CLAY - Crossword Labs

5. a clay piece that has been fired once.
7. creamy mixture of clay and water; used to join pieces of clay together.
9. type of art in which forms project from a flat background.
10. to scratch the clay; in preparation for attaching to another piece of clay.
11. step 3 to the 4 S's; after scoring and adding slip, you attach the clay pieces together by doing this.
12. step 4 to the 4 S's; after smearing the two clay pieces together, you must do this for your piece to look neatly finished.
13. this term refers to the one of several techniques of building pots using the only the hands and simple tools rather than the potters wheel.
15. “snake” or ropes of clay that are about ½ inch thick.
17. this is the process of heating the pottery to a specific temperature in order to bring about a particular change in the clay or the surface.

1. a hollow utensil used for holding liquids or other contents.
2. damp, bendable clay.
3. a dried out clay piece before it has been fired.
4. clay that is damp but too dry to bend.
6. a method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb of one hand into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand.
8. work of art in surrounded on all sides by space.
14. coated with a mixture of chemicals that melt during firing into a smooth, glass-like finish.
16. a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, esp. one for firing pottery.