[Clayart] My new tile floor

[Dragonbelly Ceramics]

That is really lovely! I like how the different clay colors mimic wood
grain. Definitely a labor of love!

LJ

On Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 9:40 PM farmpots--- via Clayart <
clayart at lists.clayartforum.com> wrote:

> Did this go through this morning? I didn't see it,
> so this is a re-send:
>
> On 2/10/2025 7:26 PM, mel jacobson via Clayart wrote:
> > Almost no traffic this past week. Quiet is fine, but we
> > need an interesting conversation.
> > mel
> >
> >
> I was wondering..... No messages all week.
>
> Here's something,
> a link to a video about my new tile floor that I have been working
> on for the last couple of years.
> It is 120 square feet. That is a BIG project for handmade tile. The
> bottle neck, why it took so long to complete, was the firing. I don't
> have enough kiln shelves to stack shelf after shelf of tiles in my kiln.
> Plus, I think such a tight stack might mess up the flow in my wood
> fired kiln.
>
> Anyway, I think the extruder die is pretty neat - it has a built-in
> wire,
> a quarter inch below the die, to slice the top off of the just extruded
> clay, to reveal the colored clay marbling. If you try extruding mixed
> colors of clay without cutting off the surface, you will just end up
> with an unattractive smudged look.
>
> I shot the video a promotion for the Texas Clay Festival. The are
> lots of other artist demonstrations and studio tours on their channel,
> so if you are frozen in and have some time check them out.
>
> Best wishes to everyone!
>
> David Hendley
> david at farmpots.com
>
> YouTube video link:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sTGu5ZEMO4
>
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