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Art made by the people for the people, as a joy to the maker and the user... ~William Morris
De Morgan Iznik Empress Tiles (new, April 2021)
Happy Birthday, Mark Strand
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... ~Emily Dickinson
How can I help when I don't know the needs or even the problem? But hope is the thing with feathers so until further notice, all bird murals are 40% off (up to $200) The De Morgan Persian Garden of Fantastic Birds tiles are 25% off (up to $200). Please pay it forward when you can.
"Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I've heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
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
First time here? How this Site is Organized
Abandon hopelessness, all ye who enter here...
~G.K. Chesterton
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
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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)
Poetry is my favorite thing. Yes, more than tile. To celebrate poetry month, I'll update this page with some poetry. Mark Strand, Canadian-born poet, born on this day in 1934:
How those fires burned that are no longer, how the weather worsened, how the shadow of the seagull vanished without a trace. Was it the end of a season, the end of a life? Was it so long ago it seems it might never have been? What is it in us that lives in the past and longs for the future, or lives in the future and longs for the past? And what does it matter when light enters the room where a child sleeps and the waking mother, opening her eyes, wishes more than anything to be unwakened by what she cannot name?
~Mark Strand, No Words Can Describe it
These are the most recent tiles, in reverse order. I add new tile designs less frequently during tile season.
Strawberry Thief Backsplash and Border Tiles
Thistle (attributed to Dearle, but probably Kate Faulkner)
De Morgan Borders and Backsplashes
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 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
william de morgan tile gallery
victorian blue and white, ships and not floral
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