I have been revisiting ceramic tile and design with this new piece. I forgot how fun it is…and time consuming to put a piece like this together, but I really enjoyed the time spent on this piece. The work is of a new design and I used two different molds that I created to make this piece work. I used Terra Cotta and hand pressed all the pieces. I then used my black bronze glaze and fired the work to cone 6, after I did an initial bisque firing first. The work was then applied to a piece of plywood. I dry fitted together the pieces after the glaze firing, so I could trace out the exterior of the form and then cut the wood using a table saw and a hand held jigsaw to mimic the edges of the tiles to be placed.
The piece measures 30" x 38" x 1 1/2", and is held to the wall using french cleats, which I made as well. All the wood was sanded by hand and then I painted the edges and the cleats, using a black satin latex paint.
The piece is currently on display, so I don't have a final picture to show the work, so I will try to get a final photo after the show comes down.
Enjoy!
