Cergamics Custom Art Tiles
Custom Designed Decorative Ceramic Bas Relief Art Tiles , Panels and Murals
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Cergamics Custom Art Tiles
Custom Designed Decorative Ceramic Bas Relief Art Tiles , Panels and Murals |
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Along with Cergamics existing vast collection of custom ceramic bas relief tiles, accent tiles, borders, panels and mural, also comes the ability to create custom designed ceramic bas relief tile pieces to suit individuals needs. Below are just a few commissions of custom designed ceramic projects that Cergamics has done over the years. The custom designed ceramic projects vary from custom plaques for a Jesuit high school to custom ceramic reproduction pieces for a period bathroom.
Cristo Rey Project Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago commissioned us to custom design and produce 5 large multiple piece ceramic bas relief Award Plaques measuring 22" in diameter, to be displayed on a kiosk in their school. Along with the custom ceramic bas relief plaques to be displayed they also wanted matching custom ceramic bas relief keepsake plaques to be given to award recipients as gifts. A total of 200 keepsake plaques were produced. (These are yearly awards so they ordered a supply to last for many years.) Custom design drawings were done and approved. From the custom design drawings, carved models were made. The models were then cast in plaster and when the plaster was dry enough the model or plug was removed. The plaster cast was then adjusted, cleaned and left to dry. When the plaster casts were dry enough a terra cotta slip (liquid clay) was pored into the plaster casts and when they were leather hard, they were removed from the cast and left to dry flat. The custom plaques were cleaned up and then bisque fired. After the pieces cooled they were fired again in a glaze firing with only a clear matte glaze.
22" Kiosk Custom Ceramic Award Plaques The custom ceramic Award Plaques that are displayed on the kiosk are made of 5 pieces. The center of the custom ceramic plaque is approximately 14" in diameter with a 4 piece custom ceramic outer ring approximately 4" wide making the total diameter approximately 22".
8" Custom Ceramic Keepsake Award Gifts
US Post Office & Court House, 271 Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn NY Project
Built in the late 1800's this building was designated a National Landmark in 1966. In 1974 it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Renovations were done on the building between 1999 and 2005. During these renovations, Cergamics was commissioned to reproduce a ceramic tile that was used for a fireplace surround in one of the rooms in this building. The original tiles had been made in the late 1800's.
Original Tile Reproduction
MADE, LLC Project Cergamics was commissioned by a company called MADE. MADE commissioned us to reproduce various custom ceramic bathroom fixtures for one their clients with a period bathroom they wanted reproduced. Because clay shrinks as it dries, it was not possible to just make plaster casts of the original ceramic bathroom fixtures. Several 3-D imaging models needed to be produced and made larger then the original pieces to accommodate the shrinkage of the clay in the drying process. These models or plugs were provided to us by MADE. From the models we reproduced the desired pieces.
Here, the bottoms of models or plugs of these 2 Tray Tiles having been cast in plaster. The tops of the models/plugs are being prepared for the 2nd portion casting by smoothing and filling in areas that would be under cut preventing the plaster cast from releasing from the plug. A release agent is also applied to both the plug and the existing portion of the plaster cast. The second portion of the plaster cast is then pored. Once the plaster is dry enough the plaster cast is separated and the plug removed. The plaster molds is then adjusted, cleaned up and left to fully dry before use.
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