animal – Redoubt Press & Tiles

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Ed Mighell — Leave a comment

Three New Four-Inch Tiles

This is one of several new designs for this summer season.

Four-Inch Otter Tile — This is a four-inch otter tile. Alaska has river and sea otters.

I like the eyes of the otter, so the new seal and fox designs might be reworked to have similar eyes. The x-ray style, common among the Alaskan Coastal peoples, is hinted at with the inclusion of the red ribs

FoxPlate2018 — Thick Paper Cut Out of a Fox

This is what the paper cut outs look like before the pieces are separated and glued onto a matte board plate. The plate is impressed into clay to make the tiles.

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Ed Mighell — 2 Comments

Halibut Man

6″ x 6″ x 3/8″ Halibut Man, $75
X-ray style shaman in his animal spirit form, the halibut.
Collagraph print onto Cook Inlet glacial clay and oxidation fired to cone 6. I use mat boards with cut out designs to impress images into clay, a raised inked line is waxed and acts as a separator to the different glazes.