Mocha Diffusion Technique

Source:
https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/article/Slipware-Decoration-Mocha-Diffusion-and-Slip-Dotting-Pottery

To try. I have not yet tried this technique. Shown in this YouTube video with Robin Hopper, the technique relies on an acidic oxide wash (e.g. cider vinegar + Manganese Dioxide) being dripped into wet slip. The acid reacts with the basic slip, fanning out in dendritic patterns.

Mocha Diffusion example. Source: sarashop.in

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