Karina G Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Where can I buy a few smooth tiles to use as bases/cutting surfaces for my clay work? Buying a whole box from a tile outlet would be overkill. I'm in Riberas, so someplace close would be better right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 If you can pick them up we are in Chapala, we have about 4 you can have. Message me for directions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 My godson is a ceramist from Chiapas and he bought one of the very large floor tiles 2 to a pack from the tile shop in Riberas. They work gret for him because he does large pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karina G Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 I don't recall a tile shop, probably because I've never been looking for one. Can you tell me where this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 next to the tuesday market or where Pnacho from SL had his restaurant golf thing. It is , I think, called Lamosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 38 minutes ago, bmh said: next to the tuesday market or where Pnacho from SL had his restaurant golf thing. It is , I think, called Lamosa Isn´t the Tues. market in Rancho del Oro, West Ajijic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Since you are in Riberas it might be easier to go to the one just West of the new Hospital San Antonio. There is a strip center with a restaurant upstairs, a salon downstairs and next door to the salon is a tile shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, Wookie said: Since you are in Riberas it might be easier to go to the one just West of the new Hospital San Antonio. There is a strip center with a restaurant upstairs, a salon downstairs and next door to the salon is a tile shop. That is the store bmh is talking about. The Tuesday Market was there about 10 years ago but has moved a couple of times since and is now in West Ajijic west of the cemetery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 te sorry about mentionig the market... it could be the monday market.. who knows I do not go to either one any longer.. I should know I live a few block from the tuesday market.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 What kind of clay are you working with, water clay or oil clay? If water clay are you buying from Tjamulco or CDMX? Do you work the clay when it is leather hard? If so, you might require a highly adsorbent slab made from pottery plaster. To make an income in clay, you have to work hard and fast, usually for people who have zero imagination or marketing skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karina G Posted January 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try the Riberas store first because that's easy for me. This is amateur hobby stuff; I got some polymer clay from Amazon and am trying my hand at jewelry making. Looks pretty easy to get started, although obviously there's many more complex projects out there. I'll be happy if I can construct 2 earrings that match, for the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 you have a kiln? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 just answered my question , I guess you do not need one since unlike natural clay it fired at very low temperature and you can fire in your oven. Sounds great , have fun. I live with a potter from Chiapas so we have a primitive kiln, you can do it in the oven...but lucky you , you do ot need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Just keep trying. If you ever get discouraged, watch that TV show " Nailed It! ". You know you can do better than that! At this stage, don't be afraid of imitating others work. Save lots of photos. Eventually your own style will emerge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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