Nicol on fri 16 jan 04
I want to "standardize" my tile sizes. I would like to pick a size a stick
with it for most of my work - my dilemma naturally stems from the picking a
size, most of the commercial tiles I see in home-centers are 4 1/4 ---
while the tile cutters I see from ceramic supply houses seem to be either
for 4 or 4.5 (finished size). My goals are to have any of my relief tiles
and field tiles of interchangeable AND to have them usable with the mass
produced stuff. Suggestions?
Gordon Ward on sat 17 jan 04
Nicole, if you wish a custom sized tile cutter, we'd be happy to make you
one.
Gordon
http://www.tools4clay.com
P.S. Paul, your computer's date may be set to 1904
> From: Paul Lewing
> Reply-To: Clayart
> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1904 15:36:07 -0800
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: forms: tiles, tile sizes
>
> on 1/16/04 12:02 PM, Nicol at nicolb@NNI.COM wrote:
>
>> I want to "standardize" my tile sizes. I would like to pick a size a stick
>> with it for most of my work - my dilemma naturally stems from the picking a
>> size, most of the commercial tiles I see in home-centers are 4 1/4 ---
>
> NIcol, 90% of the wall tile in America is either 4 1/4" or 6" square. Make
> your finished tiles that size. It would be really counterproductive to make
> them any other size.
> Paul Lewing, Seattle
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Paul Lewing on sat 17 jan 04
on 1/16/04 12:02 PM, Nicol at nicolb@NNI.COM wrote:
> I want to "standardize" my tile sizes. I would like to pick a size a stick
> with it for most of my work - my dilemma naturally stems from the picking a
> size, most of the commercial tiles I see in home-centers are 4 1/4 ---
NIcol, 90% of the wall tile in America is either 4 1/4" or 6" square. Make
your finished tiles that size. It would be really counterproductive to make
them any other size.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Lee Love on sun 18 jan 04
Went to the Shiko Munakata exhibition at Bunkamura in
Shinjuku today. Very inspirational. Of the original Mingei
group, I believe that Munakata works was number one. The combination
of feeling, the spiritual subjects (gasp! Let people talk about their
farts, but slap my mouth if I talk religion or politics on ClayArt),
and the character of the craftman/artist is really rare.
My two favorite works were a monochrome self-portrait and a
work called "The Twelve Gods Of Art" that Munakata made in honor of
Shoji Hamada. The woodblocks were on display that he used to make
these 12 prints. These were ruff, unplaned boards.
Munakata is the most beloved modern artist to the Japanese.
Yes, the most beloved and famous Mingei craftsman was an artist.
More later!
--
Lee in Mashiko http://mashiko.us
See my photo (Ido teabowl named Kizaemon) & thought for the day here
(Yanagi essay on Kizaemon.)
Don't look if you prefer mindless drivel after the tag-line.):
http://www.livejournal.com/users/togeika/2004/01/16/ Yanagi.
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