Here is a set of 5 specially commissioned 8"x8" cat portraits on tiles.....oh yes, and a geometric one I did to fill up the tile stacker in the kiln!
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Click on the pictures to see them larger.Here you can see the tiles before firing....And after....
The likenesses are very good. I am amazed , and very pleased, at how well they turned out! Likeness is a tricky thing....
Before.....
The likenesses are very good. I am amazed , and very pleased, at how well they turned out! Likeness is a tricky thing....Before.....
After......
Before....
After....
I am startled at how much this looks like the real cat!!
Before firing.....
And after.
These tiles will join others installed on the walls of an outdoor patio; a veritable Rougue's Gallery of cats. Later, I will have pictures of that on this blog.
And also better, less blurry, pictures of these tiles...
Before....After....
I am startled at how much this looks like the real cat!!Before firing.....
And after.
These tiles will join others installed on the walls of an outdoor patio; a veritable Rougue's Gallery of cats. Later, I will have pictures of that on this blog.
And also better, less blurry, pictures of these tiles...
It all more or less fits!
I spent the rest of the day packing it all up in boxes, printing business cards, painting the shelves white, assembling the lights, extension cords, tape, blu-tac, snack food and all the other important stuff I don't want to forget tomorrow.
