3-D Porcelain Tiles

Summer shelter mags always feature cottages with some artful, oddly appealing use of shells. Yet they never felt quite at home in the Midwest.

These oceanic-even-when-they’re-not Wall Tiles might be the answer. Organic, serene and edgy at the same time, they don't even sit on a mantle.

Sculptor Heather Knight and her Element Clay Studio have been seen on AT before with nature-inspired bowls. Like them, the Wall Tiles are made completely by hand out of porcelain clay. They feature a keyhole for hanging.

Tiles are available in two sizes, but there's also work aplenty (bowls included) at her Etsy shop. And if geographical appropriateness matters to you, fungi and turf are pretty universal.

The full-sized tiles measure 9-inches square and 3-inches deep.

Hydrangea, full-sized for $180

Microtiles like Turf measure 5-inch square for $60

Who knew Fungi could look this good?

Comments (12)

these give me the heeby jeebies

posted by cecicela on July 11th 2008 at 6:47am
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It would be a pain to clean these, plus they are a little creepy looking.

posted by suzy8track on July 11th 2008 at 6:52am
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I love these so much.

posted by jen_g on July 11th 2008 at 7:06am
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and I would add, potentially dangerous if one were to fall against it.

posted by RJD on July 11th 2008 at 7:13am
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I'd like to think these could make nice accents, but am having a hard time picturing a large scale installation. I'm mostly picturing an ocean themed bathroom from hell.

posted by Kinky Gazpacho on July 11th 2008 at 7:56am
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Anybody ever seen the ones at
http://www.jpricharddesign.com/
gorgeous!

posted by flixbix on July 11th 2008 at 8:58am
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Great for itchy backs!

posted by superflyguy on July 11th 2008 at 10:18am
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Not hard to clean ... just use the sprayer in the kitchen sink!

: )

posted by Jane on July 11th 2008 at 10:36am
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I HEART these.

posted by InTheDetails on July 12th 2008 at 7:26pm
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These remind me of the barnacle vases at Mermaid Hut:

http://www.mermaidhut.com/Prod-18-1-2452-30/Barnacle_Vase_Flowering_Tube.htm

posted by MyGarageNeedsHelp on July 13th 2008 at 6:46pm
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check out Claire's work here: http://www.clairepalastanga.com/forms.htm
I think her older work combines the delicate forms of nature with precise detail. Her are more fine art related and less crafty.

posted by saraLa on August 4th 2008 at 5:14am
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RE:Not hard to clean ... just use the sprayer in the kitchen sink!

You would need to wipe the dust off because it would just hide in the cracks and dry onto the clay. Hopefully not breaking it as you scrubbed it.
You would have to make sure the screw holding it was very secure. The weight is an issue. If they fell..that would be the end of it.

posted by saraLa on August 15th 2008 at 8:48am
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