Clay Vocabulary

2. a fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces.
5. scratching the edges of clay before joining them together.
7. the base of a pot upon which it can stand
11. unfired pottery or sculpture.
12. the elimination of water from clay pieces before firing.
13. changes in clay form resulting from uneven thickness, drying, or heat.
14. making clay forms by a non-mechanical process, such as pinching or coiling.
15. a way of improving the workability of the clay by reforming the mixture to make it homogeneous and even in texture while eliminating air bubbles.
18. crushed fired clay used as an additive to clay body to reduce skrinkage.
19. a term for any ceramic
22. a pattern used to shape the profile of a piece.
24. the stage between plastic and bone dry when clay has dried, buy may still be carved or joined to other pieces.
25. a flat, curved tool made of wood, metal, or plastic used to refine shapes.
26. a structure built to fire clay at high temperatures.
27. the process of mixing plastic clay to distribute minerals, materials and water evenly throughout and to eliminate air bubbles.
28. a mixture of clay, minerals, and other ingredients that make up the clay type.

1. the process of refining a leather- hard shape with cutting tools.
3. attaching rolls of clay together to form pottery.
4. Stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated.
5. hand-building technique that involves shaping clay into a broad, flat, thick piece.
6. heating clay to a temperature high enough to render it hard and durable.
8. the reduction in size of the clay mass that occurs when water in the clay evaporates during drying and firing.
9. a hand-building technique that involves squeezing the clay.
10. ceramic ware that has gone through the first firing.
16. a coating of glass that is fused to the surface of a ceramic piece.
17. glazed pottery that remains porous when fired at low temps.
20. Objects made from clay that permanently retain their shape after being heated to specific temperatures.
21. any form used to shape clay
23. the property of clay that allows it to change shape without tearing or breaking.
29. the rim opening of a pot