Motawi Tileworks 4x4 Male Cardinal
Motawi Tileworks 4x4 Male Cardinal
Motawi Tileworks 4x4 Male Cardinal

Motawi Tileworks 4x4 Male Cardinal

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Handcrafted art tile.

  • Tile Size: Approximately 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”.  As each Motawi tile is crafted by hand, dimensions may vary slightly by up to 1/16".
  • Tiles are 5/8" thick and have a notch at the back for hanging.
  • Motawi Tileworks: a Michigan based company
  • Stand is not included

 

Mid-century modern meets Motawi mastery in these tiles based on the work of celebrated wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007), a self-described "minimal realist."  From the Harper print "Red and Fed" (1970).

 

The Making of a Motawi Art Tile

An art tile design is etched into a plaster mold.  Clay is pressed into the mold, trimmed and bisque-fired in the kiln.  Each tile is then glazed by hand and returned to the kiln for a final firing.  Motawi glazers employ the centuries old Cuenca technique, carefully filing glazes into the "basins" created by thin, raised lines in the clay.