"Maestro"

A one of a kind set of custom glazed wall tiles of an elk entering a clearing in the early morning on a fall day. You can see his breath in the cold air. His antlers catch the sunlight as they seem to conduct the orchestra of the forest. Magnificent.

The border tiles represent a multitude of stars in a blue night sky. The small square pieces are dark red burgundy.

20.5 x 15 inches

The process is tedious, but well worth the trouble because the colors are vibrant, deep and translucent, produced by the glazes after firing them on the tiles in a kiln. The colors will remain brilliant and never fade as oil paint on canvas will do eventually.

Meg first carves the figures in low relief into the clay and then fires the tiles one time. Then she literally uses glazes to paint the finished scene. This is amazing because it is a "blind" process of using color. You cannot see the actual color used until after the tile is fired for the final time. The artist has to know what the color will become and imagine the finished piece in order to "paint" the image correctly.

The glazes are put on in many layers, which produces shading, texture and depth. You can feel the striations of the long grass on this piece. The photo does not do this work justice. Each set of tiles is signed and dated by Meg.

Interior designers or architects are welcome to contact us for quotes on custom glazed tile sets.