–thanks for a great party

Tracy and I had a lovely time at our Belle’s Nest Reception on September 17 in Sierra Madre.  We saw lots of old friends and made several new acquaintances as well.  It’s nice to know that so many interesting people can be brought together,…

new tiles loaded in the kiln

We believe we have established a new tradition at Ramona Paloma Tile Studios…each time we load an entire kiln with our glazed bisqueware, we shall celebrate and set our next goal with a pint at Lucky Baldwin’s in Sierra Madre. Not a bad practice,…

Do you see what I see?

You know those ink blot tests they give people to see if they’re “normal” (whatever that is)?  Well I decided to make another tile out of my rabbit doodle and in my own mind thought that it was obvious what I was depicting.  A…

Tracy, what the heck is that?

Sometimes the harder I try do draw something the less it looks like the thing I’m trying to draw.  That actually happens a lot, so I often find myself mindlessly doodling in my sketch book where out of nowhere something will appear…like these rabbits. …

Tracy’s first tile!

My first tile ever made…a tree.  Who doesn’t like a tree?  Like most of my inspirations this one happened purely by chance.  This winter while pruning our mulberry tree (dear husband the pruner, me the gatherer of the pruned) I  noticed that each branch…

Welcome to Ramona Paloma Tile Studios!

Greetings and welcome to our new site.  Please stay tuned for information about our handmade ceramic art tile.  We have photographs coming soon, news about gallery events and find out what’s happening in the studio.