Meanwhile in studio

I am working on new moulds and started some casts and hope to finish the whole range over next few days. So here is a sneak peak of what I am doing.

The idea is the same as in previous semester, this time I am working with 3 types of starting tiles. They are bigger - about 16 cm and all have the same base, the difference is in the angles of the tiles 70º, 60º and 50º which makes the illusion that they are getting smaller.

The next step is to make them a bit more interesting :D

My project is based on modern architecture but the my main piece will be placed in the main college building that has both old and new parts. I want to incorporate that in the piece and am looking for ways of adding textures. This example was a byproduct - I needed to fill up the mould before working on the back of the tile and just pressed clay into it. I like the effect and will explore it more over next weeks.

Samples of the casts.

Overall I am planing to make 12 variations of the tiles and so far I have 8 of them ready.

Will update as soon as everything is finished and ready to cast.

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