Every year my students and I create artworks for our school’s auction. If you look here, you can see some of the auction artworks from previous years. This year, each student in grades K-8 made textured clay circle tiles. We glued them on to several mirrors.
The process to make the clay circle tiles is quite simple, yet it teaches the kids several important skills for working with clay.
First, roll out a flat piece of clay (called a “slab”). Then, use clay texture rollers or stamps to press texture into the clay. Then, use circle cookie cutters to cut out the circles in different sizes. (Amazon affiliate links are used in this post.)
After the clay circles are completely dry, fire in a kiln. Afterwards, use watercolor paints to paint the clay circle tiles. We used Faber Castell Watercolor Paints. Then, coat the circles with Mod Podge.
The kids made so many beautiful tiles! Some of these were turned into magnets and others were glued on to the wooden mirrors. We used Tacky Glue to adhere them. I bought the wooden mirror frames from Blick Art.
Have you ever made clay mosaics before? Share pictures and links in the comments!
Hello!! This mirror clay tile project is too sweet, I’d like to try it for my auction project with my preschoolers, but want to make sure I read the steps right so we would fire the tiles in the kiln first then paint with watercolors? Not before?
Thanks! Yes, you fire first, then paint with watercolors.
Is there I was to do it if you don’t have a kiln?
Where can you purchase the clay and the stamp for the design on the tiles?
Thank you for sharing this project idea. I love it. I am planning to do it for my class auction art project next week. I will be using air dry clay so no need to fire anything right? And do you think I can use mod Podge spray instead of liquid gloss? Thanks again!
Did you try the air dry clay? I also wanted to try that
I didn’t try the air dry clay with this, but I think it would work.
Any idea on where to get a mirror like this? It seems to be discontinued on the blick website. Thanks!
I do not know of any other place. Sorry!
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Hello, I would like to make this project. Do you know where I can get the mirror?
I think it is no longer in stock at the link I put above. I have not been able to find a similar replacement. Sorry!
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