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Pottery - Lesson Plans  -Submitted by Mr. Wojchick

Ceramic Tiles -Sea Life

Ceramic Art finds expressions not only in vessels and sculpture, but also in other forms, such as ceramic tiles.

No, not just your plain white kitchen tiles, but tiles that have been decorated artistically using textures, design and ceramic pigments. This tradition goes a long way back. Delft was and still is a very well known tile producing center in Holland, famous for its blue & white tiles, with their scenes of everyday life. Contemporary ceramic artists also acknowledge the potential of the tile surface as a 'canvas' to carve in and paint on. The fired product becomes a durable item which can be used in the household or in a more decorative way.

Tiles are an everyday occurrence in our lives, sometimes so much that we don't take much notice.  But as platform for decoration, tiles offer their humble surface for us to make new objects of beauty.

Prep

Create a detailed drawing containing a border and main subject. No words!

Carve a border design in linoleum block print strip.

Building

Roll out and cut a red body slab measuring 11"square.

Press border design into all four sides of clay slab.

Transfer main subject drawing onto clay slab with needle tool.

Subtractive- Carve a portion of the design.

Additive- Score coils or additional slab shapes onto design.

Initials only in the main design brh corner.

Color

Decorate tiles with underglazes.

Choose only two colors, the red clay makes 3.

Cover less than half of the tile with the two color choices.

Glazing

Clear coat top of tile only after bisque fire -2 coats

Finished Product

Installation Ceremony- To be announced.

4x4 foot decorative wall panel to be displayed at Fall Mountain.	Click on a thumbnail above for a larger view

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