I made opening remarks and gave the project instructions to the group inside the Environmental Center.

Participants choosing a tree

During the hike, looking at the leaves of a Black cherry tree.

Jess making a clay print of the bark of a White oak tree.

Mary and I making a clay print of the bark of a Hornbeam tree.

Back at the Environmental center, I handed out clay for the rest of the project.

Each participant designed the layout of their tiles. Each tree is represented in the clay tiles with the bark, leaf and bud print and a sgraffito drawing of the flower , seed and fruit as well as the botanical name.

Helping Sandra with her layout.

Margaret working on a sgraffito drawing of the Sassafras tree flower.

Ronni working on the Red Oak tree layout.

Leslie, ronni and I working on tiles.

Jackie, Ralph and Nadine working.

Jen (foreground), Jess, Elliana and I working.

Victoria working on the Beech tree tiles.

Elliana working on a sgraffito drawing of the nut of the American chestnut tree.

Mary applying underglaze.

Jen working on sgraffito drawing for the Pawpaw tree.

Rebecca and her girls—Linnaea and Lily working on the tiles of the Red maple tree.

Jess working on sgraffito tiles for the White oak tree.

Sandra is finished with her tiles. She is smiling under her mask!

The finished tiles are transported to KRB Ceramics to be fired in the kiln. WE return a week later to glaze them.

Here are some tiles in the kiln after bisque firing.

A week later, Nadine and Emma glazing the sugar maple and Red bud tree tiles.

Adrienne glazing the Eastern white pine tree tiles.

Vania glazing Tulip tree leaf tile.

Mary glazing.

Leslie glazing the Black cherry bark tile.

Victoria glazing the Beech tree tiles.

Cindy glazing the White ash tree leaf tile.

A view of the interior of the beautiful Clarence Schock Environmental Center. The wood wall in the center of the picture is where the tiles will be installed.

Glaze firing inside the kiln.

Red bud tree

Eastern white pine