
13. the preferred method for joining two pieces of clay. This consists of “roughing up” the surface of the clay where the two pieces will be joined, then applying slip to each piece before pressing together and smoothing out the joint using clay tools.
14. the clay is hardened a little more so you can trim, add handles, and make other alterations before the clay gets too hard.

2. when the moisture is out of the clay
3. an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying
4. Sculpture Sculpture made by removing material from a larger block or form
6. the process of kneading the clay with the hands to remove air bubbles
7. A long form of clay that is rolled into a slender snake-like form in order to produce pottery.
9. Sculpture Produced by adding, combining, or building up material from a core or (in some cases) an armature
11. clay is malleable (flexible), and you are able to create through handbuilding or wheel throwing.