Comments on: Simon Pettet’s Tiles At Dennis Severs’ House https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/04/26/simon-pettets-tiles-at-dennis-severs-house-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/04/26/simon-pettets-tiles-at-dennis-severs-house-i/#comment-1508114 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:22:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195546#comment-1508114 Most of the tiles have crazed glaze. Does anyone know whether that is intentional or a sign of some “error” in the making? Just curious.

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/04/26/simon-pettets-tiles-at-dennis-severs-house-i/#comment-1508113 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:56:31 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195546#comment-1508113 These are exquisitely detailed tiles but I confess that I haven’t actually climbed into the fireplace to look at them closely. I would expect that I might be asked to leave! However, I am very glad that you did GA to bring us these images and stories. I’m quite intrigued by the Porsche incident!

Simon’s order of service got me quite choked up. There is a quote in the film Bladerunner : ” The light that burns twice as bright, burns for half as long.” This popped into my head as I looked at these images.

]]> By: Richard Cleaver https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/04/26/simon-pettets-tiles-at-dennis-severs-house-i/#comment-1508103 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:08:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195546#comment-1508103 Wonderful. I have noticed these tiles on previous visits but until now their origin and history was unknown to me, and certainly Simon’s skill is seconded only by his obvious keen sense of humour. I shall look at them with greater poignancy on my next visit.

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