Across
- 1. wet the surface with some slip, using it like glue. Next, you press the two pieces together.
- 3. make scratches in the surfaces
- 7. able to mold, easy to work with
- 13. midfired clay
- 14. vessels and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.
- 16. a natural earthy material that is pliable when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- 18. dry All the water has completely evaporated, and it is ready for the first round of firing.
- 19. Halfway dry, can still work with it but will easily crack.
- 20. the clay has been fired twice
- 21. a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery.
Down
- 2. high fired clay
- 4. low fired clay
- 5. A pottery made by building up sides of pots with successive rolls of clay.
- 6. the art of making three-dimensional forms, by carving stone/wood (subtractive), by casting metal/plaster, or by building with clay (additive).
- 8. Refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together.
- 9. Made on a potter's wheel.
- 10. A machine used in the shaping of round ceramic ware.
- 11. To cover with a smooth, glossy coating by applying a substance to the surface of a ceramic.
- 12. No longer sticky to the touch and can hold its shape (without cracking) when standing
- 15. A method of making pottery in which a thick, flat plate or slice of clay is cut into shapes which are joined to form an object.
- 17. another term for Bone Dry
- 18. the clay has been fired once