The Crowood Press Ltd Handmade Tiles

Handmade Tiles is a complete guide to tiles and the techniques involved in making them. It explains the full process from first design ideas through to installation so that all makers, whether from a ceramics background or not, can benefit from the detailed instruction. Supported by over 600 images, it gives practical advice and tips so that makers can work with confidence, and includes an inspiring range of finished examples so they can develop their own unique style. For artists and makers, tiles are a form of artistic expression. For architects and designers, they add texture, colour and pattern to spaces. For those new to ceramics, they are an opportunity to explore the key skills of decoration, glazing and modelling. Catering for all these readers, Marion Brandis has written a detailed guide to how tiles can be made and used most effectively, and how their full potential can be realised. She first explains how to get started with a specific project in mind. She then looks at different ways of decorating and making tiles, particularly focusing on the exciting possibilities of surface decoration using glazes and slips. She goes on to explore how to make tiles with relief work and three-dimensional forms, using modelling and moulds. Further chapters on tiles and print, installation, freeform tiling, the tile in context and working to commission complete this impressive guide. EXPLAINS specific techniques for the tile maker, including surface decoration, firing and glazing, and using moulds SHARES specific technical information necessary for the tile maker INCLUDES step-by-step instructions for a range of approaches, with examples of finished work FOCUSES on design and the importance of context, so tiles can be used effectively to enhance their environment ADVISES on how to work with clients and how best to negotiate and complete commissions FEATURES over 30 contributions from leading contemporary practitioners Autorid: Marion Brandis