When creating my relief tile I used two studio habits of mind. The first one that I used was express. Express is creating artworks that convey an idea, feeling, or meaning. My relief tile is my dad's motorhome. I wanted to make him something special because I think he gets jealous when I bring home pots for mom. So I decided to make his motorhome. The motorhome brings our family together because we can drive all the way to Winona and spend time with Ashlyn, me and dad can have sleepovers, it can be a quiet place to work on homework or take naps. I wanted to make an artwork that meant something and this one does. The next studio habit of mind I used was stretch and explore. The motorhome had a lot of fine details and I needed a technique that could help me with those fine lines. I decided to learn how to use wax resist. Wax resist is something that underglazes can be wiped off of. Once I finished the base color of my motorhome. I put a thin layer of wax over the top. Then once the wax dried I carved away fine details. Then I painted in the carved lines. If I made a mistake with the black underglaze I could just wipe it away because the wax resists the underglaze. The underglazes I used were teddy bear brown, ivory beige, deep yellow, white, electric blue, and black. I had to mix different underglazes to get the colors I wanted. Once I fired the motor home with underglazes I then put a clear layer of glaze on the whole thing. In between clear glaze layers I drew on the horses on the side of my dad's motorhome.
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