Words on the wall (selection)

Description

These wee ceramic tiles choose just one word from Chris’s poetry and highlight it with a simple sketch – a joy to make and we hope you love them too.

How we make these ceramic tiles

The word is chosen first – even though it is only one word, you can assured that it is with poetic feeling. The word is stamped in letter by letter into the clay tile which was cut from a slab of soft stoneware clay and dried a little. The sketch is then etched into the clay – Michaela loves to doodle, and lets her imagination go with what the word has inspired, putting in the lines, textures and some colour, before placing the tile between plasterboard sheets to keep it flat while drying.

Once fired, more colour is added – underglaze is used to pick out the lettering and the lines and textures and then a dash of colour using underglaze or glaze, brings the word and the image to life. Each one is unique and special.

The tile is then fired again, so even though it’s wee, each tile has gone through a long process of making. We inject everything we make with love!

The tiles are 13cm x 4cm and have a small brass hanging on the back.

These small ceramic wall hangings make a lovely treat for yourself, or for a gift – to hang in a wee corner, or beside a door, or above a study desk – you choose where the word will keep on bringing delight to its owner. A tiny treasure indeed.