Ceramic Tile Molds

Ceramic Tile Molds Geometry in Design

Islamic Art & PatternsThe Islamic world has a rich heritage of incorporating geometry in the construction of intricate designs that appear on architecture, tile walkways as well as patterns on fabric. This highly stylized form of art has evolved over the centuries from simple designs to fairly complex geometry involving a high degree of mathematical symmetry.

Islamic Tile Art
Islamic Art was unique in that it did not depict any living figures. Instead, geometric patterns and decorative florals were used as a form of artistic expression.

Celtic Design
The Celtic Knot: the symbolism of "continuum”. Any knot that has a closed path, with no beginning or end may be symbolic of eternity or continuum.

MC Escher Tessellations
A tessellation, or tiling of the plane, is a collection of plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps.

Geometry in Design
Geometry has provided structure and a visual language to designers and makers for centuries.
We saw geometry’s influence in Islamic tile work, Celtic design and MC Escher’s tessellations.
For this project, you will explore how geometric design can be continuous in nature and one design can become a greater whole.

Your Activity
You will design a 4”x4” patterned tile in clay
Create a plaster mold of the tile
Press four clay tiles from the mold
The four low relief designed tiles will then be put together creating a continuous pattern through all four tiles.

Mold Making
The act or process of making molds.
It is necessary for reproducing several of the same three-dimensional patterns in clay.

Inspiration
Focus your inspiration on either Islamic, Celtic or MC Escher artwork… and be sure your design could become a continuous pattern.

What You’ll Do:
Look at examples and research Islamic, Celtic, and MC Escher patterns, designs, artwork, etc.
Find 3 examples of each - Islamic, Celtic, and MC Escher artwork.
These examples should appeal to you.
Print them and attach them to Worksheet #1 – Inspiration Page.

What You’ll Do:
Design your own continuous pattern inspired by your examples.
You should design at least 5 different continuous patterns on Worksheet #2 – Designing and Planning Page.
Your square designs will be 4”x4”.
Participate in a tile making demonstration.
Practice creating your own design/pattern in clay based on your drawings.

What You’ll Do:
Make a plaster mold of your tile.
Duplicate the original tile using the plaster mold.
Glaze your tiles after they have been bisque fired.
Mount your final glaze fired tiles into an 8”x8” square for display at Victor Senior High School’s Random Acts of Art Show on May 11th.

Tile Making ProcessDesigning & Carving

Tile Making ProcessPouring a Plaster Mold

Tile Making ProcessSlip Casting

Tile Making ProcessSoft Slab

End Results

Tips:
Think about the meaning of your chosen design – research the meanings of Islamic, Celtic and Escher’s artwork. Choose something that is meaningful to you.
Try several different practice patterns to be sure they work as a whole.
Make a mini version of your tiles as practice.
Pay attention to details – a mistake in your original tile will carry though to your mold and every tile you create from it.
Carefully plan, check and re-check your pattern to make sure it is continuous…a mistake may mean your 8”x8” design doesn’t work.

Requirements:
Complete Worksheet #1 – Inspiration Page
Complete Worksheet #2 – Designing and Planning Page
Create 4”x4” tile in clay
Create a plaster mold of your clay tile
Create four final and identical tiles that end in a continuous pattern and 8”x8” design

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Ceramic Tile Molds

by Mrs. Shawn Duckworth on Mar 02, 2011

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