Handmade Tile

It is here!! Our new website went up over the weekend & I am thrilled about it. I would love to take credit for the updated version of EmuTile.com, but it all goes to my wonderful husband, Darrell, who preformed the upgrade. I did help with design decisions, but he did all the set up and made the switch. What a guy! We would both love for you to click around & tell us what you think.  After you explore the new site for a bit you might want to see how far Emu Tile has come in the last 8 and a half years. As I said in the title, this is the...

Seems like we just updated the website, but it has been two whole years and technologies are always changing! So besides the new more efficient kilns, which save electricity and perform all around better, and the other upgrades to the studio work-space we will be launching a new version of the Emu Handmade Tile website in the next few months. (See: Drupal) The main improvement is that the new site is responsive and will work better with mobile devices. We are working on putting some other nice things into the site to make it easier for people to use, and we...

When I received these lovely pictures of an Arts and Crafts hearth from Jeanne in Maine, I felt anything but blue! It is always super exciting for me when I get to see my work installed. These pictures were extra thrilling because this is the first time I have seen most of these particular tiles in a finished project. And what a project this is! The hearth creates a unique focal point in an appealing & airy space.... Here is an overall view, showing the handcrafted oak mantle, a charming painting of an ocean scene, and of course, handmade tiles!...

I had to dig deep in my email archives to find these gems. These kitchen installation photos arrived back in January, but somehow I forgot to post them right away. The beautiful weather and renewal of life in this wonderful month of May reminded me that it is time to share pictures of this nature inspired kitchen: Above the stove are three 4"x4" art tiles: "Turtle" in Autumn Glaze, "Frog" in Leaf Green Glaze, and "Dragonfly" in Cinnamon. All of these designs were chosen in part because the can be installed on the diagonal. The installer did a fantastic job...

18 new tiles have just been added to the online store. Rather than list each and every one here, I decided to add a new category for them. It is called "New!"  From now on, when I add a new tile to the store, I will put it into the "New!" category temporarily. (New tiles will appear in other, permanent categories, as well.) Here are pictures of some of the current batch of new tiles: The tiles pictured above also appear in another recently added category: "1 by 6 inch tiles"   The heron tiles pictured above are listed in...

The first examples of the tile I wrote about in this post are finished! The diamond frame with the Tulip design looks almost Art Deco. The tiles are shown here in Watercolor Blue glaze, I can't wait to try them in other glazes.   I am going to add over 20 other new tiles to the store this week. And I still have a backlog of installation photos to post, so please check back soon! Handmade Tiles Referenced:  Diagonal Tulip 6"x6" Ceramic Handmade Tile

It took about 2 months for me to complete this set of over 600 leaf green tiles. Fortunately the homeowner was willing to wait. And she was also kind enough to share pictures of the completed kitchen!  She got the idea from this installation & I am impressed with how much it looks like the original concept, right down to the shallow condiment shelves on either side of the range: The 1"x6" border tiles around the shelves differ from the original installation, I made a new dot design for this job: (I smiled when I saw this picture, because I love nutiva...

(The tiny row of green tiles above the elephant were made by yours truly.) It almost that time of year again! Every spring, indigenous gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio hosts an invitational exhibit featuring 30 - 40 tile artists. I am thrilled that my tiles will be part of the show this year. This year's show is shaping up to the biggest and best one yet! Here is a link to samples of work from some of the fantastic tile artists that will be included: http://indigenouscraft.com/arttiles Here is a sneak peak of part of my contribution: As I type this, these...