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| Armature | An inner support structure for sculpture; usually made of wire, newspaper or cardboard |
| Bisque | Clay that has been fired once at a low temperature; or unglazed, fired pieces of clay. Also used as a verb. |
| Coil | A long clay form that looks like a snake. Coiling is an ancient technique used to make large pots and sculptures. |
| Glaze | A coating, applied to clay, that fused and turns to glass when fired in a kiln under very high temperatures |
| Greenware | Dry clay pots or sculptures that are ready for firing; dry, unfired clay |
| Hollowing out | Removing clay from the inside of a solid form to make the clay walls thinner, less apt to crack, and to make the sculpture lighter |
| Kiln | A furnace or oven built of heat resistant materials for firing pottery or sculpture |
| Leather hard | Clay that has hardened, but is still cool and moist to the touch, like leather. Clay that is still soft enough to carve or to join by scoring |
| Sculpting | The art and craft of creating forms and arranging them in space |
| Slab | A large flat piece of clay formed by rolling or throwing |
| Slip | Clay watered down to the consistency of sour cream or soft butter |
| Texture | The quality of a surface; its roughness or smoothness |
| Wedging | A preparatory process to remove air bubbles and to even the consistency of clay |
