Sgraffito Tile

The subject of my carving is the celtic symbol for mother and daughter. I made it for my mom for mothers day. I sketched this design onto the tile with a pencil then began to scrap it into the clay with a sharp tool. To fill the negative space I used swirls that go with the same theme as the symbol. It evolved because at first I had black space all around it and now I filled it with swirls and dots. If I could make this better I would have made the lines smoother and more neat. This is personal to me because it is for my mom.