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  • My Favorite Spot Storytile displayed on a warm-toned wall showing illustration of a person with cats on a sunny balcony, hand-baked ceramic by Marga van Oers in the Netherlands, from WILLAGE
  • My Favorite Spot Storytile close-up showing illustrated balcony scene with person, cats, and flowers in selective color
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My Favorite Spot Storytile — Hand-Baked Ceramic by Marga van Oers

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A ceramic tile depicting a person and their cats on a sunny balcony, settled in among potted flowers with the sketched facade of a classic city building rising behind them. It's a quiet scene — no grand event, no action, just a favorite spot being occupied by its favorite occupants. The kind of tile that earns a place on the wall above a reading chair or next to a window where someone actually does something like this on weekends.

Storytiles are made by Marga van Oers, a Dutch artist who began her work with a box of centuries-old Delftware tiles her grandmother gave her while she was studying at the Amsterdam School of Arts. Each tile is a miniature world — part illustration, part ceramic, part record of a small moment. Every piece is hand-baked in the Netherlands using a traditional three-stage firing process that permanently fuses the artwork and glaze into the tile itself.

10 × 10 cm · 1 cm thick · High-quality ceramic with shiny glaze · Heat, water, and cold resistant · Wipe with a soft cloth · Made in the Netherlands by Marga van Oers

Dimensions

10 × 10 cm | Thickness: 1 cm

Origin

Netherlands

MATERIALS

High-Quality Ceramic with Shiny Glaze

STORY

Storytiles are made by Marga van Oers, a Dutch artist who began her work with a box of centuries-old Delftware tiles gifted to her by her grandmother while she was studying at the Amsterdam School of Arts. Those antique tiles — with their cracks, patina, and embedded history — became the canvas for her own narrative art. Each Storytile is a miniature world blending illustration, ceramic craft, and personal storytelling. Marga's most poignant piece, the "Forever" tile, was born from the loss of her mother and depicts a bird looking at a golden star — a design that holds specific meaning for her while offering universal comfort. She now works from a farmhouse studio in the Netherlands, balancing her growing practice with family life. Each tile is hand-baked using a traditional method: a smooth clay "butter" is poured, then fired three times at temperatures up to 1,250°C, permanently fusing the illustration and glaze into the ceramic itself. The result is a piece of art that is literally part of the ceramic, not printed on top of it — fully resistant to heat, water, and cold.

Care Instructions

Heat, water, and cold resistant. Wipe clean with a soft cloth. The glaze is permanent — the artwork won't fade, scratch, or wash off.

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Preserve Traditional Craftsmanship and Generational Artistry

Hand-baked in small batches by artist Marga van Oers in her Netherlands studio. Made from high-quality ceramic fired using traditional methods, with no mass production or industrial processing. Every tile supports an independent artist running a small, family-scale practice.

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