Shards 'n Snippets Summer 2020
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GOING LIVE on 25 !
ART TILE from your ARM CHAIR ONLINE AUCTION!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25th thru FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th 
PREVIEW THE ART TILES, ARTISTS & STUDIOS!
In support of TILE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Curated ART TILE Auction & Sale via Bidding Owl
A SHOWCASE of 44 delightful ART TILES in the auction
Art Tiles in this auction were generously contributed from Artisans around the country to Tile Heritage which in normal times would have been shown and sold during the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works Spring Tile Festival & Artisan Tile Northwest Fall Festival, both of which were cancelled this year due to the pandemic.
FUNDS from this up-coming event will provide support for the Foundation's ongoing tile history archiving project as well as a comprehensive online index capturing the History of Ceramic Tile in the United States from the 1870s to the present day.
OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTING TILE ARTISTS
. . . and a very special THANK YOU to Vance Koehler and Eric Boynton for PHOTOGRAPHING and documenting the Art Tiles for the Auction. A shout-out to Katia McGuirk for PROMOTING it, Joe Taylor for EDITING, Sheila Menzies for CURATING & MANAGING this auction on behalf of Tile Heritage!
Auction Art Tile pictured above; Top: contributed by Carrie Anne Parks.
Lower: Laird Plumleigh. Bidding Owl is a unique platform for NPO Auctions
WOW! "City Tree" The latest mural by New York Tilemakers
can be found at PS/IS 667 in Brooklyn. DETAILS or click on the image.
There's still time to REGISTER for this
ENGAGING and EDUCATIONAL event!
SHARED from CLAY SQUARED!
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EVENTS & INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD!
TILE HISTORY evolves every day . . . Tile Heritage Foundation is here to RECORD it!
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E-News Summer 2020
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E-News for Summer 2020
Here’s What’s Below
- Paducah’s Finest Hotel
- Extraordinary Windfall
- Mantels Rise!
- Ben’s Mantel Restoration
- The Late Phyllis Pacin: Talent Revealed
- Still time to Get Your Hand in it!
Paducah’s Finest Hotel
by Joseph A. Taylor
Located strategically in western Kentucky where the Tennessee River joins the Ohio, Paducah was also favored by the Illinois Central Railroad that established its repair shops there. By the turn of the 20th century, prosperity had begun to take hold with the city’s population approaching 20,000. Being the seat of McCracken County, Paducah experienced considerable growth during the 1920s, enough to inspire major local investments.
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Shards 'n Snippets Spring 2020
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TREASURE TROVE - over 100 images (with locations and in most instances, makers) of historic tile installations on storefronts in the San Francisco Bay Area. A 'curated selection' from 1925 to 1940.
Documented and presented by SF Bay Area Tile Historian, Riley Doty. Here is an additional link the curator's introduction to the images and locations.
(you can also click on the IMAGE below to view the installations)
Tile Heritage - A Review of American Tile History Vol X No.2, has been printed and distributed to members and friends of the Foundation around the country, and to some extent, abroad ( where mailing is currently, safely possible.) You may already have received a copy in your own mailbox - we hope so!
TH Review is one of the best, fundamental tools that the Foundation produces that reflects the core of its ongoing mission. Its production is underwritten by Sponsors, Members, Advocates, Supporters and the public at large. We are very appreciative of the voluntary writing of the current contributing tile historians, Michael Sims and Victoria Jenssen, and the editorial skill, love and care at the heart of the publication and at the heart of Tile Heritage.
If you would like to purchase a copy, $12 post paid, please use this PAYPAL LINK to do so. Please provide your USPS mailing address in the Paypal notes area.
Questions? EMAIL: foundation@tileheritage.org
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During these unusual times of doing business DIFFERENTLY due to COVID-19, TILE INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS have good, INNOVATIVE RESOURCES, ENCOURAGEMENT & SUPPORT in place to assist!
Tile Heritage Foundation is an archival library dedicated to the preservation of ceramic surfaces and their history. We are looking for a volunteer (pro bono) grant writer and/or proposal writer.
DETAILS: click here or on the image below!
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Meet The Board of THF
Tile Heritage Foundation Board of Directors . . .
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Shards'n Snippets Fall-Winter 2019-20
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To safe-keep everyone during this COVID-19 pandemic COVERINGS'20 has been CANCELLED!
Click on the image below for full details.
In halting an event of this magnitude in mid-stride, the owners and board members of the International Tile Exposition as well as the managers of the show, Taffy Event Strategies, have met the global challenge head-on. We'll all miss experiencing the latest tiles and stone from around the world, meeting up with industry friends, supporters and colleagues, the wide array of tile education opportunities as well as honoring amazing tile and stone installations in the Awards Programs. We look forward to Coverings 2021 in Orlando, FL.
MISSION IN PLACE! Tile Heritage Foundation Staff and Volunteers are "safe & sound" at the moment. THF offices and library are on the property of Sheila Menzies & Joe Taylor - so they always 'work from home'... We've been able to plan for some staff tasks and archiving projects to be handled remotely off-site - keeping many aspects of what we do running smoothly with everyone's health and safety as the highest priority
Tile Heritage Foundation is an archival library dedicated to the preservation of ceramic surfaces and their history. We are looking for a volunteer (pro bono) grant writer and/or proposal writer.
DETAILS: click here or on the image below!