Working with Clay

2. Technique used by pressing the thumb into the center of a ball of clay and moulding.
7. Pottery which has been fired once, without glaze.
8. Used to coat clay and add colour, has a glossy effect.
9. Scratching the edges of clay before joining.
10. Clay does this when it is fired in the kiln.
12. A term used for rock which has decomposed and become soft and malleable.
14. dry Clay is completely air dried, stage when clay is ready for the kiln.

1. Method of kneading a mass of clay to get rid of lumps and air bubbles.
3. Technique used by rolling pieces of clay into ropes, used to build forms in various shapes and sizes.
4. A step in preparing clay for shaping, it involves manipulating the clay and ensures the even distribution of moisture.
5. Technique used by rolling out flat pieces of clay. The edges can be joined to create a structure.
6. If this is applied to clay it becomes stronger.
9. Liquefied clay, or clay particles in water, used to join pieces of clay together.
11. Where clay is fired to become solid/hard.
13. bubbles Will cause a structure to explode in the kiln.