Blackberry Tile

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This is one of the tiles I have up at my etsy shop.  I did it about two years ago, along with most of my other tiles.  It took a long time to make these tiles, because I had to pound the clay flat by hand, using a special mallet.  I got pretty good at it. I could have rolled them, but they warp much less when they’re pounded than when they’re rolled.  After I cut it to shape, I drew the design freehand with a jacquard bottle filled with slip.  Then I fired it, painted on the low-fired glazes, and fired it again.  This was back when my kiln was still working.