Ceramics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Clay that is completely dried and ready to be fired (very fragile in this stage)
  2. 4. Clay mixed with water into a pudding-like or liquid consistency
  3. 6. Art with an actual use or purpose (pots, vases, etc).
  4. 8. removing clay from the surface to create designs
  5. 11. 3D designs added to the surface of a clay piece
  6. 12. clay that has dried out some and hardened a bit; ideal stage for carving
  7. 16. the process of applying underglaze or colored slip to a leatherhard piece, then carving designs out of the surface
  8. 18. wooden or metal scraping tool often used for smoothing out the surface of clay
  9. 19. An oven for firing clay that reaches extremely high temperatures.
  10. 20. Clay that has been fired once
  11. 21. a table that spins the clay as you work it, creating smooth and symmetrical clay pieces
Down
  1. 1. Art meant to only be enjoyed visually, not used.
  2. 2. the process you follow to attach pieces of clay together
  3. 4. a flat piece of clay rolled to an even thickness
  4. 5. naturally occurring moldable material made of minerals and water
  5. 7. the process of kneading clay to force the air bubbles out
  6. 9. a liquid that hardens into glassy coating when baked at high temperatures.
  7. 10. clay turns into this once it has been fired once
  8. 13. ceramic that has been fired a second time with glaze applied
  9. 14. a rope of clay
  10. 15. A 3D shape that has height, width, and depth. An element of art
  11. 17. stage where clay is Soft, workable, and can easily be formed/molded