MS Ceramics Vocabulary #1

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Across
  1. 4. The process of recycling clay at any stage except fired.
  2. 8. Clay that has been fired once, “stone-like”.
  3. 9. Basic way to manipulate clay
  4. 10. A glaze finish
  5. 12. The finish before clear
  6. 14. An underglaze finish
  7. 15. Clay that is soft, flexible and ready to be used.
  8. 17. Clay that is dried out completely, but unfired.
  9. 18. Clay work that is ready to be fired in the kiln
  10. 19. Rolled out sheets of clay to build with cut or formed pieces.
Down
  1. 1. Scratching up a surface when attaching another piece of clay.
  2. 2. Clay that has been fired a second time, melts glazes.
  3. 3. Squeeze clay between your fingers and thumb.
  4. 5. The oven like structure to fire clay work.
  5. 6. Rolled out “ropes” or “snakes” of clay.
  6. 7. The element that melts in glaze
  7. 8. The first firing in a kiln
  8. 11. Clay that is slightly drier, still able to be built with, but it is able to hold its shape easily.
  9. 13. Is not the correct color in jar due to elements
  10. 16. A way to prepare the clay for use, softening it and removing air bubbles.
  11. 19. A blended mix of clay and water.