Across
- 4. Makes vibrant blue colors
- 5. Ingredient added to lower the melting point and making the piece smooth
- 8. Lack of oxygen in kiln during firing, colors less true to original color
- 10. Light or white finish, often used for matte or special effects
- 11. Oxygen-rich firing, most colors will be vibrant. Electric Kilns use this
- 12. Ranges from purple/violet to brown, more subtle
- 13. Layer added before last firing to turn the shell into glass, most have colors or effects
Down
- 1. When air bubbles form in glaze during firing
- 2. Stabilizing ingredient, makes sure the glaze isn't too runny
- 3. Responsible for greens and reds (even black in some firings)
- 6. When glaze is too thin or not mixed properly, falls off piece
- 7. The Main glass-making ingredient. This is what makes glaze hard and shiny
- 9. Used in small quantities, can make browns and red tones
- 10. Number of basic ingredients to glaze