Clay Terms

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Across
  1. 6. joining flat pieces of clay
  2. 10. Decomposed rock
  3. 11. Glassy coating applied to clay which gives pigment
  4. 12. to heat clay object in a kilin
  5. 13. quality of clay which allows clay to be manipulated without cracking
  6. 16. white or red in colour, low maturing temperature
  7. 18. an artist who decorates pottery
  8. 19. manipulate clay with fingers in your palm to a hollow shape
  9. 20. a liquid substance made mostly from silica
  10. 21. Unglazed clay
  11. 22. Completely air-dried and ready for firing
  12. 24. building up walls with rope like rolls of clay
Down
  1. 1. the second firing of a ceramic which has been coated with glaze
  2. 2. hand manipulating soft clay into shapes and forms
  3. 3. a state in which clay forms are most fragile
  4. 4. cut,dig, or scratch a series of small lines into clay surface
  5. 5. this property allows clay to be compressed
  6. 7. firing unglazed clay to to a low temperature
  7. 8. high-fire ware with slight or no absorbency of moisture
  8. 9. Furnace or oven for heating clay
  9. 10. an artist who works in the medium of ceramics
  10. 14. absorbs moisture in order to stay plastic and malleable
  11. 15. Stage of clay between plastic and bone dry
  12. 17. first step in working with clay
  13. 18. fine pure form of clay that has a very high firing temperature
  14. 23. Wet clay mixed with water to form a thin paste