Reflection:

Consistency in many areas, like thickness, can show quality through attention to detail. In the process of making my tiles, I frequently measured their dimensions to make sure they were even. I learned the hard way that lifting the unfired tiles off of the table easily bends them if you aren’t looking out for that specifically. This is why the tile with red is a little funkier shaped than the tile with yellow, though I am still clearly getting the hang of handling thin pieces of clay. The glaze behaved differently than I had expected, as well. I never realized how much the color of the glaze changes when fired. It’s especially prominent with the red and orange glazed tiles, but the glaze was thicker where the brushstroke started than where it stopped. I hadn’t realized this when I was glazing, but I am now much more conscious of it. I learned a lot while making these tiles. For example, how glaze behaves and interacts; I'm currently making good use of this knowledge while making pinch pots. I also learned how easy it is to accidentally change the shape of a piece of clay, especially a thin one, as well as how to roll out and measure pieces of clay, which will come in handy when making slab pieces.