Final Tile Prototypes
Close ups:
Cracked tiles (Despite lubricating the mold with coconut oil before pouring the concrete, and also despite cutting the molds to gently pry out the concrete tiles.. a couple of them cracked. I think the vaquform mold needs to be more convex in depth, and the concrete could be thicker?)
Mixed media: Concrete and Agar
(Although I poured them at separate times and waited for the concrete to dry first, the agar is too flexible and shrinks too much to support concrete shapes. However, I think if I inverted the ratios and used the agar sparingly i.e. less than 30% of the tile area, I suspect that might work!)
Layering the agar sheets on top the concrete tiles
PROCESS
Laser cut forms
Vaquform Molds
Concrete, agar, powder dye and pearlescent acrylic paint.
