Properties & Qualities
Application
Product
Qualities
Colourful
Colour
Blue
Sample Information
Date of Creation
2018
Culture & Context
Pattern inspired by ceramic tiles from the Alhambra in Granada
Process & Production
Rectangular piece of mild steel sandblasted to clean sprayed on both sides with WG Ball wet process enamel ground coat and fired.
Processes:
white enamel sprayed on one side and fired 820C for 2 mins.
sky blue WG Ball enamels poured onto one side, dried and scratched with compass point to reveal the white underneath. Fired 820C for 2 mins.
stencil design created in illustrator, printed and transferred to silkscreen 77 mesh.
White enamelling (Degussa firing paint) mixed with screen print medium and screen partially printed onto sample and fired 630C for 2 mins.
Credits
Craft Maker
Katie Fawcett
Library Contributor
Katie Fawcett UWTSD
Photographer
Amanda Roberts