A detachable Wheel head or board to support your work

repels the glaze when it is applied over resist

The stage in which clay will hold its shape without sagging.

Colorants added to water to decorate pottery

The process of forcing air bubbles from the clay

Clay which has been dried beyond the naturallydry state

3 sided Pyramid that denotes the temperature in a kiln

colorants added to a basic glaze formula

Beating clay with a wooden tool to form to shape or bend without cracking.

Finished pottery but not dry enough to fire

rub the surface of the dry clayuntil it has a high shine

High firing clays hard and vitrified when fired

ability of the clay to be bent or shaped without cracking

Is making ware on the potter’s wheel

Unglazed clay fired once at a low temperature.

A decorative technique were you scratch through one layer

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1
Bat is
Decrease in size due to firing
A detachable Wheel head or board to support your work
An oven used to fire ceramic ware
2
Wax Resist is
when the clay dries out
repels the glaze when it is applied over resist
a technique for firing pottery
3
Leather-hard is
When you clay tools dry out.
The stage in which clay will hold its shape without sagging.
When clay gets too cold.
4
Stain is
Something you get from pottery on your clothes
Colorants added to water to decorate pottery
A glaze for ceramic ware
5
Wedging is
Decrease in size
The process of forcing air bubbles from the clay
A way to glaze a ceramic piece
6
Shrinkage is
How the clay reacts to water
Unglazed clay fired once at a low temperature
Decrease in size due to firing
7
Bone-Dry Clay is
Clay which has been dried beyond the naturallydry state
Clay made from bone
Chine white clay that looks like bone.
8
Cone is
A term in throwing clay
3 sided Pyramid that denotes the temperature in a kiln
Cone is that something ice creams comes in?
9
Oxides is
What happens to the clay once it fires in the kiln.
Technique for decorating pottery
colorants added to a basic glaze formula
10
Paddling is
High firing clays hard and vitrified when fired
Beating clay with a wooden tool to form to shape or bend without cracking.
Unglazed clay fired once at a low temperature
11
Green ware is
Pottery that has a green color to it.
Finished pottery but not dry enough to fire
When mold grows on clay
12
Burnishing is
Colorants that are added to the basic glazeformula
rub the surface of the dry clayuntil it has a high shine
a technique for carving in the clay
13
Stoneware is
High firing clays hard and vitrified when fired
Clay that is like stone
Clay that can never be fired
14
Plasticity is
Unglazed clay fired once at a low temperature.
Is making ware on the potter’s wheel
ability of the clay to be bent or shaped without cracking
15
Kiln is
A way to cook chicken
Is making ware on the potter’s wheel
Oven used to fire ceramic ware
16
Throwing is
Oven used to fire ceramic ware
Is making ware on the potter’s wheel
Decrease in size due to firing
17
Potters Wheel is
Colorants that are added to the basic glaze formula.
A tool used to make pottery on
Decrease in size due to firing
18
Bisque is
A term we use to refer to a finished piece of pottery
Unglazed clay fired once at a low temperature.
The ability of the clay to be bent or shaped.
19
Slip is
Water clay we use as glue
Is making ware on the potter’s wheel
Decrease in size due to firing
20
Sgraffito is
A decorative technique were you scratch through one layer
Is making ware on the potter’s wheel
A rotating disc on which pots are formed

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