The students at Brandon School chose the theme “California produce” for their annual ceramic tile mural project. The mural is created each year at the school and allows the 6th grade students to create their own legacy. It’s a wonderful reminder of their elementary school years.
The students began the project by first drawing their chosen California produce onto a 5″x5″ piece of paper, then turned the one-dimensional drawing into a 3-dimensional tile by pulling, attaching, molding and texturing. Most kids really got into this tactile art project and created beautiful, realistic avocados, husks of corn, bunches of grapes, cherries, artichokes, Meyer lemons and naval oranges!
The tiles were laid out to dry for about two weeks then fired in our on-sight kiln. After the first firing, the students painted their tiles with underglaze and dipped them in a purple glaze. The results were fantastic and the students were pleased.
The mural is mounted just outside the Prinicpal’s office on the inside wall of the bowl. Great job kids!
To create your own ceramic tile mural, consider purchasing my Ceramic Mural Project Plan.
