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Cuerda Seca

Cuerda Seca is a Spanish term for wax resist handpainted decorative tiles. !e wax line or dry cord keeps the glazes from running together during kiln firing. Once the outline is applied to the tile, the glaze is eye dropped in each separate area with a ceramic syringe. During firing the glazes melt and run up against the wax barrier creating a subtle texture. Most of the time the outline is done with black wax. A clear wax line which exposes the color of the tile body is available as a custom request. Almost all our Cuerda Seca tiles are produced on our Debris body but clear line can be very attractive on our white body Vitrail Series.

!e original idea for the Cuerda Seca technique came from Persia to Spain were it was refined then from Spain to California were it has been further refined to produce our tiles. Custom Cuerda Seca designs can be made at your request.

For more information please visit our website at www.fireclaytile.com.

AndaluciaSpanish Cross

Almeria

Arabesque

Barcelona MadridLugo Pamplona

San SebastianAlbacete Seville

Cordoba

4 x 4, 6 x 6

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Segovia 3x6Segovia 6x6 Moorish Star 4x4,6x6 Moorish Star 3x6

Zamora 3x6Malaga 3x6

Double Flowers corne 3x3 rDouble Flowers 3x6 Santa Barbara 2x6 Linares 1x6

#10

Olde Palo Alto PFCA 4x4, 6x6 Old Palo Alto 6x6

#2

#9#8#7#6

#1 #3 #4 #5

Pasadena 6x6 Old Ventura -4x4 6x6Anaheim 4x4, 6x6

Lisbon 2x6

Segovia PFC3x6

OLD C AL I FORN IA 4 x 4, 6 x 6

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4 x 4 2 x 62 x 2

6 x 6

FLOREZA

#104 #105

#106

#107

#108

#109

#102 corner #103 #101

#115

#116

#113

#114

#110 PFC #1

#110 PFC #2

#110

#111

#112

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Vitoria - 4x4, 6x6

Cazorla4x4, 6x6, 8x8 ,12x12 Moorish Knot - 4x4, 6x6

Toledo- 4x4, 6x6

Santiago - 4x4, 6x6 Vigo - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6 Braga - 4x4, 6x6Avila - 4x4, 6x6

Gaudix - 4x4, 6x6

Orense 4x4, 6x6

Valencia- 4x4, 6x6

Soria- 4x4, 6x6

Palencia- 4x4, 6x6

Majorca- 4x4, 6x6 Cadiz- 4x4, 6x6

Granada -4x4, 6x6

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Serpa- 4x4, 6x6

Santander - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6

Teruel - 4x4, 6x6

Burgos - 4x4, 6x6

Merida- 4x4, 6x6

Gibraltar - 4x4, 6x6

Guadalajara - 4x4, 6x6

Cartagena - 4x4, 6x6

Ovieda - 4x4, 6x6

Viscu - 4x4, 6x6

Ayamonte - 4x4, 6x6

Gijón- 4x4, 6x6Buñol - 4x4, 6x6 Mora- 4x4, 6x6

Salamanca - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6León - 4x4, 6x6

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Bilbáo - 4x4, 6x6 Sol -- 4x4, 6x6 Vinera - 4x4, 6x6Flor - 4x4, 6x6

La Corúña - 4x4, 6x6 Castropol - 3x3, 4x4, 6x6

Aveiro - 4x4, 6x6

Alameda - 4x4, 6x6

Estrella - 4x4, 6x6Beja - 4x4, 6x6 Leiria - 4x4, 6x6

Villareal - 4x4, 6x6

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Tarragona - 4x4, 6x6

Alicante - 4x4, 6x6

4x4, 6x6 AlhambraGrándola - 4x4, 6x6

Zaragoza- 4x4, 6x6

Girona - 4x4, 6x6

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Two Peacock Mural24 6x6 tiles (36” x 24”)

SH IPS PLEAS ANT VALLEY

N AVAJO 4X4

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Sunset 4x4 Deer Tree 4x4 Peacock 4x4

Two Doves 4x4 Pine Tree 4x4 Deer 4x4

Ship Clipper 6x6 Ship Clipper Wave 6x6

Ship Galleon 6x6 Ship Galleon Wave 6x6

Ship Viking 6x6 Ship Viking Wave 6x6

Diamond 2x2, 2x3, 2x54x4 Checkerboard 9, 16

Cuerda Seca Corners 12x12 (Medallion as shown is 24x24)

Crashing Waves 4x6

San Marco 4x4

Tuscany 4x4

Chamberlain’s Flower 4x6

San Rafael 4x4

Crashing Double Waves 4x6

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