Tag: birds

Oak Tree of Life

These tiles were our first commission for 2025. A customer near the Brecon Beacons in Wales gave me a list of some of the fauna and flora in and around their garden and asked me to design something for their bathroom. They are very pleased with the final result and immediately came back for some kitchen tiles too.
The tree features fruits and a few leaves from various trees and bushes in their garden, as well as some of their insects. The birds and animals were also all specified.

Also there were a few birds of prey dotted around the other walls, and a small panel of one of their views above the sink.

Here are a few of the tiles that went in the kitchen. A mix of some 10 cm Delft tiles we had in stock, and some Coffee and Little bird tiles painted especially.

Floral tiles

Floral scene with birds

This is the last commission completed in 2019. Birds and flowers are two of our favourite things to paint. This tile panel is for behind a cooker, for a lovely couple in Hereford. The birds and flowers are all from their garden. Even down to their one legged blackbird they call “Hoppy”. The commission was on 12cm handmade tiles made to fit the space.

The tiles were finished with gold and coloured lustres on all the insects.

Flower and bird tiles

Kitchen tiles
tiles in situ
Hedgehog tile
Mouse tile
Sunflower tile
Wren tile
Snail tile
Flowers and insects
Blue tit tile
Hoppy the Blackbird
Peacock Butterfly tile
Robin tile

Handmade at Kew

WE are slowly getting back to normal after a great time at Handmade at Kew, held in Kew Gardens in London. Lots of sales and plenty of interest, so we are hoping to get some Chinoiserie commissions from it. Our dearest wish is to be able to tile a whole room one day! The next show we are doing is Made By Hand in Cardiff City Hall 2 – 4th November 2018.

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peacock head

Chinoiserie tiles

Another Chinoiserie tile panel for a shower – this time in Oxfordshire.

These are our favourite tiles to paint. When we exhibit at Kew in early October we will be showing only Chinoiserie tiles.

Peacock tile panel

Chinoiserie Peacock tile panel

Green Delft Animal Tiles

This is a set of handmade 5″ Delft Animal tiles painted in Apple and Juniper green for a customer in Canada.

twelve Delft animal tiles

twelve Delft animal tiles

Thirty Delft Animal Tiles

Thirty Delft Animal Tiles

Coffee and Tea tiles

This is a set of tiles sent to Australia for a kitchen refurb.
The range was developed years ago for Waitrose supermarkets for their cafés. We took the range off the website a couple of years ago, but now I am revamping it, and it will go back up soon.

Coffee and tea panel

Coffee and tea panel

Some star tiles for behind the sink:

Star tiles