Ceramic Art Tile

Did you miss the deadline to order tiles from our website this year? You can still buy Emu Tiles at a number of "bricks and mortar" retailers while our online store is closed! some of the tiles recently delivered to McKay Bricker Gallery If you are near Akron, Ohio, visit Hazel Tree Interiors Holiday Open House today between noon and 8pm. I delivered a nice selection of tiles there yesterday for this event. If you can't make it to the open house, stop by anytime they are open during the holiday season to see a delightful collection of work by...

..in a wood shop. More of the tiles I sent out last week have been installed! The good people of Woodcreek Furniture just sent me photographs of three projects they completed using my handmade tiles: two decorative mirrors and one Arts & Crafts style wooden frame. The frame looks so right around my 6"x6" Tree of Life tile in Watercolor Blue Glaze: Project two is a mirror that is surrounded by four of my 2"x2" animal tiles in spearmint glaze:  A close up of the animal tiles appears at the bottom of this page. Speaking of animals, I love the...

I sent out the first of my new rooster and bee tiles four short days ago, so I am surprised and delighted that I just received pictures of some of them installed. That was fast! This a great tile layout for a kitchen. I love how the slate wall tiles extend onto the counter in stripes. (more pictures below) The cinnamon glaze on the art tiles plays off the reds & browns in the stone. These designs have significance for the homeowners; a rooster and bee are historical symbols of the town in which they live. This local connection makes the installation...

Blue glazes, that is! I mailed out almost 200 tiles yesterday; among them was this set of aquatic tiles glazed in Pacific Blue and Watercolor Blue: Above: assorted 2"x2" handmade tiles.  (more pictures below)   Below: Blues are a natural choice for 1"x6" wave tiles: The lighter color is "Pacific Blue" the darker one is "Watercolor Blue." Here they are on 4"x4" Frog tiles: These particular tiles are on the way to their new home, but fortunately I do have plenty of both glazes left so I can always make more blue tiles. That makes me happy. Sometimes it is good to have the...

This installation was a long time in the making. The customer ordered some art tiles, which I made and shipped to her. Then she realized that she needed more to complete her vision for her kitchen, so she ordered more. But Autumn is a high variation glaze which comes out different with every firing, so it took me several tries to match her original tiles. Fortunately, she was very patient & is now quite happy with the results. Yay! An assortment of handmade tiles are set among glass and slate mosaic tiles, surrounded by a ceramic border to make a...

Tree art is a natural choice for fireplace decor, since fireplaces burn wood & wood comes from trees. Using representations of trees in hearth design pays homage to the trees that are burned there. These installation photos I recently received are a great illustration of this idea. And as an added bonus, one of tree tiles featured is my brand new 4"x4" oak leaf tile. It looks great installed! Close up of the oak leaf tile in the afternoon sun. The color of the glaze looks so right with the stone tile and wood floor. Earth tones and neutrals blend together...

I've been busy this week sculpting various 4"x4" tiles, including a completely new Rooster design. The Honey Bee was already available as a 2"x2" tile and I am re-sizing it. I am also working on enlarging one of my cat tiles, but it is not ready for the public eye. The rooster and bee, however, are almost finished:  I am going to fiddle with the wings and feathers a bit more, and then make molds. The mold making process will destroy the original proofs, but that is ok because with the finished molds I can make hundreds of reproductions of...

Seeing customer installation pictures never fails to make me happy, so getting these photos from Nan S. was quite a treat. She has a stairway in her home, and she wanted to increase the visual impact of this transitional space with tiles. She achieved her goal brilliantly, but not in the way you might expect. Instead of tiling the stair treads and risers, she tiled the walls and ceiling of the stairwell. And lucky for me, she took lots of pictures: The view up the stairs. Art tiles are 6"x6" Tree of Life and 4"x4" Acorn The upper wall and...