The Peacock Project
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The sticks are employed to keep the slab of clay a uniform thickness as it is rolled out. 1cm thickness is adequate. The thicker the clay the lesser the chance for wrapping during drying..
Tile is cutout; grout lines are transferred from pattern to clay.
Tracing around the pattern pieces with a cutting tool yields the shape of
each tile.
The
grout lines being transferred to surface of clay is simple process of
tracing.
A
notched rib is used to texture the tile bottom; that increases the surface
area for better adhesion. Note that tiles are dried between sections
of plasterboard; the sheet-rock pulls moisture from wet clay. Changing
the plasterboard often aids drying and also keeps mold from growing on
the sheet-rock..
Cut
pieces fit together much like a puzzle
Grooves for grout channels are hollowed out.<<previous page 2 of 4 next>>
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