Thursday 11th October - Clay

Today, I made a a clay tile. When I sat down with a block of clay in front of me, frankly, I didn't know what to do with it!
Jo showed us how to roll out the clay, and how to make a tile. The clay needed to be bashed and then rolled out using 2 guides to keep the thickness even.

 I wanted to make 2 tiles. On the first one, I made a 3D flower on top of the tile. It was pretty tiring as I made each petal individually, and couldn't wait to get it finished!

 

 

 

Just as I finished doing the 3D flower, Jo came to see me and see what I had done. She thought it would be a good idea if I were to make another one, but this time, using the patterns that I have already used in my work, from an image that I used to draw from in Textiles. I cut the tile up into 4 squares after I had drawn the pattern. This gave it more of a mosaic effect - I wasn't too keen about this when I started, but I was pleased with the end result.