coiling		a moist earth made of decomposed rock
glaze		clay must be bone dry in order to be bisque fired
clay		clay and water used to attach pieces of clay together
bone dry		when clay resembles and feels like leather
slab		the high temperature oven used for baking clay
firing		making clay permanent
scoring		unfired clay pieces
ceramics		the first firing that makes clay permanent
bisque		carving marks into the clay onto which you put slip to join two pieces of clay together
leather hard		clay that has been rolled flat
slip		kneading clay to remove air bubbles
wedging		minerals mixed with water used to "paint" ceramics
kiln		a hand building technique using snake like coils of clay
greenware		clay that has been fired for permanence