Clay Toolbox
Hot Mess of Clay
Fancy Clayish Words
Making Clay Stuff
Doing Stuff to Clay
100
The furnace in which ceramics are fired
What is a kiln
100
Glazes can be a different color in a jar than after _________
What is firing
100
This is made of decomposed rock.
What is Clay
100
This is the most fragile stage of clay
What is greenware
100
At least this many coats of glaze must be applied for full coverage
What is three
200
Method of Decoration in which an object is pressed into the clay in order to create a design or image in the surface.
What is stamping
200
This will happen when the bottom of a clay project is glazed when placed in the kiln
What is stick
200
A mixture of clay and water used for joining pieces.
What is slip
200
To make this, you must first start from a ball of clay, and then press of pinch one side in
What is a pinchpot
200
A glass like coating that bonds to a ceramic surface.
What is glaze
300
You can use this item to flatten clay
What is a rolling pin
300
This will happen to clay if it is not dry when fired
What is explode
300
Tactile feel or look of the surface of an object.
What is texture
300
This is what clay is called when it is not completely dry
What is leatherhard
300
Store your clay project in this at the end of class (with your name on it)
What is a ziplock bag
400
This must be done when joining pieces of clay
What is scoring and slipping
400
This is what clay is called after has been fired for the first time
What is bisqueware
400
the process in which the artist rolls ropes of clay to a desired thickness on a canvas-covered surface
What is coiling
400
Clay does this as it dries
What is shrink
400
This what clay is called when it has been glaze fired
What is glazeware
500
This is used to spin clay into a plate, vase, or bowl
What is a throwing wheel
500
Clay should be pinky thick so it does not
What is crack or break
500
sheets of clay that are beaten out with the hand or spread with a rolling pin
What is a slab
500
Brushes must be stored this way in a cylindrical container
What is bristles up
500
This must be done to clay to remove air pockets before using it
What is wedging
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