As the son of a potter, Oregon-based creative Brett Stern has always been drawn to the magic of clay. Now a self-proclaimed alchemist, Stern uses “colour, temperature, and time” as his ingredients, producing wacky, wonderful, bubbly beauties for Dazed and Glazed.
Using an innovative process to fuse a thin veneer of glass onto a ceramic tile surface an unusual foamy look is created with patterns formed through variation in colour and placement of blobs. The result is an otherworldly landscape pocketed with pigments and curiously veined.
Various visual-effects from half-moons, ombres, checkerboards, swirls, dots, and more can be created with this technique, with the semi-random and uniquely organic finish providing layers of charm.
A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, September 2024.