Across
- 2. Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated.
- 4. Finely ground clay particles mixed with water.
- 6. A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess water.
- 7. No visible moisture and no dampness to the touch. Clay is ready to be fired.
- 9. Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
- 11. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks; plastic when wet; strong when dry; and rock hard when exposed to red heat (fired).
- 12. Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing.
- 13. A furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery.
- 14. A combination of miniscule clay and glass particles mixed with water; applied to bisque ware before firing.
Down
- 1. Clay that has been bisque fired and glaze fired
- 3. To heat in a kiln
- 4. Rolled flat sections of clay.
- 5. Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature. Clay is hard but porous and absorbent.
- 8. Clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve. It is the consistency of cheddar cheese.
- 10. Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface; used in combination with brushed-on slip, scoring is a preparation step for joining two or more separate clay pieces together.