Pompeii Oven in Switzerland: the Saga Continues...

[Frances]

Well, its funny you should say that mmmmmmmmhumous. I just spent an interesting but rather depressing morning in a tile shop...

I found out where the Gaudi/Hundertwasser type of tiles come from around here:

Baukeramik Ebinger GmbH

Those tiles are SO beautiful!!! But I found out what they cost, too

And the regular small glass bathroon tiles... they come in all colours of the rainbow. Which is cool. But you have to order at least 2 square meters of each colour. Which is less cool. Lets put it this way: It'd end up costing about the same as the whole oven has cost so far...

But I would have enough coloured tiles to see me through the next couple of years. What to do, what to do.... Well, at least I now know what I'll buy if I ever win the pools.

Here are the preliminary sketches anyway. VERY preliminary

[mmmhumous]

Those tile do look goood, I love the lizards and benches in Parc Guelle (spelling)

I like the Sun motif design you've drawn!

just a thought.... could you make your own tiles, and fire them in the oven?

[Frances]

ahhh, now that is a very interesting question...!

mmmhoumos - whats the story to that name, then?

[mmmhumous]

Yeah, just thought of it (making bits for your oven in your oven has a certain appeal!!)

mmmhumous - just a general tag I use (and humous is always good)!

Real name's Adam

[Frances]

Right, I decided to promote the sketches to "final planning stage" and start the mosaic...

WOOOOHOOOO!!!!

The song for this would have to be that all time favourite "don't step on my blue tiled dome".

[gjbingham]

Cool! Nice top Frances. Can't wait to see your work!

[Frances]

Today I got to do more mosaics, pizzas and a weeks worth of bread. Now that's what I call a productive day!

[mmmhumous]

mosaics look fantastic and so does the bread - love the inventive use of marbles and willow patten .........lol.

[gjbingham]

Cool, cool! Its going to look like a big vase (or big jug) I think. It should dazzle those lucky enough to see your shrine when its done!

Sour dough bread? A weeks worth? Wow! No Adkins diet in Switzerland, huh?

[sarah h]

Wow, your top is just so cool! I can't wait to see it once you start the bands of swirls that you show in your drawings (if that's still what you're planning).

We're thinking of doing a mosaic finish if we can come up with a design we think we can handle (never done any before and still a ways off yet), so keep posting lots of pics - I can admire your work and see how it's done at the same time!

Do you just smash old pottery and use the random pieces or do you somehow cut them into the size and shape you need?