Across
- 4. The quality of a surface.
- 6. _____ bubble - Enclosed air spaces within clay that must be removed for they may cause ceramic work to explode or crack.
- 7. An earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
- 8. Pottery pieces in the raw, bisque, or glazed state.
- 10. Clay that has been fired once and ready to be glazed, stained or painted.
- 11. Three-dimensional shape and structure of an object.
- 13. An object that is made of clay and cured/hardened by heating it to a high temperature.
- 14. A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess water.
- 16. The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined.
- 18. Construction processes that include pinching, coiling or building with slabs.
- 19. Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface
- 20. Rolled flat section of clay.
Down
- 1. ________ dry has no visible moisture and no dampness to the touch. Clay is ready to be fired.
- 2. A vessel or container made out of clay.
- 3. _________ hard clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve. It is the consistency of cheddar cheese.
- 5. Ceramic material with glaze applied and fired a second time.
- 8. ______ clay cutter A ceramics tool used for cutting clay.
- 9. Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
- 12. ______ pot - Starting with a ball of clay, the potter opens a hole with their thumb. Pinching the clay between their thumb on the inside and fingers on the outside, a bowl shape is formed.
- 15. Colored slip or liquid stain applied to leather hard clay or bisqueware, then coated with a clear glaze.
- 16. Finely ground clay particles mixed with water.
- 17. Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated.