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Philosophy of Tile "People Made These Tiles"
Aloe Tile Works is a hand-made ceramic art tile company, focusing on custom tile. We are family-owned and operated and have been making tile in Corpus Christi, Texas for over ten years. We believe in craftsmanship, flexibility and the quality of our product. We blend classic ceramic style, traditional arts and crafts and contemporary design. We find our inspiration everywhere: in music, people, our gardens and even the ocean outside our front door. We see ourselves in every tile we make and we want you to find yourself in clay. We love what we do and we hope to share that with you.
Why Tile
About Our Tile: We use a red clay chosen from the strong
colors you see at the Four Corners in the American southwest.
Our clay is a mix of red clay from the Ohio River Valley, Georgia
brick clay and Florida kaolin china clay. We work with a palette
developed over several years of study, which was primarily inspired
by the brilliant ceramicist Harding Black. We continually update
our colors and spend every day trying to make a better tile.
We work in both relief tile and painted tile. Our relief tile is hand-carved and hand-painted. We paint the design with colored clay, then fire it once in a bisque firing. Next, we use a custom blended clear glaze and fire it again at high heat.
Sites We Like / People We Respect
 We gather inspiration from the old masters
and learn every time we visit the American
Art Pottery Association.
We continue to learn from the Kansas
City Art Institute, where Ed received his formal art training.
We keep in touch with other ceramic artists
and craftsmen through organizations such as Studio
Potter and Ceramics
Today.
And we will never stop being amazed by
the work of Biloxi, Mississippi artist George
Ohr.
Our work is often featured with local
artists such as Bill
Wilhelmi and Ben Holland.
Press / News
"Tiles
and Tiles of Texas" in TexasMonthly, November
1997
Sculpture
Magazine's article on Corpus Christi's Staples Street
Station
"Art
in Transit", the Federal Transit Authority's article
on Staples Street Station
"The
Art of Being American" Corpus Christi Caller Times,
November 10, 2002
Carroll
High School (Corpus Christi) mural project
Austin
Woods collaborative project
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