When clay is soft and moldable we say that it is in the ____________ state.

When clay can hold its form and is the consistency of Thick Leather we say that it is...

This is a "glue" for connecting clay. It is created by saturating clay with water until it becomes like a mug.

The piece of pottery on the right is ________________. This means that all of the moisture is gone and it is ready to be bisque fired.

This is a decoration technique where a ceramic piece is coated in underglaze and the artist uses tools to scratch away the underglaze to reveal the clay beneath.

This technique is a surface decoration in which items are pushed into the plastic clay and leave behind a texture.

This is a decorative technique where intricate cut-outs are made in the walls of the clay piece

This refers to a support over which a clay slab is draped to shape as it dries.

This basic way of forming clay includes forming clay into a ball, inserting thumb, and pinching the walls of the vessel.

Done before applying slip. Placing groves in clay in order to make sure that the connection is strong.

First Firing to make the clay piece Permanent and no longer able to be reclaimed back into usable clay.

This is an important process where you knead the clay like dough to force out any air bubbles.

This type of WARE is done and ready to be fired.

This is a mixture of pigment and liquid clay applied to green ware. This pigment must be coated with clear transparent glaze to make it shiny after the glaze fire.

This is a surface decoration technique in which pieces of clay are attached to the surface of damp clay in order to give the piece texture and dimension.

This is a method of forming a vessel with long ropes of clay. They can be smooth out or left for decoration.

This is a technique of building clay with flattened our hunks of clay.

This is a technique where a wheel spins fast. The potter centers the clay and pull of the walls of the vessel to form a piece of pottery.

This refers to the top rim of a piece of potter.

This part of the piece of potter should be clean, flat, and sturdy.

It's super important that the foot of your piece clean and free of glaze or it will stick to the kiln shelf in the glaze fire. We say it has to have a _________________.

This is an important piece of equipment in the pottery studio. It fires the clay at crazy high temperatures in order for the clay to become permanent. They can be electric, wood burning, or gas.

This refers to a support in which a clay slab is laid into a form to shape as it dries.

This is a decorative technique in which a nozzle is used to apply slip to the ware while it is in the plastic state.

This is the second firing where pieces covered in glaze become waterproofed.