Handcrafted Ceramic Tiles

by Fanning, Janis; Jones, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780806996783
• ISBN10: 0806996781
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-30
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

"Easy-to-conquer designs....Every part of the processindeed, of the more than 25 designsis well documented with clear directions and color photos. In part for novices; in part for those firing up their skills."Booklist. "Shows how to add color designs to existing tiles without an expensive replacement job...a very practical book for public libraries on an often underutilized decorative feature."Library Journal.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Tile Decoration	p. 10
Special Paint Effects	p. 15
Checkerboard Color Wash	p. 16
Art Deco	p. 18
Fabric Patchwork	p. 20
Decoupage	p. 23
Architectural Feature	p. 24
Mediterranean View	p. 26
Fruit Motif	p. 28
Real Garden Trellis	p. 30
Eighteenth-century Print Room	p. 32
Stenciling	p. 35
Greek Key Border Motif	p. 36
By the Seashore	p. 38
Transfer Design	p. 41
Potted Orange Tree	p. 42
Delftware	p. 44
Gallery	p. 46
Making Tiles	p. 48
Tools and Equipment	p. 50
The Clay Body	p. 52
Kilns and Firing	p. 56
Glazes and Slips	p. 60
Making and Using Plaster Molds	p. 65
Making and Decorating Tiles	p. 67
Slabbed Tiles	p. 68
Rolled Tiles	p. 70
Rolled Floor Tiles	p. 73
Open-face Molded Tiles	p. 75
Making Tiles with Paper-clay	p. 78
Decorating Paper-clay Tiles	p. 81
Extruded Tiles	p. 84
Delft Design	p. 86
Press Molded Tiles	p. 89
Press Molded Fruit Design	p. 92
Slip-cast Tiles	p. 94
Decorating Biscuit-Fired Tiles	p. 99
Which Tile?	p. 100
Wax-resist Panel Design	p. 101
Card Stencils: Greek Key Motif	p. 103
Tube-lined Art Nouveau Design	p. 105
Decorating Pre-Glazed Tiles	p. 107
Colorwashed Tiles	p. 108
Sponge Design	p. 110
Linoleum Printing	p. 112
Screen-printed Designs	p. 114
Gallery	p. 120
Working With Tiles	p. 126
Tools and Materials	p. 128
Design Considerations	p. 130
Planning the Design	p. 132
Practical Tiling	p. 134
Additional Equipment	p. 139
Glaze Recipes	p. 141
Index	p. 142
Acknowledgments	p. 144
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