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Outdoor Art
Three years ago I started to apply images of my photos to tile using a method called “Ink Sublimation”.
This process opened the whole new world of outdoor or “waterproof” art for the home!
What is sublimation?
It is a process that uses heat and a heat sensitive sublimation dye,
dissolved in a liquid, to print graphics and text onto special inkjet paper which is called a dye sub
transfer. The dye sub transfer and a sublimatable item
(special tile) are placed into a heat press for a set period of time. The special tile has a polymer
surface which opens under heat and pressure, the ink converts to a gas and the two combine when the
tile cools.
When the heating process is completed the picture has become a part of the finished tile surface.
Run your fingers over the surface and you feel nothing. Tiles can be cleaned with glass cleaner.
They can be left outdoors because the inks are UV resistant and hold up even under the intense
outdoor conditions of Florida.
Outdoor art is only one of many uses for sublimated tiles. They can be used as back splashes in
the kitchen, murals on the shower wall, trivets for the table, cutting boards next to the kitchen
sink…the variety of uses are unlimited!
All photographs can be produced on tile. Photographs can be ordered for a single tile or
multiple tile composition to meet your size or purpose. For multiple tile orders, a single
tile will be prepared of the selected photograph and be sent as a “test sample” for your
approval before producing the larger commission.
Tiles can be sent unmounted and boxed for your installation or framed in outdoor frames as
shown in the pictures on this site.
Tile Pricing (Shipping and Handling amounts not included)
| Single Tile |
Multiple Tile
(6” tile) |
Framed Tile Art
(Faux Coral Frame) |
4” X 4” - $ 9.00
6" X 6" - $20.00
6" X 8" - $28.00
8" X 10" - $47.00
12" X 12" - $84.00 |
12” X 18” - $125.00
18" X 24" - $250.00 |
18" X 24" - $330.00
Since shipping amounts and requirements
are specific
to each order, please email us
for shipping and handling amounts |
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