October 19, 2009
Clay on the Wall: An Introduction to Hanging Ceramic Wall Pieces
Today, in an excerpt from her new book
Wall Pieces (available November 2009 in the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore), Dominique Bivar Segurado goes over several materials and methods for hanging ceramic wall art.
January 21, 2009
Quilting with Clay: A Handbuilt Soft Slab Ceramic Wall Art Project
Ceramic artist Amy Sander's work, which includes functional pottery as well as decorative wall pieces, has the appearance of soft quilted fabric although it is made of fired clay. Today, Amy shares her process for creating patchwork ceramic wall art.
November 12, 2008
Tips for Designing Ceramic Tile: A Maiolica Mural, Part 2
There is a reason that making tiles and installing them are separate professions. There are entirely different skills and tools required. Then again, us clay folk tend to be pretty handy do-it-yourselfers (or know someone who is). In fact, I think hiring someone to do work we could learn to do ourselves is almost always our last choice. So, to that end, we are following our last feature on designing tile and making a maiolica mural, by showing you how Donna Rozman mounts and installs her ceramic tile murals. Figures 1 through 4 illustrate designing the tile in Part 1. In figures 5 through 8 presented here, Rozman covers mounting and hanging the mural. So hit the hardware store ...