sgraffito tile

I created this piece with the assignment of carving a sgraffito tile with a theme in mind. The idea really didn't evolve or change much, I didn't have that many ideas to start with so I think I just did whatever came to mind. So half a pair of dentures with worms in them.

The tile is made from clay, I used underglaze overtop and then used a needle tool and other clay tools to carve away from the glaze to reveal the clay underneath.

I wanted it to seem like the worms were falling on top of the floating dentures and then getting stuck in them. And I'm not so sure I created that effect of them falling, but they definitely look stuck.