Make Your Own Ceramic Mosaic Patio Table for Cookout Season
Cookout season is upon us, so I thought I would pass on a somewhat cookout-related project for this Monday morning. When potter Clay Cunningham lost his glass patio tabletop in a spring storm, he...
View ArticleWhat a Relief: Make a Great Impression with Slab-built Ceramic Wall Art
Where do you find inspiration for your art? For some it is in nature, for some inspiration lies in the work of a favorite artist, for others, it can be found in their friends or family. But...
View ArticleUsing Ceramic Tile Grout as a Decorative Element
Reverie, after grouting. We are retiling our bathroom and I have ceramic tile grout on the brain, so I thought I would share this post about decorative grouting today. Contrary to what you might think,...
View ArticlePottery Illustrated: Inlaid Tile Designs
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View ArticleFlat Tiles The Easy Way
Recently, I decided to replace the aesthetically challenged house numbers on my abode with something that better fit the character of my 1930s house. I decided that I wanted to make individual tiles...
View ArticleWeather Proofing for Outdoor Ceramic Tile Installation
At Ceramic Arts Network, we often receive inquiries from readers about making various things. One reader in particular asked about making tiles for an outdoor ceramic tile installation and wanted to...
View ArticleA Touch of Greenery
Mercury Mosaics is a collective of artists, craftspeople, administrators, and graphic designers linked through a common purpose to create something meaningful with tile. We make a curated variety of...
View ArticlePress-Molded Tiles
I believe that using a one-piece plaster press mold is the most effective way to create handmade tiles. Tiles made this way are less likely to warp than tiles rolled out by hand or with a slab roller....
View ArticleTips and Tools:All About Tile
Clay choice is everything in ceramics—from durability and firing considerations, to the aesthetics and longevity of your finished work. When making tile, clay is the foundation upon which everything is...
View ArticleApplying Pattern to Tiles Using Plaster Transfer
You may be familiar with newsprint transfer to get screen printed images onto clay surfaces. But in today’s post, we are presenting a slight twist on the technique that skips the newsprint. In this...
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