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Nicola Godfrey Tile is located on a farm just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina. There Nicola Godfrey designs and manufactures artistic ceramic tile and concrete art in a converted bulk barn formally used for curing tobacco.

Ms. Godfrey, a classically trained portrait and figurative sculptor, has applied her education to tile making. Creating hand sculpted relief tile allows her to explore unique ideas in design, texture and color. After extensive travel throughout Europe, she began incorporating multicultural themes into her work. Recent designs are derived from Scandinavian, Indian, Celtic and Byzantine art.

Nicola sculpts a master tile for each design by hand. Starting with a pencil drawing, she carefully takes her ideas from paper to clay model. Once she is satisfied with the prototype, she creates a master die allowing each design to be duplicated for larger installations.

After several years of testing various clay bodies and glazes, Nicola can consistently produce spectacular finishes on a high-fire clay body. Because the tiles are sculpted in high relief, many of the glazes will “break” over the edges creating multi-colored patterns during the firing process. As a result, no two are ever alike.

These tiles are specifically made for installation in homes, gardens, restaurants, pools and spas or any project requiring specialty art tile.

Call or write to inquire about commission work,custom designs and/or color.
 
ABOUT NICOLA
 
Nicola was born in Manhattan and grew up just north of the New York City in Pound Ridge, New York. 
She studied figurative sculpture at the New York Academy of Art, the National Academy of Design, and Silvermine School of Art in Connecticut. She also had the privilege of studying under sculptor Martine Vaugel in the Loire Valley, France.

Prior to her focus on fine art, Nicola was a noted garden designer. She received her undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture /Environmental Design from the School of Design at North Carolina State University. She also studied architectural and industrial design at The University of Copenhagen in Denmark. After graduating, she went on to design private gardens and give plant and design lectures for 15 years.