Across
- 4. Clay in its most fragile, completely air-dried state, having lost all its moisture and ready for its first firing.
- 7. The state of clay when it has partially dried from a wet, plastic state to a firm yet still workable consistency.
- 10. A cutting tool for uneven rims off pottery, piercing holes in clay, scoring clay for joining pieces, measuring the thickness of the clay base, and creating fine details and decorative lines on the surface of a piece.
- 11. Sandwich a thick, pre-flattened piece of clay between two canvases or mats, adjust the roller’s height for the desired thickness, and then crank the handle to pull the clay through the rollers, stretching it into a flat slab of even thickness.
Down
- 1. unfired once in a kiln at a relatively low temperature, transforming it into a permanent, but porous, unfinished ceramic material
- 2. to cut large blocks of clay, remove finished pieces from the pottery wheel, and sculpt or trim clay by carving out material.
- 3. A handbuilding technique where flat pieces of clay are cut, shaped, and joined together to form a 3D ceramic object.
- 5. To shape, smooth, and compress clay, acting as an extension of the artist’s hand to control form, refine surfaces, and remove marks like finger ridges.
- 6. Clay objects that have been shaped but not yet fired in a kiln.
- 8. A specialized, thermally insulated chamber, much like a large oven or furnace, designed to reach high temperatures to harden, dry, or chemically alter materials like clay for pottery, bricks, or tiles.
- 9. This provides a fused glass coating that serves functional purposes, such as making the piece waterproof and durable, and decorative purposes.