Creative with Text

Often you see celebs interviewed before a wall with brands names behind.I wonder if I could use this concept with texts in combination with my 'pets'.Here an example.I made the tile on commission in a maximum serie of 100 pieces,textures are with each piece different and are handpainted clayslip.Click on the image,the resolution of the larger image is 1000*750 pixels.Rob

Our cute little Dog...

Tile for the front door.Even bears go on the run when they read the text.Our cute little dog is scaring unwanted visitors only because he is family of the wolf!The piece is a silkscreen print with relief texture.Rob

Getting Roots in the Traffic Jam

I ám now able to realise thin clay threads in my pendants.They can be used to make roots for toadstools;the mycelium.I wonder if the same can be done with objects (cars or buildings)Maybe it looks stupid;a traffic jam with cars that developping roots or a windmill with roots.Another variant for the clay threads are spider webs.Rob

Email for the Flintstones

A stoneage stamp' from ceramic.The train is partly done with pen and ceramic inkt.The other part is done with the black and white relief slip.The horse piece is done with silkscreen and painted with green relief slip.Rob

Slippaintings(2)

The turtle and fish tiles are fired now,and Iám happy with the result.They are painted with a white and a black engobe.Rob

Small Paintings with Frame

Comercial tiles from the do it yourself store,which I cut into smaller tiles, are a good source for small ceramic (slip)paintings. After the cutting, a drawing with pen and inkt and slip painting follows.The frame and cloisonné of the tile, is done with the slipapplicator.Rob