Clay/Ceramics

6. a is a very useful tool in a workshop to make fat blocks of clay in various sizes it is manually controlled
11. not shiny
13. indenting a line into a flat surface
15. used to cut trim and score clay
17. a liquid form of clay used as a glue or decoration
18. refers to clay that is ready to be fired
20. a decorating technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or color slips) to leather hard clay and then scratching off parts of the layers to create contrasting images patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath
21. three dimensional shape and structure of an object
22. to bake in a kiln
24. a decomposed granite type rock
25. the art of making things of clay
26. method of kneading clay to make it homogenous ridding clay of air bubbles
27. colored decoration applied to bisque fired clay then coated with a clear glaze to make it shiny

1. a sharp instrument used to cut pierce and incise designs on clay
2. small tools used to carve clay they are made out of flattened metal with sharp edges available in variety of shapes and sizes for all types of clay work
3. unglazed clay fired once at a low temperature
4. firing typically the second firing of a piece of pottery which has been coated with glass forming materials.
5. unfired pottery that is bone dry a state in which clay forms are the most fragile
7. a shaped tool made of flexible steel or plastic for pressing and smoothing clay in a mold
8. refers to clay that is dry but still damp enough to be joined to other pieces or carved with distortion
9. enclosed container of various sizes built of refractor brick and heated by electricity gas oil or wood to temps from 1500 to 2340 in which clay is fired
10. cutter tool that cuts blocks of clay either to check for air bubbles or to cut it into smaller slabs
12. rope like pieces of clay that are stacked to form a wall and build the object
14. a shiny surface
16. roughing up the surface of clay for joining
19. one of the oldest craft techniques in which objects are constructed entirely by hand
23. a toll that passes clay through a tube to form coils, which are used for handles on jugs cups teapots and for applied decorating
28. a glassy coating that has been melted down onto a ceramic surface. It is used to decorate the piece and to seal the clay surfaces