From concept and design through firing and installation, ceramic tiling is one of the few places in a home where art is permanently installed. In Handmade Tile, Forrest Lesch-Middleton shares everything he's learned as the founder and owner of a custom ceramic tile business. Whether you want to make your own tile or want to use artistic and custom-made tile in your home, this book has everything you need. Key features include: Making Tile: Clay considerations, rolling, cutting, and extruding, Decorating: Glazing, image transfer, cuerda seca, and other ideas, Designing Your Space: Tile in context, choosing tile, and design considerations, Installation: Removing old tile, backing, setting tile, and grouting, Galleries and Interviews: Featuring top workings artists in tile Book jacket.