stamp and tile

artist statement

This project was to make a slab of clay that was glazed and could have carving in it. For this project I decided to make my slab a blue color and carve out designs that reminded me of a festival or birthday banners. I originally wanted to the designs to be straightly horizontal across the slab but then they started to curve and I kind of liked it so I continued the curve .

When I made the slab I made sure I cut 2 time towards each other so that there would not be any sharp edges. Then I let the clay sit for a day so that it would be a little harder when I carved it and the designs would be easier to get more detail. Then after it was fired I then glazed it with c20. I made sure to glaze a good 3 coats so that the glaze would have even pigment over the clay slab.

Overall, I liked the finished product. I am happy with the carving designs and the color of the glaze as well as the even pigment. I think that it would be cool if there where a bunch of them and they could be like tiles in a bathroom or a kitchen.