screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria
Carolina Maria

The apple and the caterpillar

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screen printed tile with engobes. Limited edition. Illustration by carolina maria

The apple and the caterpillar

Regular price €85,00
Sale price €85,00 Regular price
Unit price
hand-built banner

ONE BY ONE

with the slab technique

hand-pulled banner

ONE COLOR AT A TIME

directly onto the clay

fica editions limited editions

SCARCE AND COLLECTIBLE

small batch editions

SCREEN PRINTING MEETS CERAMICS

SCREEN PRINTED WITH ENGOBES

Find out more about the production of this edition

ceramic hand built process infographic

WITH PORTUGUESE WHITE EARTHENWARE

FROM PLASTIC TO GLAZEWARE

Each tile is made one by one, with the slab technique, which involves rolling out the clay into flat pieces, using a slab roller.

Throughout the entire process, theres a lot of testing, cutting, waiting, handling, pressing, shelving and frequent follow-up, all of which require great care and patience.

tiles leather-hard stage. screen printing with engobes.

BEFORE THE FIRST FIRING

LEATHER-HARD STAGE

With screen printing it's possible to print directly onto the clay, at various stages, using different types of coatings, resulting in diverse aesthetics. 

In this edition, before the leather-hard stage, the clay is printed with engobes (one color at a time, layer by layer).

Our Screen Printed Tiles collection involves more than one process besides the use of engobes.

ceramic firing process

MELTING THE GLAZE ONTO THE BISQUEWARE

FIRING OVER 1000°C

Besides the use of engobes on this edition, every piece is finished with transparent glaze.

Before it's finished, each tile goes through two firings - bisque and glaze - at around 1000°C(1832°F). From closing to opening the kiln, each firing can last more than 24 hours.