Tri Delta Mural

May 3, 2007 at Delta, Delta House in Moscow, ID

 
The Tri-Delta house wanted to brighten the wall in their study area in the basement.   They decided that a tile mural would be do the trick.  We had over 25 participants on Thursday night come to paint tiles.  We left the painted tiles out so that the other house members would see them and be inspired to do one as well.
     As students saw the other tiles, they would come in and paint tiles between studying and taking finals.  Students told Kim Castelin and Kirsten Lee that they found painting the tiles a way to relieve some of the stress during finals.
     I left the unpainted tiles and my supplies with Kim and Kirsten.  They taught the students how the use the brushes and glazes after the first party was over and brought the tiles to my garage/studio.

The tiles before they were glazed and fired.

Kim and Kirsten helped me glaze and dry the tiles before they were fired in the kiln.  Kim and Kirsten took pottery lessons with me this semester and learned How to throw on the potter's wheel, how to make and use glazes, and other techniques.
The finished tiles that will be assembled into a mural at the Tri-Delta house.