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CLAY
Keywords
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clay | Moist sticky earth |
| Coil | A rolled ring of clay |
| Coiling | Fixing rings of clay on top of each other |
| Ceramics | The art of making objects of from fired clay |
| Firing | Applying heat to harden clay |
| Form | The 3D/solid nature of an object |
| Glaze | A coating of glass applied to ceramics |
| Hollowing | Removing the inside of a solid |
| Kneading | Pressing together and working with the fingers |
| Kiln | A type of large oven for baking pottery |
| Modelling | Working clay into a shape or form |
| Pinching | Squeezing between the thumb and a finger |
| Pottery | Objects shaped from moist clay and hardened by heat |
| Plasticity | Capable of being shaped or formed |
| Scoring | Cutting or scratching the surface |
| Slip | Liquid clay |
| Shape | The 2D/flat nature of an object |
| Temperature | The amount of heat |
| Texture | The appearance and feel of a surface |
| Wedging | Squeezing together |