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Majolica Tiles
$18.00
"The
Majolica technique traditionally
starts with the application of a tin
oxide based glaze. This produces a
white opaque surface onto which an
unlimited range of colors may be
applied in the form of natural
oxides.
This glaze is applied
to either bisque fired clay or
pre-fired clay (such as pre-fired
tiles from a Builder's Supply
store). From this point on,
only
one additional firing is required!
In Majolica, a single tin based
glaze forms the surface on which an
unlimited range of colors may be
applied. (In other techniques,
different colored glazes are
required to achieve a varied palette
of colors.) With Majolica, however,
colors
are created by use of natural
colored
oxides applied OVER the tin
based glaze. When fired, these
colored oxides fuse with the tin
based glaze,
making a permanent
surface."
Oxides
are brushed in varying degrees of
intensity onto the glazed tile
surface, as if painting with
watercolors upon a sheet of paper.
After application of the colored
oxides, the tile will be ready for
the final firing.
 
Remember, if using
pre-fired tiles, this is a "one
fire" operation!
(Of
course, if you are making your own
tiles from wet clay, the
tiles must be bisque fired first.)
With the Majolica technique, firing
is normally done at cone O6 to 08
(temps
of 1600 to 1800+ degrees F). |
