Clay Butterfly Tile

Designer: Elizabeth Carey

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Instructions

  1. Roll out your pound of clay into a slab 1/3” thick.
  2. Compress the slab with a plastic card.
  3. Using a straight edge, cut out a 6”x6” section.
  4. Using the Soft Fan with SC-6, apply 3 coats to the tile. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  5. Place the pattern onto the tile. Trace with the pencil. Use enough pressure so that you see a faint line in the glaze. You should not be able to see any clay.
  6. Using the Script Liner with SC-75, apply 2 coats to the sections on the upper wings. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  7. Using the Script Liner with SC-97, apply 2 coats to the sections on the lower wings. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  8. Using the Script Liner with SC-15, apply 2 coats to the body, antennae, and wing borders. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  9. Squeeze out around 1 tsp of SC-16 onto the palette. Dip the pencil eraser in the glaze and stamp around the outer border of the wings.
  10. Allow glaze and greenware to dry.
  11. Fire to cone 04.

Supplies

Form

  • 2lb lowfire clay

Colors

  • SC-6 Sunkissed
  • SC-15 Tuxedo
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
  • SC-97 Cant-elope

Decorating Accessories

  • RB-106 #6 Script Line
  • RB-110 10/0 Detail Liner
  • RB-144 #4 Soft Fan

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge
  • Water
  • Palette
  • Pencil
  • Pattern
  • Plastic card
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