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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”--Martin Luther King

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Charles Lucas

Charles Lucas is an old friend and ceramic tile artist whose work I always found exceptional for its intricate beauty. At left is a picture of one of his tile-covered tables with an ornate, Middle Eastern motif.

I worked with Charles in the tile business for a number of years, and to watch him take the possibilities inherent in tile to such an elevated, artistic level was a great joy.

I haven't seen Lucas in a number of years, but I can tell by his website that he continues his quest to make tile art and continues to amaze with both his ideas and his commitment to utility and extraordinarily detailed beauty.

Check out his website and study the details in his pieces. You'll want to keep your checkbook at hand, too.

TS

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