pottery crossword.

1. the clay for optimal use
5. Fire-Unglazed clay
6. mixtures of clay, earthen elements, powders, and water and shaping them into desired forms.
8. unfired clay
10. a heating chamber used to transform materials at high temperatures
12. hard- clay that is dry enough but still damp enough to be joined to other pieces or carved without distortion.
13. dry-clay which is ready to be fired
16. process from the time the clay touches the wheel to the time the wheel is stopped
19. mixture of powdered materials that often includes a pre melted glass made into a slip and applied to a ceramic body

2. clay slurry used to produce pottery and other ceramic wares
3. made out of clay and baked in a kiln
4. the simplest and oldest method of construction
5. clay that has been fired for the first time.
7. fire-Typically the second firing of a piece pottery which has been coated with glass forming materials.
9. has been applied and the piece has been fired for a second time
11. slabs of clay that are then formed around molds or shaped by hand.
14. outstanding property of clay–water systems
15. to scratch hatch marks on it as part of joining clay pieces together.
17. building- a ceramics technique that allows you to create forms with clay and your hands
18. building up sides of pots with successive rolls of clay.