waterbottles are made out of plastic

plastic material that can be melted to form new items

Property of clay that allows it to change shape without tearing or breaking

clays ability to be unchanging and solid.

colorful glaze used to decorate a piece of clay

fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces and for surface decoration

mud straight from the ground that is used for lots of things in the medium of ceramics

something you wear under your dress

stage between plastic and bone dry. When the clay has dried but may still be carved or joined to other pieces

some kind of fabric that has harden from sitting in the sun too long

when you use leather to help soak up the clays water so you can use it more quickly

the last stage in the clay process before the first firing

When the clay is shapped into a bone the clay can be considered bone dry

When the clay is still cold to the touch and it can still be bent

the process of recycling clay into the pug mill

stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated so the clay surface no longer feels cold

Unfired pottery or sculpture. 5 times through the kiln.

Unfired pottery or sculpture. 2 times through the kiln.

Unfired pottery or sculpture. 0 times through the kiln.

Unfired pottery or sculpture. 19 times through the kiln.

ceramic ware that has gone through the first firing at a relatively low temperature & maintains its porous state. 1 time through the kiln.

Finished pottery ready for use and or display

ceramic ware that has gone through the third firing at a relatively low temperature & maintains its porous state. 3 time through the kiln.

ceramic pieces that have broken into pieces because they were accidentally dropped

coating of glass that is fused to the surface of a ceramic piece. 7 times through the kiln.

The type of paint we use to coat ceramic bisqueware

the type of frosting used for doughnuts

coating of glass that is fused to the surface of a ceramic piece. 2 times through the kiln.

a giant trashcan used to discard ceramics

structure build to fire clay at high temperatures

a time machine structure used to take clay to space and back so that it is hardened and ready for glaze

a structure built to freeze clay to low temperatures

Adding water to recycle the clay into a plastic state

heating pottery or clay sculptures to high temperatures, enough to render it hard and durable

cooling potter to low temperatures to make it soft and usable again

lighting the pottery on fire as a source of kindling to make smores

coating of glass that is fused to the surface of a ceramic piece

a coating of frosting to make the piece smell really good

the name of Miss Kyte's cat

coating of glass that is used only on the bottom of a piece to keep it from sticking to the kiln shelves

pushing the clay into the table to get the moisture out

what you do to people on St. Patricks day when they don't wear green

a handbuilding technique where you roll a slab and let it harden till you can piece it together

hand building that involved squeezing the clay, usually between fingers and thumbs

you roll a slab and attach it together once the clay dries a little bit

making snakes for Medusas hair

you roll clay into long cylindrical pieces and attach together to form pottery.

you roll clay into little balls and attach them all over your finalized piece

hand building where leather hard pieces of clay are shaped into broad thick pieces and attached.

you roll coils and attach them together and then blend them to have a strong hold

you make pinch pots and attach them together to form finished products

stack flat pieces of clay together to form a completed solid block of clay

add clay onto the piece

to remove clay by carving it away.

use a knife to cut the clay into pieces and deconstruct a piece

to increase the size of a piece

to compliment it so that it is impressed by you!

cutting clay away to leave a small hole

poking the needle tool through the clay to create an air escape hole

added designs by pressing into the clay.

pressing a pattern into the clay using a stamp

separate piece of clay used to add to a piece of ceramic by scoring and slipping

cutting clay away by using a needle tool, loop tool or feddling knife

adding paper to the clay to add an interesting design aesthetic

pulling it like silly puddy into long strings that can be squished back together

putting clay together so that all the particles are moving in all different directions

improving the workability of the clay by reforming the mixture. Also gets all the clay particles moving in the same direction.

playing with the clay until all the moisture is removed

adding heaps of bald clay to the mixture and mixing it with our hands

mixing the plastic clay to distribute materials

mixing water into the clay so it become soggier

punching the clay to make bumpy marks into the surface of the clay

crushed fired clay used as an additive to the clay body to reduce shrinkage

some type of monster that lives at the bottom of a murky lake

crushed sand thats added to the clay to hurt your hands

crushed clay used to make the pots shrink extra when it dried