, Batchelder twin peacocks, Cha-Rie Tang, Pasadena Craftsman tile
New Colors: Travertine and Latte
30/12/10 16:20
Since I use different clay bodies for the slip cast decos and the plain field tiles, formulating glazes that look the same on these different clay bodies has been tricky. It has been especially tricky for the off whites. After posting this blog I will need to change the color offerings on the color page of this web site.
A recent client wanted me to make some tiles to match travertine. I take that as a challenge to make an interesting white tile on red clay body, and came up with this color I now call Travertine. Where it is thick it is almost pure white. Where the clay shows through the dark tan shows up. In between is the gradation, very much like natural travertine.
For the wine maker client of the previous blog, we needed a delicious warm white. The house is a beautifully remodeled Craftsman by Susan Sawasy. The kitchen is clean and modern. The tiles need to fit in on both accounts. I developed Latte, which is warmer than Travertine. The glaze is especially formulated for the field tiles. The iron in the clay could wreck havoc on glazes. I take advantage of it to make it interesting. Where the texture of the tile shows through, subtle brown specs appear, like a sprinkle of cinnamon. Where the glaze is thick, it is like a white froth of cream. Latte seems to be a good name for the color.
A recent client wanted me to make some tiles to match travertine. I take that as a challenge to make an interesting white tile on red clay body, and came up with this color I now call Travertine. Where it is thick it is almost pure white. Where the clay shows through the dark tan shows up. In between is the gradation, very much like natural travertine.
For the wine maker client of the previous blog, we needed a delicious warm white. The house is a beautifully remodeled Craftsman by Susan Sawasy. The kitchen is clean and modern. The tiles need to fit in on both accounts. I developed Latte, which is warmer than Travertine. The glaze is especially formulated for the field tiles. The iron in the clay could wreck havoc on glazes. I take advantage of it to make it interesting. Where the texture of the tile shows through, subtle brown specs appear, like a sprinkle of cinnamon. Where the glaze is thick, it is like a white froth of cream. Latte seems to be a good name for the color.