Artyczar
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I did this in 2003 when I was taking a ceramics class at the local college. I really knew nothing about ceramics and the teacher was kind of a meanie. He didn't want me to make these tiles. It was for my final project and I told him the plan, but he was irritated that it was a "2D" piece instead of a sculpture or a vessel. (I made some of those and they were all horrible.)
Each tile had to be fired two times, I think? It had something to do with the little tiny colors I used to do the cartoon characters, which were based on my dad only simplified. The little holes I made in the tiles didn't all come out right so there was a lot of Dremeling involved after they were done to clear those holes. (Best laid plans...)
I then drilled about a thousand holes in a piece of thick Masonite on hardwood stretcher bars, and used jute to sew them to the panel. The rest is oil paint where I scratched through the pant to give it texture.
This is the best pic I have of it. It's 20 x 16 inches.
Each tile had to be fired two times, I think? It had something to do with the little tiny colors I used to do the cartoon characters, which were based on my dad only simplified. The little holes I made in the tiles didn't all come out right so there was a lot of Dremeling involved after they were done to clear those holes. (Best laid plans...)
I then drilled about a thousand holes in a piece of thick Masonite on hardwood stretcher bars, and used jute to sew them to the panel. The rest is oil paint where I scratched through the pant to give it texture.
This is the best pic I have of it. It's 20 x 16 inches.