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Anke's tile murals start out as a acrylic painting, to work out the colours and design. From the painting Anke makes a template and hand cuts her irregular earthenware shaped tiles. The tiles are carefully dried, allowing just a small amount of warping to emphasize the handmade look. After a few days, the tiles are bisque fired. They are glazed in a white Maiolica glaze and painted with coloured stains and oxides. Detail is added with scrafito, again working from the
original painting. Gold luster is added to the tiles after the glaze firing to get more detail and richness and then fired for the third time. The tile are glued to a wall or on plywood and then grouted. They are available framed in terracotta or goldleaf.

The subjects range from narrative pieces, southern and local landscapes, streetscapes and heritage buildings, often done in a collage style.