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Silkscreened

The computer-generated images are then color-separated and outputted to film. The film is then contact printed to silk screens, which I use to print ceramic glazes directly onto tiles. The tiles are then fired, causing the images to fuse with the surface glaze of the tile permanently.
1913 Panoramic of Downtown Kent, Ohio, 1994 1913 Panoramic of Downtown Kent, Ohio, 1994

This photograph was unearthed at the Kent Historical Society and regenerated to a higher quality and enlarged over 400% to cover a 2 x 8-foot center section of the wall mural installed in the very building that appears in the left of the panoramic.

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Around Town, Cleveland, 1996 Around Town, Cleveland, 1996

A tile montage of scenes from downtown Cleveland in the Trolley Era of the early twentieth century was created using photographs on file at the Cleveland Public Library. Each image is printed on a separate tile and cut to fit in a puzzle like composition to create this intriguing wall hanging.

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Chinese Deity of Law and Justice on the Heavenly Plane, 1997 Chinese Deity of Law and Justice on the Heavenly Plane, 1997

3 x 4-foot centerpiece of a 30 square foot tile wall mural

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Diner's Backsplash Diner's Backsplash

16" x 24" seamless photo-tile montage

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Parker's Restaurant and Bistro-Bar Sign, 1998 Parker's Restaurant and Bistro-Bar Sign, 1998

Example of custom silk screened tile sign built into remodel entrance of historic Cleveland, Ohio building. Made of two 28"h x 68"w panels.

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Westside Trolly Westside Trolly

Silkscreened tile

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