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Years in the making due to complacency, raging senility, feebleheadedness and an occasional bout of indigestion, the tiles are finally finding a place to dwell. The product of a pottery class some years ago, they sat, then were mortared onto a piece of cement board and sat, then this weekend the table base came into being and now after securing it to the table base and tiling the border, adding some grout and an edge piece it will be finished. The tile colors were a great disappointment but perhaps not unexpected. The tiles were made during classes one night a week and glazed at intervals using glazes kept in five gallon pails. The glazes are used by the day students five days a week and are "topped up" from time to time thus changing the composition, and the final color was a 'double dip' of celedon and something else, the change greater . All in all it was a great experience and something I'd like to do more of, if there was more time. lol
Gourd, As usual I haven't gotten that far yet. My M O seems to be 'do something, THEN try to figure out what it is and where to put it'. Right now, without thinking, I'm thinking of varathane with perhaps a smattering of stain. Just got back from the tile store and ordered four black granite tiles (12X12) to break up for a mosaic border. Boy, at twelve bucks each I'm glad it is a narrow border.
Well it is one step closer to completion. Have to clean up another piece of scrap Fir for the last two pieces of railing and give the wood a coat or two of stain/sealer. It is too rough and uneven for a 'dining' table, but will be OK in the sunroom.
Wow, I like it!! it really goes well together. How big is it? It would make a great breakfast table out there in the sunroom.
I have a question to ask you... or maybe you can direct me some place... I ordered 8 square feet of tumbled marble 4"x4" to make a mural for my kitchen... Now, the question I have is What types of paints and where can I buy them to start? I was thinking of using the stone paints for concrete, but I am just going by the flight of my pants here.. I can draw and then paint what I draw, but, don't know for sure on the paints for this one. I think they have to be oil based but again, I'm just guessing.. I've tried to research some, but none of the sites I find say what kind of paints they use.
Gourd, the table is about 33 inches square and will probably end up in the sunroom as a 'catch-all' and snack table.
4X4 tumbled marble ?? I'm not sure how it relates to painting, perhaps you could provide some more detail. If it is a matter of painting on the marble , I would guess most any highly pigmented paint or stain might work. Might have to be sealed before and/or after ???
I wonder if someone on the Artisans forum would know ? Also you should be able to find a variety of paints and information at an Art Supply store. Good luck. If it turns out like your other projects it will be gorgeous.
This is somewhat of what I have in mind.. maybe a whole wall going into a garden..type mural.. I really like the tumbled marble though, and that is what I'll use, I have a couple I can practice on with some of my glass paints, but this is so porous that I may need something else. I don't know about it coming out great, I sometimes get myself in really deep for a first timer..lol
Hi Gourd: I have a sneaking hunch those tiles you linked to might be low-fired decals. I saw those for sale in LA about 3 years ago. I don't know from paint on marble, but I'm thinking you might be able to accomplish something durable by using china paints and low-firing them...that's what they use for screen-printing ceramic decals.
Balvenie, I LOVE the way your table is coming out!~
Thank you ima, (I wish you lived close by)
Yes, that site says they are decals. But, where i ordered the tiles, they had some mural scenes that continued onto the other tiles... they look great..(Tuscany scenes, etc.) I have that kiln, but I was hoping that there was a paint that I could just seal over.. i guess that is too easy..lol
I'll see where I can find some china paints, I guess a ceramics store? One site ( http://www.ferazzoli-imports.com/stonecare-tumbledmarble.htm ), I was only able to get grouting and sealing tips for tumbled marble. Maybe I just have to look further into their site. I'll keep on looking and I should be getting my tiles soon, so I'm hoping to have some idea of what I'm doing by then...lol..
OK, now I see what you have in mind. I've only had one class in glass painting, but as I recall the glass paint is somewhat transparent unless you use several applications ( and expensive) . I think Ima is right about the China paints.
"I don't know about it coming out great, I sometimes get myself in really deep for a first timer"
Boy! that sure sounds familiar. If I was to give any advice, which I don't, it would be to do what what you want, the way you want to do it, with little if any regard for the way it turns out. No matter what you do, when you are doing it you are doing the best you possibly can, at that moment. Go for it, and devil take the hindmost. But that still doesn't solve the paint problem does it ?
The tiles are two-sided, so try one with acrylics, and if you end up firing, they'll burn off!!!~~~
AMACO has something like china paints: http://www.amaco.com/prod-versa-color-oil-base-lead-free-262...
and I found a couple of listings doing a search on eBay
Hi , This from Alicia Tapp-- You had kindly referred my website in one of your posts .. I just wanted to clarify the product that I create and sell.
Yes, I can transfer any image onto tumbled marble tiles-- but they are not decals-- the image is baked into the tile at 425 degrees F and then sealed-- it really looks like they are handpainted --- BUT-- these can only be used INDOORS-- They will fade or crack outside. no matter the UV sealer used.
I also sell kiln fired porcelain tiles- with any image-- this is a digital process .. The tiles are fired at 1800 degrees F - There are 2-3 firings to accomplish this. Pricing on outdoor tiles is much pricier compared to indoors because of the complicated process.
Here is an outdoor bench withe the kiln fired tiles, I designed for the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind. If you have any questions please contact me.
