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1st June 2022
HOW HARD COULD IT BE?
This is the question I asked myself several months ago when I decided to create backsplash tiles for my new kitchen.
And the answer? Very hard!
Starting with unglazed (bisque) ceramic tiles, my goal was to create over a hundred finished tiles, through a process of painting, glazing and firing. In addition, I also wanted to create a centre-piece panel of multiple tiles for the section of wall behind the stove.
It has been a long, complicated journey, but yesterday I was able to declare victory, as this picture shows. The learning curve was steep, and success only came after several failures. But the final result was worth all the effort.
My inspiration for the design was the Delft Tiles Company of The Netherlands: particularly their blue field tiles and their “Bowl with lemons and ladybugs” panel (HF-4b). On their website they write: “We hope our website inspires you”. It did.
HOW HARD COULD IT BE?
This is the question I asked myself several months ago when I decided to create backsplash tiles for my new kitchen.
And the answer? Very hard!
Starting with unglazed (bisque) ceramic tiles, my goal was to create over a hundred finished tiles, through a process of painting, glazing and firing. In addition, I also wanted to create a centre-piece panel of multiple tiles for the section of wall behind the stove.
It has been a long, complicated journey, but yesterday I was able to declare victory, as this picture shows. The learning curve was steep, and success only came after several failures. But the final result was worth all the effort.
My inspiration for the design was the Delft Tiles Company of The Netherlands: particularly their blue field tiles and their “Bowl with lemons and ladybugs” panel (HF-4b). On their website they write: “We hope our website inspires you”. It did.
