Easily make flower tiles by carving clay, filling with plaster, and finishing with liquid watercolors.

3 Dimensional

Clay

Painting

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Flower Garden Tiles

Ook Coated Aluminum Wire - Loosely coiled wire on surface

Blick Talc-Free White Clay (Bisque, Clear Glaze, and White Glaze)

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Blick Premier Stretched Cotton Canvas - Traditional Profile, Splined, 4" x 4"

Blick Premier Stretched Cotton Canvas - Traditional Profile, Splined, 4" x 4" ( side-view)

Blick Premier Stretched Cotton Canvas - Traditional Profile, Splined, 4" x 4" (back)

Blick Liquid Watercolors - Set of 10, Assorted Colors, 8 oz, Bottles

Blick Scholastic Golden Taklon Brushes, Flat wash, Set of 4

Best Medium-Duty Cross Brace - Diagram showing dimensions of brace

Boxwood Clay Tool Sets - Set of 10 6" long tools shown

Learn how to easily make flower garden tiles by carving clay, filling with plaster, and finishing with liquid watercolors. Chris Garofalo, a contemporary clay artist and avid gardener, influenced these beautiful tiles that focus on the nuanced texture and structure of plant life. For a pdf version of this lesson, along with a materials list, follow this link to the Blick Art Materials lessons page http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/flower-garden-tiles/