Experimenting with mark making using ceramic tiles- Counter Culture brief

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Mark making ceramic tiles

I was eager to work with ceramics today, as it's a material I’m keen to explore. I gathered a few objects to press into the clay.





I pressed pieces of lasagna into the clay tiles, causing them to break apart and create zigzag cracks. I also tried pressing wool material, but it didn’t work as well as I had hoped.



I took my last tile piece outside pressing it into some bark on a tree


I made the walls for my tiles and poured the plaster




Overall, I wasn’t particularly impressed with this technique and felt a bit underwhelmed by the entire experience. I think I might need to reconsider the objects I use to press into the clay to create more interesting marks. However, I’ll wait for the final results, as they may turn out better than expected.





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