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| Term describing anything made of clay. It can be pottery or sculpture. |
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| loosely applied term for functional objects made of clay. It can also refer to a place where pottery is made. |
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| a fine particle of decomposed granite that is plastic and can be formed. |
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| a property of clay that allows it to receive and retain form |
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| tiny pores in the clay to allow the escape of water during drying and firing |
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| low-fire clay, usually red or brown, not vitreous and porous. it is usually fired to 1800 degrees. it has low chipping resistance. |
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| High fire ceramics, usually tan or gray, non-porous. It is usually fired to about 2400 degrees. |
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| Liquid clay used in casting or between clay surfaces to facilitate joining pieces. It can also be applied as decoration. |
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| Clay that is moist and workable it can still be shaped and added onto. |
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| The condition of clay when it is too hard to bend but is still moist enough to carve. |
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| Clay that has dried to the degree that all of the moisture that can evaporate at room temperature has done so. |
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| Any clay abject that has not been fired. |
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| clay that has been fired once but is unglazed. |
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| The stage where the clay body melts, becomes glass-like and waterproof |
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| Clay that has been fired with a glass-like colored material, which makes it waterproof. |
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| A hand building technique in which clay is formed by even, gentle pressure between the thumb and fingers. |
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| Using rope-like rolls of clay to build a piece. |
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| Constructing by joining together flat pieces of clay. |
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| Forming clay on a potter's wheel |
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| The first step in throwing a piece on the potter's wheel. |
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| the process of creating a hole in the clay in order to create a vessel. |
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| the process of creating a cylindrical form on the wheel. |
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| the proess of making the clay narrower on the wheel, as in a bottle form. |
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