Tile Batch 1

These are the first batch of tiles that I made and that have lead on to further bodies of work. After numerous ceramic print tests I settled with using decals - transferring my line drawings on to porcelain at 840 degrees in the kiln (a safe temperature for functional tableware). Below illustrates before and after Kiln process.

Ceramic Print Tests.

Sgraffito:
B. Slip mixed with Delft Blue stain and painted onto porcelain tile. Image then scratched into tile.
B2. First of all image scratched into porcelain tile. Scratched image then filled in with Delft Blue Stain using brush. Allowed to dry slightly and then scraped back using a credit card to reveal a sharper image.

B.                 Clay                       Bisque

B2.               Clay                        Bisque

                                                     B.                              Firing

                                                  B2.                             Firing

Ceramic Print Tests.

Ceramic Pencil:

Foraging Research

Just a few of the photos I took after a day of foraging for edible plants in the wild. These photos look better zoomed in on the intricate details but I still feel their form can be equally appreciated at this view.

1 week "Making" project. Outcome 2:

Outcome 2:
Material: Clay/Iron Oxide powder (Smoke Fired).

Possibility of developing these into placemats? Or coasters . . . Could Also work with slate for a similar effect - A more domestic material.

1 week "Making" project. Outcome 1:

"Making" - Spending a week in the workshop creating 2 outcomes without research or development (A project in order to get in gear for grad work.)

Outcome 1: Salt&Pepper Pinch Pots.

Material: Cork.