Tiles

Artist Statement:

This is the bottom of the tile I created, inside of the mold I made out of plaster. I made the mold with a tile that I created layer by layer, and put it in the wet plaster and let it dry. Then, I scraped out the wet ish clay from the dry plaster and used it to make multiple tiles. I don't have photos of my tiles finished, but the design on it was snakes and the background had some a small polka dot design. The way I made the tiles made it so when you put them together they create a continuous pattern/design. I used carving tools to cut out the snake shapes and the circles, and cut out the details in the snakes.

I wanted to add more detail to my tiles but time became an issue so I didn't get to finish how I wanted. The tiles never got glazed either, and I would have loved to have done that. I did get like seven fired though!