Comments on: Even More Delft Tiles by Paul Bommer

By: jeannette

jeannette — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:08:24 +0000

reading about arts and crafts movement (omega workshops) i came across this tidbit: C. R. Ashbee founded a Guild and School of Handicraft for the training of craftsmen in 1888, at Toynbee Hall in the east end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Robert_Ashbee

influenced by the usual suspects, ruskin and wm. morris.

thanks for these lovely tiles.

By: Marina B

Marina B — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:46 +0000

Magnificent!

By: joan

joan — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:31 +0000

I’d be interested to know if anything in particular inspired the Garnet Street tile. My sister and her young family moved there in the early 80s – into a system built council house which she later bought under the right to buy and sold off some years later. I have happy memories of standing outside her front door cheering on marathon runners (in the early years before they re-routed it) and less happy ones of trying to get round to visit her during the print workers dispute when there were roadblocks all over Wapping.

Really lovely tiles.

Joan

By: Elephant's Child

Elephant's Child — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:22:08 +0000

As usual a delight. Thank you.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:10:18 +0000

Hooray! Keep them coming……