{"product_id":"sea-stack-handmade-tile","title":"Sea Stack (Handmade Tile)","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHandmade tile by Edith Morris exclusively for The Shop Floor Project. Made in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBristol, England. Arrives gift boxed with maker's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSize approx: 12.5 x 12.5cm (1cm depth) \/ 5\" x 5\" (0.4\" depth)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMaterial: Glazed stoneware, hanging hole on reverse if wall display is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePlease note: due to the handmade nature of these objects, each tile is slightly different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFolklore: In Nordic folklore, sea stacks were often imagined as the frozen or petrified forms of trolls caught out at dawn and turned to stone by the rising sun, standing forever in the sea as silent reminders of the boundary between the human world and the wild forces of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTHE STORY\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-12-03_at_9.18.53_am_1024x1024.png?v=1764753583\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Shop Floor Project commissioned Bristol-based artist Edith Morris to create a collection of tiles inspired by European folklore and the ancient craft of pargeting - a perfect pairing for this artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.50.10_1024x1024.png?v=1738761006\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eGrowing up in South Wales and living in Bristol, Edith Morris has been immersed in Celtic folklore from a young age, which has always inspired her work. For this collection we asked Edith to explore the folklore tales of Europe, including Celtic, Nordic, Scandinavian, Baltic and Slavic traditions. Many of these tales have pagan roots, often predating Christian beliefs, and are closely tied to nature, the seasons and ancient rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.50.15_1024x1024.png?v=1738761023\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAfter seeing Edith's work, we were instantly reminded of the ancient tradition of pargeting, a type of lime plaster decoration applied to the outside of houses in medieval England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.50.27_1024x1024.png?v=1738761046\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMost popular in the south east of the country, the decoration often depicted local folklore such as the legendary figures of Tom Hickathrift and the Wisbech Giant as shown on the gable of the magnificent 14th century Sun Inn in the town of Saffron Walden (below.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.50.49_1024x1024.png?v=1738761063\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWith these reference-points to work with, Edith set off researching folk tales and began working on her drawings, bringing these ancient legends to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.50.54_1024x1024.png?v=1738761079\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOnce happy with the drawings, Edith then painstakingly hand carved the master tile, which she then secured in a handmade wooden mould.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.50.59_1024x1024.png?v=1738761097\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFrom here stoneware clay was carefully pressed into the mould and allowed to dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.04_1024x1024.png?v=1738761121\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.08_1024x1024.png?v=1738761137\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAfter a first bisque firing, Edith applies one of the glazes she has created specifically for that design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.14_1024x1024.png?v=1738761195\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOne of the most exciting stages of the collection development was seeing the glaze testers that Edith was working on. It was fascinating to see how she wanted to create a palette of various glazes that were all white, yet slightly different from each other, to create a sense of animation and antique quality throughout the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.18_1024x1024.png?v=1738761213\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSimilar to the lime pargeting on the walls of the houses, some of the glazing is a thick milky white such as the Bellasheep Head milkmaid tile (below).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.22_1024x1024.png?v=1738761231\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOther tiles are flecked with oxidised stoneware, which almost feels like flakes of snow falling, as shown in the Foxglove tile (below).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Foxglove_speck_1024x1024.jpg?v=1764753741\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLooking over the whole collection, it's as though we have stumbled across an ancient inn in the forest which is tiled in these stories of local legends, mythical beasts and strange woodland plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.38_1024x1024.png?v=1738761288\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe mythical tales which Edith has depicted include giant creatures that roam the countryside, terrorise ships and celebrate the seasons. Tales of a monster boar that only King Arthur could defeat, a man eating lion, a headless man with eyes on his chest and a rather scary, yet beautiful, giant Icelandic cat called Jólakötturinn or the Yule Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.44_1024x1024.png?v=1738761310\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePlants are central to myths and folklore, especially woodland species, and Edith has created six beautiful designs as part of the collection; an unfurling fern, an anemone, the branch of an oak tree, foxgloves, dandelions and a milk thistle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.50_1024x1024.png?v=1738761326\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLike scenes in a play, each one stands alone with its magical story contained within a single tile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.51.58_1024x1024.png?v=1738761345\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eGrouped together they become a mosaic of folktales, an archive of glazed stories and a way to continue this oral tradition of sharing stories of myths and legends that have come out of the mists of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.52.02_1024x1024.png?v=1738761363\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAs the light in the room changes throughout the day, and the year, the characters will move with the shadows, animating the scenes and bringing different areas and details to life. And the details Edith creates are incredible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.52.07_1024x1024.png?v=1738761381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLook at the intricate detailing in the ship on the Stoorworm tile (above), peer into the mirror that the mermaid is holding (below) and you will see her reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.52.12_1024x1024.png?v=1738761401\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLook under the paws of the manticore, can you see the man being eaten? And are those archers shooting at a giant boar on a hill? The incredible observation of a fish that the griffin has caught and even the wonderfully hairy legs of the headless man in the forest are a joy to behold!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.52.17_1024x1024.png?v=1738761426\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEdith Morris studied design for Performance at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. As well as designing stage sets, she also makes films (with recent residencies to Slovenia, Iceland and Norway) and makes ceramics in her studio in Bristol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-05_at_12.52.22_1024x1024.png?v=1738761445\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDITH MORRIS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56979693076866,"sku":"(SR)EM49","price":135.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1706\/1591\/files\/SeaStackcopy.jpg?v=1792588247","url":"https:\/\/theshopfloorproject.com\/products\/sea-stack-handmade-tile","provider":"THE SHOP FLOOR PROJECT ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}