{"id":15574,"date":"2026-10-22T18:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cursist-courses.com\/crackle-glaze\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:04:14","slug":"crackle-glaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cursist-courses.com\/en\/crackle-glaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Crackle glaze"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15574\" class=\"elementor elementor-15574 elementor-11656\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6b6a59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6b6a59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5058343\" data-id=\"5058343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50455ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50455ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; outline-style: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">When making pottery, you usually try to avoid cracks. However, there is a decorative technique where <b>they are desirable<\/b>: <b>crackle glaze<\/b>. <\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; outline-style: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">To achieve this effect, you use a glaze that shrinks faster than the clay during firing. This creates tension, which leads to cracking. The <b>size of the cracks<\/b> depends on the type of glaze, the type of clay and the firing temperature.  <\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; outline-style: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">Be aware that this <a href=\"https:\/\/cursist-courses.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-glazing-pottery\/\">technique<\/a> is <b>not suitable for functional pots<\/b>. Not only do the cracks in the glaze make the pot more fragile than other types of pottery, but they can also harbour all kinds of bacteria. 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