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Carved Bricks
CARVED BRICKS
Susan Tunick | Ceramic Artist | Sculptor | Specialist in Architectural Ceramics | NYC, New York, United States
Jazzy Bricks
Hand-carved brick units
(8" h x 28" w x 4"d)
2005
(8" h x 28" w x 4"d)
2005
Corner Bricks
Hand-carved brick units
(10" h x 9" w x 4" d)
2005
(10" h x 9" w x 4" d)
2005
Blue Night
Hand-carved brick units
(12" h x 10" w x 4" d)
2007
(12" h x 10" w x 4" d)
2007
Blue Night (detail)
Klee’s Clay #1
Hand-carved brick units mounted on wood
(15" h x 10" w x 3" d)
2005
(15" h x 10" w x 3" d)
2005
Klee’s Clay #1 (detail)
Diamond in the Rough
Hand-carved brick unit
(9.5" h x 2.5" w x 3.5" d)
2002
(9.5" h x 2.5" w x 3.5" d)
2002
Shake Sugaree
Hand-carved brick units mounted on wood
(12" h x 10" w x 4" d)
2007
(12" h x 10" w x 4" d)
2007
Shake Sugaree (detail)
Pink Spiral
Unfired bricks used in a collaboration at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art
(9.5 feet in diameter, 3" high)
2000
(9.5 feet in diameter, 3" high)
2000
Magic Carpet
Unfired bricks used in a collaboration at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art
(12' long x 6' wide x 3" deep)
2000
(12' long x 6' wide x 3" deep)
2000
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GEOMETRICS
Geometrics
Star Hexagon Circle
Ceramic mosaic handmade pieces in star and hexagon pattern
(9" diameter x 0.5" deep)
2000
(9" diameter x 0.5" deep)
2000
SPAN (Brooklyn Bridge Park, NYC)
Ceramic and asphalt pavers used to provide information about both the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge
(2" h x 12.5' w x 6.5' l)
2000
(2" h x 12.5' w x 6.5' l)
2000
SPAN (detail)
Detail showing information impressed into the ceramic hexagons
24 Hexes Upon Your Lawn (Jersey City University, NJ)
Ceramic hexagons and diamond shapes combined with asphalt pavers
(7' diameter x 2.5" h)
1999
(7' diameter x 2.5" h)
1999
24 Hexes Upon Your Lawn (detail)
Detail showing ceramic pieces and asphalt pavers
Sphinx’s Smile
Glazed ceramic hexagons
(45" h x 38" w x 1.25" d)
2000
(45" h x 38" w x 1.25" d)
2000
Sphinx’s Smile (detail)
25 Golden Hexagons
Glazed ceramic hexagons inset with handmade ceramic elements, antique tiles, and gold glass tesserae
(38" h x 49.5" w x 2" d)
2000
(38" h x 49.5" w x 2" d)
2000
25 Golden Hexagons (detail)
Blue Checker Tile
Antique re-glazed tile bands mounted on clay backing
(6" w x 6" h x 0.5" d)
2016
(6" w x 6" h x 0.5" d)
2016
Pink Checker Tile
Antique re-glazed tile bands mounted on clay backing
(6" w x 6" h x 0.5" d)
2016
(6" w x 6" h x 0.5" d)
2016
Triple Halo Tile
Glazed clay screens with fluorescent paint on the reverse side
(18" w x 6" h x 0.5" d)
(18" w x 6" h x 0.5" d)
©2023 Susan Tunick. All rights reserved.
MOSAICS
mosaics
Double Dutch
Ceramic medallions inset with clay forms mounted on wood
(45" h x 38" w x 2" d)
2002
(45" h x 38" w x 2" d)
2002
Double Dutch (detail)
Double Sided Hexagon
Ceramic mosaic elements inset into clay form
(10" h x 11" w x 4" d)
1996
(10" h x 11" w x 4" d)
1996
Polka Dot Hexagon
Ceramic mosaic elements inset into clay form
(10" h x 11" w x 3" d)
1996
(10" h x 11" w x 3" d)
1996
Snail Shrine
Fired clay shards, wood, paint.
(32" diameter x 18" deep)
1989
(32" diameter x 18" deep)
1989
In the Middle
Ceramic mosaic elements on wooden form
(48" h x 72" w x 1" d)
1989
(48" h x 72" w x 1" d)
1989
In the Middle (detail)
Irish Eyes
Ceramic mosaic elements on wooden form
(34" diameter x 3" deep)
1991
(34" diameter x 3" deep)
1991
Irish Eyes (detail)
Clay Rails #1
Ceramic mosaic elements on wooden form
(30" diameter x 4" deep)
1991
(30" diameter x 4" deep)
1991
Clay Rails #1 (detail)
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CLAY BOXES
Clay Boxes