"French Horn"
10" x 8" x 2", stoneware

Tiles

I enjoy creating dimension within the thickness of an inch or less with my bas-relief tiles. These tiles are modeled in clay, cast in plaster, then press molded or slip cast from porcelain or stoneware, and glazed.

A French term from the Italian basso-relievo ("low relief"), bas relief is a sculpture technique in which figures and/or other design elements are just barely more prominent than the (overall flat) background.