Ceramics

4. – Specialized oven which reaches extreme. temperatures in order to mature ceramic artworks.
5. – A plastic medium from the earth, made of fine grained igneous rock and water.
6. – Pottery technique in which flat pieces of clay are rolled out to create walls of a vessel or surface designs.
9. ware – Unfired Clay (Clay directly from the bag)
10. ware – Unglazed low fire pottery (clay after the 1st fire)
11. – The process of creating decorative designs by scratching through slip, glaze or underglaze to expose the clay beneath.
13. ware – Clay that has been painted with glaze and fired in the kiln.

1. – Pottery techniques in which rolled ropes of clay (coils) are layered on top of each other to create a clay vessel or surface design.
2. – Drawing directly into moist clay with a pointed tool to create surface designs.
3. Hard – Clay that is not bone-dry but stiff enough to support itself and remain workable.
7. – Using a metal spoon or other smooth object to rub the clay surface until it produces a shine. (to be done when clay is between the stages of leather hard and bone-dry)
8. – Clay dry enough for light sanding and to be fired but too dry to add more clay to its structure.
12. – The process of kneading clay by hand to remove any air pockets. (Air pockets may cause clay to explode in the kiln)