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Ann Arbor’s Motawi Tileworks to host annual tile workshops, art sale in July

An image of trees being etched into a tile. (Motawi Tileworks)

ANN ARBOR – Make a personalized masterpiece at Motawi Tileworks during its annual Make-a-Tile workshop on Saturday, July 22.

Community members can carve their own tiles from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the Enterprise Dr. art studio. Tiles will be glazed in a turquoise color.

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Participants are limited to three tiles. The first tile costs $15, and $20 for each additional tile.

Motawi Tileworks will also have Medieval rabbit tile that participants can glaze, then watch as tiles are fired with a Japanese ceramics technique called Raku. Community members can buy one rabbit tile for $20.

There will also be an indoor art sale with ceramics, jewelry, woodwork and mixed-media works, among other forms of art, created by Motawi artisans. The studio’s gallery shop and discounted tile Boneyard will be open during the event.

Find more details here.

Motawi Tileworks is at 170 Enterprise Dr.


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