Maggie Angus Berkowitz

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A Private Splash


About 10 years ago, Mrs M. bought a panel of 5 tiles at The Bluecoat Craft Centre in Liverpool, found out where I lived and came to ask about other tiles. Since then, I have painted tiles for two kitchens, two bathrooms and, now, this large private swimming pool.

All the projects were discussed at length with Mr & Mrs M. and their children.

For the pool, ideas were played about with and discarded over 2-3 years, financial calculations & agreements made & recorded, and three design options were presented.

Finally, it was decided to make portraits of the family, animals and plants. Much drawing, many photographs and a lot of glaze & electricity later, the eleven panels were ready to install.

After agreement on design, I set out tiles on a large easel and drew in charcoal - the charcoal burns away during firing. For this commission, I used large 12" white porcelain tiles, washes of transparent glazes, ceramic pencils and various forms of resist.

Some drawing's came easily, like Z's portrait, to which she added her own inscription. Some were a struggle - I drew Mrs M. a hundred times and fired a dozen portraits before I was satisfied.

Tiles broke in the Kiln, leading to much discussion with manufacturers and experiments with firing times.

The panels were installed, with large mirrors between each pair, towards the end of 1996.

Browse the panels by clicking on the images. There are several ways to navigate the panels, so you may be browsing a while before you get to see them all!

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21-23 Park Road, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7AD, England, UK
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