Relief carved ceramic faerie tile

Our new 6x6 faerie tile.

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Asking questions, open minds

Looking in between

Seeking love, and various kinds

Of creatures yet unseen

Taking chances, bravely stride

Beyond the realms we know

With magic hoping to collide

To feel our spirits grow

Stepping closer to the brink

We ponder mythic themes

Through the veil, with mother sync

World of wonder,  faerie dreams.

Decorative handmade ceramic crane tile

6 x 6 Crane tile done in a mocha cream gloss glaze.

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One of the most frequently mentioned birds of the ancient Irish & British tradition, the crane represents secret knowlege, patience & longevity. The same symbolism is attributed to the crane in Chinese culture as well, where next to the phoenix it is the most favored of all the bird symbols.

Cranes dance in circles, which the ancients associated with both the movement of the sun and their role as guides, leading souls out of incarnation and back again to birth ( the stork?) Many cultures around the world were known to enact ritual crane dances, using nine steps and a leap while weaving in and out of a maze pattern to symbolize the journey of the soul.

How we make our handmade ceramic tiles

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Here's a link to a short step by step of how we make our tiles.

Handmade Celtic Ceramic tile installation

Here's a picture of one of our 30 x 30 Celtic tile sets in the process of being installed. We don't do installing ourselves, we just make the tiles, but we do recomend shopping around for a setter that's had some experience with handmade tiles. Because of the variations there is often more "eyeballing" and minor adjustments to be done than you'll get with most manufactued tiles. thetiledoctor.com is a pretty informatve site if your planning on doing your own tile setting.

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Celtic deer and dragon ceramic tile set

This is our 30 x 30, 12 piece Celtic deer and dragon tile set. It's 1/2 inch thick with very shallow relief carving,  which makes it especially suited to being installed on either the floor or wall. It's shown here in two of our best selling colors, Mocha cream & Mossy stone.

We have the same design in a 13 x 13, 9 piece set. This one's 3/8 inch thick and the center tile has deeper relief carving.

In both Celtic and Native American symbolism the deer, or hind, represents femininity, gentleness and kindness. Called "Faerie cattle" by ancient Celts, who believed them to be supernatural.

Dragons,  in the British Celtic mythology, symbolize power of the elements and  treasures of the subconscious mind.

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Decorative ceramic Celtic Owl tile

I am coeval with the ancient oak

Whose roots spread wide in yonder moss

Many a race has passed before me

And still I am the lonely owl of Srona

                                                 Domhnull Mac Fhionnlaidh

Owl, cailleach-oidhche (crone of the night), sacred to the Goddess in her crone aspect

symbolizes esoteric wisdom & secrecy.

This is our very popular 6x6 Celtic Owl tile, shown here in a high gloss espresso art glaze.

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Celtic mermaid and seal ceramic tile

Our new relief carved 8"x 8" Celtic Mermaid and seal tile.

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A mermaid found a swimming lad,

Picked him for her own,

Pressed her body to his body'

Laughed; and plunged down

Forgot in cruel happiness

That even lovers drown.

                                     William Butler Yeats

Tales of mermaids and their many interactions with humans have been around for centuries. They form a large part of seafaring lore, especially, but not exclusively around the coastal areas of Britian.

Although most stories are of sea dwelling mermaids, many are told of them haunting rivers and deep pools. The name mermaid is often used to describe a range of supernatural water creatures.

The classic mermaid known in western cultures is derived from Celtic legend, folklore and local sealore in places where people were in contact with the sea as part of every day life.

Christopher Columbus logged that he had seen mermaids on his journey to the new world and was suprised that they were not more attractive. The popular belief is that it was actually manatees he saw.