Okay, so thanks to Nancy McCroskey I have now decided I definitely will be doing ceramic wall murals. Tile seems to be the most transportable method of achieving such a large piece but I can't decide whether a tile wall mural is too hackneyed or not. Anyways, I'm still stuck on this concept of subconscious, meditative imagery. I really want to use this to inspire my designs, however, I also have another idea. Music rules my life, I cannot do anything without a song playing or on repeat in my head. Because songs are so important to me and have such a great impact on me I thought about using them to generate the subconscious imagery I need. Simply listen to a song with my eyes closed on repeat for awhile and just let my mind wander. I want to take those images, colors, shapes, etc. from the imagery and translate them into the murals. I still seems I need a bit more direction with this, however, any thoughts or ideas on execution or a more solid foundation anyone? I also need to think about surface treatment. I love glazing but it is very unpredictable and hard to control. I was thinking I may need to either simply paint the pieces with acrylics/oil paints or invest in some colored slips/underglazes and clear glaze and paint them that way. Thoughts on this would also be much appreciated (specifically from you Prof. Harris) :) Anyways, that's where I stand now, let's see where this takes me!
-DJK
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I agree that tile does seem the most feasible way of doing large murals of this sort. I also think that slips/underglazes and clear glaze would be a good way to finish them. About how large are you thinking, for the pieces overall?
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