Ceramics Vocabulary

2. clay that has been fired once, unglazed.
4. is that quality of clay that allows it to be easily manipulated and still maintain its shape.
6. refers to anything made from clay.
7. the heating of clay or glaze to an extreme temperature to make it rock-hard.
10. clay that is stiff, but is still damp.
11. an oven for firing clay.
13. when long ropes of clay of equal thickness are used to build a ceramic object.
14. ceramics that are bone dry but have not been fired.
15. when clay is pulled and pinched in order to shape an object. It is the oldest form of ceramic handbuilding.

1. watery clay used to “glue” two pieces of clay together.
3. the process of kneading, folding and rolling clay to remove air pockets to make day smooth and consistent.
5. and used to construct a ceramic object.
6. an earthy mineral substance that is plastic when wet and hard and rock-like when fired.
8. chemicals that react to extreme temperatures to produce a variety of colors and surfaces.
9. where flat pieces of clay of equal thickness that are cut Into
12. the process of roughening up the surface of clay with a tool in order to join two pieces of clay together.