Studio Time

This one's fresh from the kiln.
Explore the vocabulary of the artist's workshop, with clues celebrating crafts, materials, and the entire creative process.
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Across

  • 2A
    A Jackson Pollock-esque bit of paint
  • 6A
    Essential element for a spinner or weaver
  • 7A
    What a master gives an apprentice
  • 8A
    Apply a thin layer of gold to, as a picture frame
  • 10A
    Mulls over a creative composition
  • 13A
    Harden, as pottery in a kiln or resin under UV light
  • 14A
    Long work periods at the potter's wheel
  • 15A
    An artisan's strong work ___, for one
  • 16A
    How an engraver's hand must be

Down

  • 1D
    Rivera of mural fame
  • 2D
    Markets wares at a gallery or craft fair
  • 3D
    Foretold that minimalism would be the next big thing, say
  • 4D
    Solution to a complex design problem
  • 5D
    An artisan's most essential tools
  • 9D
    Engrave lines into stone or wood
  • 10D
    Material and overhead expenses
  • 11D
    Like a well-used sculptor's workshop
  • 12D
    Sticky stuff for a woodworker's varnish