[Clayart] My new tile floor

[Bryan Johnson]

A slight mod to the die would have eliminated the need to remove the scrap
layer, and reduce waste. If the die made two tiles with the wire separating
them they could also be book ended.
I do like the wire idea. I've used aluminum strips as a way of cutting
multiple slabs.

Bryan Johnson

On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM Vince Pitelka via Clayart <
clayart at lists.clayartforum.com> wrote:

> I hope everyone watched David Hendley's wonderful video (link in his
> message
> below) about the tile floor in his kitchen.  With all the colored clay work
> I've done and the colored clay workshops I've taught, David's approach is a
> very creative new idea, especially the tile extruder die with the wire to
> slice off a thin layer and reveal the pattern of the colored clay.
>
> Thanks for posting your message and the link to the video, David.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Potter, Writer, Teacher
> Chapel Hill, NC
> vincepitelka at gmail.com
> www.vincepitelka.com
> https://chathamartistsguild.org/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayart <clayart-bounces at lists.clayartforum.com> On Behalf Of
> farmpots--- via Clayart
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 9:41 PM
> To: Clayart international pottery discussion forum
> <clayart at lists.clayartforum.com>
> Cc: farmpots at eastex.net
> Subject: [Clayart] My new tile floor
>
> 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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