In the second session of my ceramics workshop, we were asked to make a clay tile.
To make this clay tile, i had to cut a rectangular piece of clay and add more clay onto this tile to create a design. Our designs had to be focused on Nature.
I created a tile design that was based on the stripes of a tiger hiding in the woods. I did this by cutting lines of clay to add to the origional tile. After this i then got a small tool and created texture on one side of my tile, by making lines in it to resemble the grass in a forest.
The second tile that i made was not square but a small circular one. For this tile, i started with a small oval type shape, i then cut out petal shapes from the remaining clay. I pinched at the corners of the petals to give them a more naturalistic look, so the sides were not solid lines. After i did this i layered the petals onto the oval shape, to create a flower. As my petals came outwards, i began to bend them back on themselves slightly to again, create a natural look. After i was happy with my flower, i cut off a section of it at the bottom, to create a flat edge which i then stuck to my circular tile.
I enjoyed this session as i got a wide range and a lot of freedom for what i wanted to do on my tiles.
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