Custom Handmade Ceramic Mosaic Wall Art

Hello!  Here we are just outside our studio (Clare on left, Romy on right) with a commission we finished a little while back.  Our client particularly wanted to include little blue birds throughout as a reminder of a visit to California.  It’s a very joyful piece and wanted to share it!

If you are interested in creating a custom stoneware clay tile mosaic art piece, it all starts with a simple conversation.  Whether it is one of our clay tile mosaic wall art pieces or bringing new life to an old furniture piece, just reach out to us.  You can see us in person at one of our shows, email us at romyandclare@gmail.com, convo us through etsy convo, or phone us. 

Just let us know what you are interested in creating and include some measurements to help us get started.  To find out more about our custom order process visit http://www.romyandclare.com/custom or click link in bio and select “custom order” from menu.

Peacock Pair Mosaic Wall Art in Repurposed Vintage Frame

Fortunately we had a pretty day yesterday and snapped a shot of “Peacock Pair” just outside our studio.  This handcarved stoneware clay tile mosaic piece we show here is actually made up of several tiles (we carve the slab clay and then cut into separate tiles) and then the tiles are set into one of our “finds,” a repurposed vintage frame that we painted black.  Semiprecious stones included in this mosaic are cultured pearl, amethyst, jade, magnesite and coral.  This is a statement piece.  Overall Dimensions: 29.5” x 29.5” x 2.5”

You can find it (and more!) in our booth at Cincinnati’s Summerfair this weekend, May 31-June 2!  Shop early for best selection!

Colorful Pottery Wall Art Entryway Coat Hook

We love the joyful feel of bright colors. We are often asked how we get such bright colors.  Our palette of glazes and underglazes consists of 13 colors, but since we layer these colors, the number and depths of the colors are multiplied. After glazing we raku fire the tiles which usually adds a bit of iridescence and some unexpected personality.

This repurposed vintage trim wall shelf features a set of our colorful handmade clay tile mosaics in varying patterns of dots, vine, suzani, etc. We add semiprecious stones into the tiles to add a little more sparkle and texture.  With the set of repurposed vintage coat hooks, it’s what we like to call functional wall art.  We think it would look great in a mudroom or entryway. Find it here>>

Turquoise Bracelet with Smoky Quartz and Recycled Glass Beads from Africa

The idea of using recycled materials in our work not only because it makes us feel good that we are diverting materials from the waste stream, but also because they just have a charm and patina all of their own.  We made this three strand chain link bracelet with turquoise and smoky quartz but also sourced recycled glass beads from Africa. These brown beads are produced in large part by the African Krobo tribe using a century’s old method where powdered glass is poured into clay molds and baked in a specialized oven. The bicone shaped metal beads are handmade individually and are from Ethiopia. 

We love the ethnic look when all the stones and beads are combined.  Each bracelet, and really each jewelry piece we create, are unique pieces due to the use of these natural materials. We may make several of these bracelets but they will not be exact duplications of stones and beads, but they will be made in the same spirit as the one you see pictured. See this bracelet and more of our jewelry in our shop>>>

The Zen of Jewelry Making

We really love what we do and feel so lucky to sort of be in charge of our day…. most days.  It’s great to be able to have a long term larger commission to work on or a bigger project which requires more detailed thought and planning.  But, man, it can be so satisfying to sit down at our worktable and just create little works or art in the form of jewelry.  Wearable art. 

Instead of a palette of glazes and underglazes before us, we have trays of stones and findings and little ceramic compositions we made from stoneware clay.  The earrings in the picture are made from the semiprecious stones of turquoise and smoky quartz sandwiched around a decorative metal cap.  Find them in our shop >>

See more of our jewelry collections >>

Turquoise and Smoky Quartz Artist Made Jewelry

We are trying to be a little more thoughtful in the way we work and present our jewelry collections.  We fight to keep a lid on our desire to create in the moment so that we can service the more practical need of running a business.  Guess it’s the yin and yang of life! 

The group we show in this post is from our Turquoise and Smoky Quartz collection.  Clare especially loves combining these two semiprecious stones.  You can find jewelry made with turquoise (and our mosaic wall art and belt buckles too!) here.

Birthday Gifts

Turns out that these wall art pieces were birthday and Christmas gifts for one of our clients who so generously shared these pictures of them in place in her beautiful home!  It makes us happy to see the many different homes where our artwork resides. 

Find Red Bird on Branch framed raku tile mosaic here

New Hampshire Kitchen Wall Art

We love getting pictures from our customers showing where our art work finds its new home!  Here is a very pretty New Hampshire kitchen with our Suzani Patchwork clay tile mosaic wall art fitting right in!  We look forward to seeing how our new Arabesque Canister Set looks when it arrives too!

HGTV Magazine Feature!

We are so thrilled to have our Jubilation Small Canister featured on HGTV's David Bromstad's list of favorite canisters in the November 2017 issue of HGTV Magazine! 

Texas Backsplash and Assorted Tiles

Tiles ready for installation in a breakfast room

Sketch for tiles

Just snapped a couple of quick photos of a project we just finished up and are carefully packaging to ship to Texas.  The colorful tile panel will be installed as a backsplash feature in a breakfast room.  Below are the coordinating wall tiles that will be scattered randomly in the adjacent laundry room.  This truly was a fun project for us.

Handmade wall tile waiting to be wrapped for shipping

California Blue Birds Wall Art

Here's the working sketch and start of another custom piece we are currently working on.  The client has fond memories of a California trip and was struck by the blue birds seen there.  A pair of blue birds will be incorporated in this piece.

Repurposed Vintage with Mosaic Tile Wall Art

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Custom wall art for a local friend.  What a pretty home for this piece... it is really satisfying to see where our art work ends up!  

Laughs for Love Fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley

We had a lot of fun making these ornaments for the Laughs for Love fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley which takes place Saturday, March 4th here in Jasper, Indiana.  Many thanks to the big help from a few girl scouts from Ireland, Indiana Troop 329 and a few cub scouts from Ireland, Indiana Pack 130 who helped turn out these fun ornaments for tomorrow's event!  Find more info on the event here or on facebook here.

Virginia Family Room

Another of our Sticks has made a home in this very welcoming family room in Virginia.  This time in a horizontal orientation.  We love how it helps marry all of the room colors together and feels right at home above the fireplace. 

California Kitchen

We love getting customer photos of our artwork in their new homes!  Our Stick Wall Art made its way to this beautiful Bay Area California kitchen!

St. Francis

We were contacted last fall about doing a custom mosaic wall art piece featuring St. Francis.  We think he looks great in his new home!  

The process started with a few emails discussing design elements and then we presented our client with a sketch to approve.

Then we brought the sketch to life in raw clay.

Then the pieces went into the kiln for the first firing.

Below the pieces were reassembled and ready to receive coats of underglaze.

Here is the reassembled piece again after its second firing.

And, below, shown prior to grouting, but after raku firing and mosaic embellishments.

And, here is the artwork in place.  What a beautiful home!  We really enjoyed working on this project and with such a great client!  See more of our mosaic wall art here.

Show Prep

Wrapped up on some glazing yesterday of some little magnets and tile art.  After they come out of the kiln this morning, we'll put on the finishing touches and they will come with us to the Wild Women Wearable Art show this weekend.  It's a two city venue starting in Louisville, KY, Friday and Saturday, February 5 - 6 and then onto Indianapolis, Sunday, February 7.

Red Bird

This is just one of those stories we love.  We received an order for this little red bird on two blossoms a while back.  Our customer shared her photo with us that her home has a backyard that attracts beautiful red cardinals to her feeder daily which is what inspired her to add our artwork to her home.  

Garden Envy

Thanks Elite16 for the fresh feature on the blog today!  And thanks to Pat of Giardino for styling this pretty collection!  Visit the blog here.

Pretty Patterns!

A big Thank You to the Elite16 for the wonderful feature on their blog!  We are in great company!  Check it out here!