"Local Life"
A ceramic artwork in Old Lenton Priory Park
by Eric Foxley

 
             
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Making the tiles

MakingTile-1
Spread newspaper between two laths of the required thickness
MakeTile-2
For these tiles approximately 0.45kg (1lb) of porcelain
MakeTile-3
Roll with any roller, first parallel to the laths

Then roll the other way to achieve the thickness of the laths
MakeTile-5
Cut the outline to the required template shape
MakeTuile-6
Peel away the spare porcelain
MakeTile-7
And there's a tile ready to impress with whateve object you wish
   
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This copy edited Tuesday 11-Oct-2016