Bubble Wrap Butterfly Tile

Designer: Bob Moreni

Instructions

  1. Begin with a properly-fired cone 04 bisque tile. Moisten a sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
  2. Cut out the butterflies from the pattern. You can also stamp paper using the paper stamps if you would like to use a different shape. Set aside.
  3. Squeeze out around 1 TBS of SC-6 Sunkissed onto the palette.
  4. Take the edges of the bubble wrap and pull them up together so that you have a ball of bubble wrap between your thumb and index finger. There should be a flat surface of bubbles on the bottom of your ball.
  5. Dip the bottom of your bubble wrap ball into SC-6 Sunkissed. Stamp the tile until you run out of glaze. Dip the ball back into the glaze and repeat until the tile is covered in a thick, bumpy layer of SC-6 Sunkissed.
  6. Squeeze out around 1 TBS of SC-75 Orange-A-Peel onto the palette.
  7. Take the same bubble wrap ball and dip it into SC-75 Orange-A-Peel. Stamp over the tile. Only stamp around 50% of the tile, so that you don’t cover up the previous color.
  8. Place your butterflies (or other stamped shape) onto the wet glaze. Press with a paper towel. Remove the paper towel.
  9. Squeeze around 1 TBS of SC-10 Teal Next Time onto the palette
  10. Take the same bubble wrap ball and dip it into SC-10 Teal Next Time. Stamp the tile until you run out of glaze. Repeat until the tile is covered in a thick, bumpy layer of SC-10 Teal Next Time.
  11. Remove the butterflies (or other stamped shape)
  12. Stilt and fire to cone 06.

Supplies

Form

  • 6×6 Bisque Canvas Tiles

Colors

  • SC006 Sunkissed
  • SC010 Teal Next Time
  • SC075 Orange-A-Peel

    Miscellaneous Accessories

    • Sponge
    • Water
    • Bubble wrap (4”x4” square)
    • Scissors
    • Pattern OR paper punches & paper
    • Paper Towe
    • Palette
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