Raven 6x8" Tile

Artist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship. Several years ago, Nawal Motawi, a longtime admirer of Yoshiko's work, approached her for a collaboration. Motawi thought Yamamoto's bold prints would work well as a raised-line tile design. She was right. Yamamoto's graceful, swaying scenes brought the clay to life.

"Raven" is inspired by a print Yamamoto created to convey her own fascination with the bird. 

Motawi tiles are striking individual art pieces, made by hand and with heart in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Motawi embraces variation and handmade beauty. The bold heft of each Motawi tile reveals serious craftsmanship. Time-honored hand-glazing methods produce