Clay 101 terms

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Across
  1. 1. A structure built to fire clay at high temperatures
  2. 5. Clay in its Moist State It is at the workable consistency for slabs, coils, and throwing
  3. 6. Air Dry and ready for Kiln. Stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated so the clay surface no longer feels cold.
  4. 7. Functional ware, such as vases, pots, bowls or plates shaped from moist clay and hardened by heat.
  5. 9. Clay snakes to create forms
Down
  1. 2. Halfway dry and good for carving. Its rigid/stiff but not yet dry.
  2. 3. Flatten pieces of Clay
  3. 4. carving marks in the clay
  4. 7. Creating forms between fingers
  5. 8. Heating pottery or clay sculpture to a temperature high enough to render it hard and durable