Here are two recent tiles that are for the bird-watchers to note down on their logs…
The first one is about 4″ x 4″, the second about 7″ x 7″. Fired at cone 06 and colored with Velvet underglazes, these were done in January, 2019.
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Claudia McGill and Her Art World 
Black birds, very jaunty! Love them.
Thank you. I always think black gives such a boost to every other color, plus, I like making birds.
These bird tiles make me so happy!
I love black birds and yours are great
Thank you. I still remember your raven series from a little while back – each bird a personality. And so beautifully painted as are all your pieces. Thank you.
Well, thanks for your super kind words, Claudia
These are wonderful! I like to think that the figure has upraised hands because they have just scattered seed for those birds to munch. I especially love the first tile as it reminds me of the two ravens I see at work each morning.
Thank you. Using a black underglaze as the bottom layer and working in a negative space kind of way leads to creating black birds, and I love the way they emerge in this process. I also really like making pictures of people and birds together – I think it is a happy and auspicious pairing and a tile like this to me is for good luck.
beeeeeautiful black!
Thank you! I love the rich black this underglaze makes in the tiles.
Thank you. I like making birds using the negative space technique because I think they end up looking free and happy.
Of course you know I love these! (K)
I like using the negative space technique and how these birds emerge from the background and are so lively.
Cool work , i like both ! Kind regards, Jürgen
Thank you! I like making birds (I like birds in real life) and I think these birds are living interesting lives.