Tracy Ann Holmes
Tracy Ann Holmes has over 25 years experience in ceramics. Sculptural works, freeform mosaic tile murals and relief carving are available.
Category: Artist/Individual
Discipline: Visual arts
Program Affiliations: Artist Roster
About Tracy Ann Holmes
Tracy received an Art Education K-12 Certificate and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Ceramics from Brigham Young University in 1998. With over 25 years of experience she utilizes ceramic in tile, mural and sculptural art. Tracy’s sculptural work is predominately the female form used in figurative metaphor. Her favorite mural technique is that of free form mosaics that utilize grout lines as design lines. In 2014 Tracy attended the workshop of architectural ceramics artists Peter King & Xinia Marin so she could expand her skill-set to create public artworks that will last for generations. Glazed tiles never fade, are more resistant to pollution than even stone, and are easily cleaned–creating a beautiful and permanent contribution to the community. Recent projects include tile murals at schools and clay carvings for home interiors.
Tracy Ann Holmes
Preferred Pronouns: she/her
tracyannholmes@gmail.com
5202234917
https://www.tracyannholmes.com/
Down In The River Jordan, tile mural 32"x36" with hidden grout lines
Down In The River Jordan
Built as one slab of clay with additive and subtractive relief. The slab is cut along design lines, fired in the kiln, glazed and fired again, then reassembled and mounted to a board. The grout lines are painted so that they disappear.
4'x6' Tile mural of the Sonoran Desert animals, along with the school mascot of the cougar.
Coronado K-8 Tile Mural
Tracy created a cartoon of the design and transferred it to scale on thick plastic and each shape assigned a number. The students help roll out big sheets of clay and join them together into one large slab. The plastic sheet with the design was laid over the slab, traced and cut out. The students helped number the backs of the tiles so the pieces could be returned to the proper order. After the bisque firing the students glazed each of the individual tiles. Everything was fired again and then reassembled. The design was traced onto the cement board. The tiles were removed one more time and the cement board was attached to the block wall. The pieces were then mortared in place and then grouted. The mural is hung in the main courtyard of the school.
Detail of 4'x6' Tile mural of the Sonoran Desert animals, along with the school mascot of the cougar.
Coronado K-8 Tile Mural, Detail
Coronado K-8 mascot is the cougar which is the focal point of this Sonoran Desert themed mural. Tracy created a cartoon of the design and transferred it to scale on thick plastic and each shape assigned a number. The students help roll out big sheets of clay and join them together into one large slab. The plastic sheet with the design was laid over the slab, traced and cut out. The students helped number the backs of the tiles so the pieces could be returned to the proper order. After the bisque firing the students glazed each of the individual tiles. Everything was fired again and then reassembled. The design was traced onto the cement board. The tiles were removed one more time and the cement board was attached to the block wall. The pieces were then mortared in place and then grouted. The mural is hung in the main courtyard of the school.
Public Artist Art Roster
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Coronado Mural by Tracy Ann Holmes
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Tracy received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Ceramics and an Art Education K-12 Certificate from Brigham Young University in 1998. With over 25 years of experience she utilizes ceramic in tile, mural and sculptural art. Tracy’s sculptural work is predominately the female form used in figurative metaphor. Her favorite mural technique is that of free form mosaics that utilize grout lines as design lines. In 2014 Tracy attended the workshop of architectural ceramics artists Peter King & Xinia Marin so she could expand her skill-set to create public artworks that will last for generations. Glazed tiles never fade, are more resistant to pollution than even stone, and are easily cleaned–creating a beautiful and permanent contribution to the community. Recent projects include tile murals at schools and clay carvings for home interiors.
