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Art made by the people for the people, as a joy to the maker and the user... ~William Morris
William De Morgan Tree of Knowledge on 6x8 inch tiles with Pratt and Larson field tiles.
With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some small way, if only in one small corner of the world, amongst the men and women I love, then I shall count myself blessed, and blessed, and blessed, and the work goes on. ~William Morris
"Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all ~Emily Dickinson
I've discontinued the 4.25 inch Strawberry Thief accent tiles, replacing them with two versions of the Strawberry Thief border tiles for 4.25 inch and 6 inch sizes. They're better! I can still make the 4.25 inch version, but the pattern is so dense, it's a bad fit for 4.25 inch tiles. The 6-inch and 8-inch accent tiles are still available.
The cost of the 6x3 blanks has gone up for reasons I cannot fathom. They are now the same price as the 6x6s and I am in the process of adjusting them throughout the site. However, there is just too much price-raising of this sort going on so I am going to do my best to offset that by reducing the price on some popular tiles to offset that. William De Morgan Persian Fish Frieze and William Morris Strawberry Thief are currently most popular, which means I make fewer mistakes on them and so don't waste as many tiles as I do on newer items -- so I have decreased the price on those.
I modified the Catalog in an attempt to make the website easier to navigate. You can drill down from the Catalog, or if you know the tile you are looking for by name, it will be listed on the Site Map.
First time here? How this Site is Organized
Latest Tiles (not fully updated, but soon!)
Abandon hopelessness, all ye who enter here...
~G.K. Chesterton
Several new customer installation photos have come in. They are accessible from the Catalog
Like a stunned piano, like a bucket
of fresh milk flung into the air
or a dozen fists of confetti
thrown hard at a bride
stepping down from the altar,
the stars surprise the sky.
~Edward Hirsch, In Spite of Everything, The Stars
More kitchen installation photos
Baths (one new)
Kitchens (two new)
Fireplaces (one new)
Stairs and Accents (one new)
These are the most recent tiles, in reverse order. I add new tile designs less frequently during tile season.
New size and color options added to Strawberry Thief Backsplash and Border Tiles
Tree of Knowledge Fireplace Surround with Pratt and Larson Field Tiles
De Morgan Borders and Backsplashes
Twelve new tiles added to De Materia Medica, a Medieval herbal text, for a total of 24 tiles.
Tiles from De Sphaera, a Medieval Astronomical Textbook
Added new tiles and formats to the Unicorn Tapestries
Ongoing additions to the bestiary:
Brought back Limited Edition murals to Tres Riches Heures Labors of the Months tile set (12 months, 6 tiles).
Victorian Medieval:
Monoceros Star Map backsplash. Beware of unicorns in the sky.
Botanicals: Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Annuals
Edward Burne-Jones, Doorkeeper
Art Nouveau Water Lily and Lotus
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh 'Four Queens'
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. ~William Morris
The galleries are visual gateways to tiles in the general area mentioned. Options such as size, color, and other variations are shown on the individual product pages.
William Morris Tiles from Textiles
Victorian Blue and White Tiles
De Morgan Tile Borders and Backsplashes
William Morris Red House and Early Tiles
Medieval Maps and Bestiary Tiles
Medieval Book of Hours and Herbals
Scottish, Glasgow Arts & Crafts, Jessie M. King, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Fairy Tales and Victorian Nursery
But really, it's getting away from me....
I've started work on nests, kitchen herbs, and possibly even more fish. Kitchen herbs are probably more important but I am enjoying the nests. Meanwhile, do see the Ladies' Flower Garden of Ornamental Annuals
If these seem like a good idea, encourage me.
Victorian tea room tiles.
Accent tiles to accompany the Monoceros Star Map backsplash.
Medieval Story Tiles
I say to you that earth and heaven are not two but one; and this one is that which ye know, and are each one of you a part of.... unless ye slay it. ~William Morris, A Dream of John Ball
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victorian blue and white, ships and not floral
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