CLAY SCULPTURE

1. A suspension of ceramic materials in water. (Clay Glue)
3. Any slab used as a base for throwing or hand building clay.
5. Finished leather-hard or bone-dry clay pieces not yet fired.
7. When referring to clay, it’s ability to be maneuvered without breaking.
11. All ware with a permeable or porous body after firing.
12. Unglazed but fired ware, usually accomplished in a low temperature firing.
13. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rock; when combined with water, clay is plastic enough to be shaped; When dry, it is strong; and when it is subjected to red heat or above, it will become progressively more dense and rock-like.
14. Moving and shaping clay, usually with the fingers,
15. Age-old method of constructing hollow forms by rolling and attaching ropes of soft clay.
18. Heating in a kiln to the required temperature for clay or glaze, at least to red heat, 1300 F
19. Flat piece of clay from which shapes can be fabricated.

2. A loosely-used term; often means earthenware or just any clay piece that has been fired.
4. Stage in which clay is stiff enough to support itself but can still be altered.
6. Pyramids made of clay and glaze constituents that soften and bend at specific temperatures. Cones are placed in the kiln during firing as a guide, and to indicate the final heat; they are classified by numbers coded to their softening point.
8. The process of forming clay on a revolving potter’s wheel from solid humps into hollow pieces.
9. Art and science of forming objects from earth materials and firing them in a kiln to at least 1300 F.
10. A cross-hatch and moistening method of putting together coils, slabs, or other clay forms in the wet or leather-hard stage.
12. Unfired clay body that is completely dry and free from moisture; Clay at this stage is ready for bisque firing.
16. Provides decoration and color, prevents the penetration of liquids or acids, and yields a matte or glossy, easily cleaned, functional surface.
17. Furnace for firing clay.