Project description
We are looking for a skilled ceramic artist to design and hand-paint a multi-tile mural that will become the focal accent of a kitchen backsplash. The mural must be composed of individual glazed tiles, each fired separately in a kiln, then assembled on site so the finished artwork reads as one continuous image once installed above the countertop and cooking area, not as a collection of separate decorated tiles.
The project starts with a concept sketch translated into a full-scale template, so the composition can be divided cleanly across the tile grid without the drawing breaking awkwardly at the grout lines. We are open to a botanical, coastal, or folk-pattern motif, and welcome the artist's own proposal on palette and layout, as long as the finished piece complements a light, warm kitchen interior with wood cabinetry and pale countertops.
Each tile has to be painted with food-safe, lead-free glazes suitable for a kitchen environment exposed to heat, steam, grease, and occasional splashes, then fired to the correct cone temperature for long-term durability. We need the tiles cut or ordered to a consistent thickness so the finished mural sits flush during installation, along with a numbered layout map so the installer can place every single piece in the right position without guesswork or trial fitting.
Please include in your proposal: photographs of previous multi-tile mural commissions, the total number of tiles you would recommend for the wall space we describe, an estimated turnaround from sketch approval to fired, ready-to-install tiles, and your packaging method for preventing chips or cracks during transit. Experience with kiln firing schedules and glaze food safety standards is required for this job.
We would prefer someone who can walk us through the material choices in plain language and provide a short written care guide for the finished mural, since the backsplash will be wiped down and cleaned regularly in an active family kitchen. Please also note whether you can visit to take final wall measurements before cutting tiles, or whether you will work from photographs and dimensions we supply.
The project starts with a concept sketch translated into a full-scale template, so the composition can be divided cleanly across the tile grid without the drawing breaking awkwardly at the grout lines. We are open to a botanical, coastal, or folk-pattern motif, and welcome the artist's own proposal on palette and layout, as long as the finished piece complements a light, warm kitchen interior with wood cabinetry and pale countertops.
Each tile has to be painted with food-safe, lead-free glazes suitable for a kitchen environment exposed to heat, steam, grease, and occasional splashes, then fired to the correct cone temperature for long-term durability. We need the tiles cut or ordered to a consistent thickness so the finished mural sits flush during installation, along with a numbered layout map so the installer can place every single piece in the right position without guesswork or trial fitting.
Please include in your proposal: photographs of previous multi-tile mural commissions, the total number of tiles you would recommend for the wall space we describe, an estimated turnaround from sketch approval to fired, ready-to-install tiles, and your packaging method for preventing chips or cracks during transit. Experience with kiln firing schedules and glaze food safety standards is required for this job.
We would prefer someone who can walk us through the material choices in plain language and provide a short written care guide for the finished mural, since the backsplash will be wiped down and cleaned regularly in an active family kitchen. Please also note whether you can visit to take final wall measurements before cutting tiles, or whether you will work from photographs and dimensions we supply.
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