Over time, a glaze will develop subtle surface cracks, which adds to the natural patina of a handmade tile and we call this crazing or crackle. Crazing is something that happens naturally over time. We're big fans of this effect, so we sped up the process by offering a number of glazes that crackle, or craze during kiln firing.
Shadow Moon is the primary protagonist and central subject of American Gods. He is an ex-convict who is caught up in the war between the Old Gods and the New Gods when Mr. Wednesday hires him as a bodyguard. Shadow Moon was born in Norway and raised by his mother in America.
The umbra is the dark center portion of a shadow. The Moon's umbra causes total solar eclipses, and the Earth's umbra is involved in total and partial lunar eclipses. The umbra is the darkest type of shadow. The umbra is the dark, central part of the shadow. If we are within the Moon's umbra, we see a total solar eclipse.