Ceramics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. You can recycle clay through stage ________
  2. 7. Pinch, coil, and slab are all __________ techniques.
  3. 11. The best stage for carving designs into the clay
  4. 13. Will cause your pottery to explode
  5. 14. A furnace to fire clay
  6. 15. kneading or slamming the clay to remove air bubbles
  7. 17. Clay that is rolled like a snake and wrapped like a spring
  8. 20. Clay that has been fired at a high temperature
  9. 23. The average kiln firing temperature
  10. 24. Clay glue or Stage 1 of clay
Down
  1. 1. The highest fire clay
  2. 2. In order to prevent a hollow piece from exploding, you must put a _________ into the piece to allow it to vent
  3. 3. Another term for "bone dry"
  4. 5. Cover your clay with a __________ so it doesn't dry out
  5. 6. Clay is made from rock, minerals, and ________ matter
  6. 8. The type of clay we will use
  7. 9. How long is the firing cycle?
  8. 10. Scratching the clay to create "clay velcro" when attaching two pieces
  9. 11. Glaze is not paint, it is ___________
  10. 12. Clay should be no thicker than
  11. 16. Adding on clay decoration
  12. 18. Cutting or carving into the clay
  13. 19. Flat like a pancake
  14. 21. When clay dries, it becomes lighter in color and _______
  15. 22. The first stage of firing