Ceramic - Pottery Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

LIZARD SKIN

ca: PELL DE LLANGARDAIX

es: PIEL DE LAGARTO

Lizard skin is the name given to effects in the glaze that resembles scales. It is done by putting two different glazes on top of each other and firing them together. The top glaze has more clay in it which causes it to shrink during drying and this separates it into small sections. When being fired, the underneath glaze melts and these sections sink into it and form the lizard surface.