Living room with a lit fireplace, wooden bookshelves on either side, and decorative items on the mantel, including a vase with white tulips and metal art pieces.

Fire burning in a fireplace surrounded by decorative ceramic tiles and a wooden mantel, next to a bookshelf filled with books.

Songbird Oak Fireplace

Arts and Crafts fireplace by Motawi Tileworks featuring Songbird art tiles in Golden

Decorative ceramic tile art piece with two black birds facing each other, and abstract floral and geometric patterns in shades of brown, green, black, and beige.

Tile featured in this project:

8x8 Songbirds (Golden)

Decorative ceramic tile with a black bird, a white flower, and a brown tree in a minimalist style.

Decorative wall tile featuring a black bird, a white flower, and green leaves with a gold background.

4x8 Songbird Facing Left (Golden)

4x8 Songbird Facing Right (Golden)

Glazes featured in this project:

Close-up of a square, brown, textured ceramic tile with rounded edges.

Close-up of a black textured square ceramic tile.

Close-up of a brown square ceramic tile with a slightly textured surface and rounded edges.

5115 Oak

5157 Ink

8021 Bottle Brown

Every Motawi Tile Is Made by Hand

From start to finish, every Motawi ceramic tile is crafted by hand in our Ann Arbor, Michigan studio. It begins with soft clay, pressed into custom molds to shape each tile. From there, artisans trim and smooth every edge by hand before the tiles are bisque-fired in the kiln.

Then comes the magic of the glaze—some tiles are dipped, others are carefully bulb-glazed using a centuries-old technique called Cuenca, where glaze is filled into tiny basins formed by raised lines in the design. No shortcuts, no automation—just human hands and sharp eyes guiding every step. Finally, every tile gets fired again, locking in color and character. The result? A piece of tile that’s not just made—it’s crafted.

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