Retro Pottery & Ceramics

What spinning device do potters use to shape clay into round forms like bowls and vases?

What high-temperature oven is used to fire clay objects to make them hard and permanent?

What glassy coating, applied to pottery before a second firing, gives it color and a smooth, waterproof surface?

What was the popular hobby of painting pre-made, unglazed ceramic pieces at home or in studios called?

What term describes clay that has been fired once but not yet glazed?

What is unfired, air-dried clay called in pottery terminology?

Which popular 1960s-70s home ceramic project involved pouring liquid clay into molds to create figurines and decorative items?

What ceramic item, often made in ceramics classes, featured a Christmas tree shape covered in tiny plastic lights?

What technique involves building pottery by stacking and smoothing ropes of clay on top of each other?

What was the simplest pottery technique, where a ball of clay was shaped using only the thumbs and fingers?

What liquid mixture of clay and water was used both for joining clay pieces together and for casting?

Which type of pottery, fired at lower temperatures, was the most common for hobbyists and ceramics classes?

What tool was used to trim excess clay from the bottom of a pot after it was thrown on the wheel?

What popular Japanese pottery technique, embraced by some Western hobbyists, repairs broken pottery with gold?

What exciting firing technique, originating in Japan, involves removing hot pottery from the kiln and placing it in combustible materials?