Thumbnail Filmstrip of Motawi Tileworks 4x8 GIRAFFE & A HALF (Sage) Images
Description
Based on Harper’s original piece, Zoo Babies, Giraffe & a Half captures a tender moment between mother and child, one that unites all members of the Animal Kingdom.
Beloved American illustrator and self-proclaimed minimal realist, Charley Harper’s graphically charged and often humorous depictions of flora and fauna continue to provide Motawi Tileworks with a wealth of imagery that translate perfectly into tile. Motawi’s unique mastery of the Cuenca technique of tile-making make it possible to give the animals of Harper’s colorfully whimsical world a new life in a new medium.
- Actual tile size: 3-13/16" x 7-13/16"
- Tiles are 5/8" thick and have a notch at the back for hanging.
Vendor Info
Motawi Tileworks:Nawal Motawi founded Motawi Tileworks more than 20 years ago. A University of Michigan art school graduate with a restless spirit and an interest in applied arts, Nawal moved to Detroit to learn tilemaking at Detroit’s storied Pewabic Pottery. She returned to Ann Arbor after a few years and began making her own tiles in a garage studio and selling them from a stand she rented at the local farmers’ market.
Today, Nawal is still designing and making tiles in Ann Arbor. Her companies, Motawi Tileworks and Rovin Ceramics, employ more than 30 people. Her company utilizes Toyota-Style Production and practices an intentional workplace culture.
Recently, Motawi tiles have been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Dwell Magazine.
Why Motawi Tile?
Motawi polychrome tiles are striking individual art pieces as much as functional tile installation accents. These tiles will give you serious cred in gift-giving circles. Each one is made by hand and with heart in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
At Motawi Tileworks they embrace variation and handmade beauty. The bold heft of each Motawi tile reveals serious craftsmanship. Time-honored hand-glazing methods produce a nuanced range of color with depth and translucence.