Orange Harvest Storytile — Hand-Baked Ceramic by Marga van Oers

Name: Orange Harvest Storytile — Hand-Baked Ceramic by Marga van Oers
Brand: WILLAGE
SKU: WLG-TILE-STORYTILE-ORANGE-001
Price: 45.0 USD
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A ceramic tile depicting a single orange tree heavy with fruit, with woven baskets waiting on the grass below to be filled. The scene is quieter than most of Marga's tiles — no figures, no city, just the tree and what's about to happen to it. It reads like a still life in ceramic: a kitchen tile for anyone who cooks, grows things, or spent a childhood summer in a grandparent's garden picking something off a branch.

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

Dimensions

10 × 10 cm | Thickness: 1 cm

Origin

Netherlands

Origin

Netherlands

MATERIALS

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

MATERIALS

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

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.

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.