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Majolica, tin glaze earthenware
Low fired pottery employing a red-burning clay covered with a soft opaque white glaze. Most majolica also has colored brushwork designs which are painted over the dried glaze. The Majolica process is exacting and requires careful technique and good technical understanding to make it successful. Metallic colors are brightest at low temperatures and stiff-melt white glazes provide an ideal canvas for them.
The Magic of Fire book has more information on the Majolica process.Mature
A term referring to the degree to which a clay or glaze has vitrified or melted in the kiln. A 'mature' stoneware or porcelain clay is normally one that is dense and strong, a 'mature' glaze flows well and heals imperfections to provide a good covering. Like the term 'vitrification' mature needs to be taken in context. A mature sintered refractory, for example is quite porous and would be considered immature for other uses.Mocha glazes
Mocha diffusion is a technique of applying slips to ware so that one bleeds or diffuses into another. Typically oxides are mixed with tobacco juice and vinegar (e.g. apple cider works well) and a brush of the mix is touched to the surface of a coat of WET and freshly applied slip (i.e. Universal white slip).Mottled
See Variegated.
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