Framed Flower Tiles

These line-drawn Rose and two Two Flowers Tiles are from a series designed for the Sarah Caulkins Johnson House in Detroit’s Indian Village Historic District, not far from Pewabic Pottery. The design later appeared as an element in many of Pewabic’s private installations. Each tile is set in a reclaimed wood framed by Mutual Adoration. 

Mutual Adoration specializes in frames, furniture, and housewares made from hardwoods salvaged from buildings throughout Detroit. Each frame is one of a kind and features the character marks from the wood's former life. Mutual Adoration celebrates that story by highlighting the knots, screw holes, and other character marks in their handcrafted frames.

IRIDESCENT GLAZE

Many consider the Iridescent glaze to be Pewabic's most important contribution to ceramic art. Through trial, error, and sheer persistence, Mary Chase Perry Stratton developed her first successful Iridescent glaze in 1906. Establishing the formula and stabilizing the firing process took another three years. Today our Iridescent pieces are fired somewhat similarly, though with safer materials. It requires a third firing and a process called fuming–– when vegetable oil is injected into the kiln to create extraordinary one-of-a-kind effects. 

• Style A - Framed Rose Tile
• Style B - Framed Two Flowers
• Each framed tile measures 6” x 6”
• Tiles feature our Aurora Iridescent glaze.