I covered my tiles in crocus oxide to bring out the words and the lines of the label, enabling them to stand out beneath the glaze and they have turned out really lovely and developed into a browny colour, which really compliments the hair on my final piece as I lay the oil painting in the middle of the tiles that I have glued down.
I have left small gaps between each tile so that they can be filled in with cement once all of the tiles are stuck down, ensuring that there is a neat finish to them.
I am currently waiting for the remainder of my tiles to cool down, as they have been fired in the kiln and when they are ready to be taken out, I will continue to stick the rest of my tiles down onto the wood. Also, one of the tiles cracked unexpectedly in the kiln (my Mum tile in the above images), so I have remade it and that will be fired as soon as my others are out. I have made a few extra tiles as well to ensure that I have enough if anymore crack:
Once I have got all of the tiles around the outside of the wood, I will stick down my oil painting and then continue to add another line of tiles around the sides to make it all look neat and then I will be able to attach the piece of wood to the fireplace to start putting it all together.
I will keep posting images as I progress with my final piece.
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