He Puts "Farm Art" On Ceramic Tile

He Puts Farm Art On Ceramic Tile FARM HOME Miscellaneous I have a small business where I put images on ceramic tile It s a great way to bring images of the farm into the home says retired farmer Greg Trickey of Crane Hill Ala about the homemade tractor art he made for the game room in his basement As an example of what he can do he made a mural of 6-in tiles showing the grille of a Farmall H He mounted the tiles on a cement board formed with redcedar and fitted with pool cue holders It mounts in his basement game room I get a lot of compliments on it says Trickey I came up with the idea after I retired from farming in Minnesota in 2005 The last piece of equipment I kept was my 1946 Farmall H tractor which I had restored Trickey uses a process called sublimation printing in which he puts photos or portraits on everything from T-shirts to coffee mugs to ceramic tiles He used a Nikon D80 camera to take the photos then processes them on his computer It lets me enjoy memories of my tractor without worrying about a dirty carburetor or tires going low says Trickey The ceramic tiles give it extra depth and detail The yellow background around the tractor grill actually came from a photo of my last wheat field I also plan to make two smaller 12 by 18-in murals of my Dad s 1942 H tractor and his 1962 Case 830 I spent a lot of time on those tractors as a boy He does custom work using photos that the customer supplies Digital photos work best but I can also work with non-digital photos The price depends on how much work the image needs says Trickey Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Greg Trickey 429 Co Rd 903 Crane Hill Ala 35053 ph 256 747-6443; mytgreg@gmail com

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