Arlene's Clay

Handmade Tile Wall Murals and Ceramics for Home and Office

I have had a love affair with clay for most of my life. My passion is in creating unique wall art, but I take commissions for almost anything "clay".

Having a studio here in this beautiful natural area of Tennessee for the past 40 years has inspired my ceramic work. I'd like to also give credit to the Appalachian Center for Crafts in Smithville. It is an amazing school for the arts.

I use low-fire white and low and high-fire red clays. Some tiles are glazed while other tiles are impressed with leaves and plants. The tiles are dried, kiln fired, colored and smoke fired in straw. They are then mounted on sign board and made ready to hang.

— Arlene Knaak