The effect of using bentonite in the production of ceramic glaze (Crawling)

The current research deals with an experimental study in the Crawling Glaze technique under the low temperature range (980) degrees Celsius, where a local bentonite clay was used as a catalyst to achieve the effect of Crawling on the ceramic surface, and white clay (Akashat) was chosen as a body for the application by adding non-plastic materials such as silicic sand and grog, as well as kneading (burnishing) the ceramic surface to be ready for this technique, a homemade alkali glaze was used to achieve (crawling glaze) with aesthetic dimensions of artistic specificity in this experiment, and with these capabilities and local materials, the goal was achieved. Adding (18%) of bentonite to show the best results from the technical and aesthetic point of view, and the research has achieved results that were similar to the Crawling glaze in the other developed countries in the world.