Crocodile Tile

A bas-relief tile of a coiled crocodile, cast in my studio in Chiang Mai. The entire technique is built around layering. Every element sits at a slightly different height, creating depth within less than a quarter of an inch. The head and body come forward, the tail curls beneath, and the scales step down layer by layer to the flat surface of the tile. Tiles were sculpted this way in the 1800s, and the craft has mostly disappeared since. Read how they are made