The TileWorks of Bucks County presents A Night of Song in the Big Room. On Tuesday, April 30th we are celebrating the power of song from artists near + far in springtime at TileWorks. The night will feature touring folk duo Fellow Pynins (Oregon), the stellar Doylestown-based Baron Tiger, with special guest host, Joe Montone. Enjoy refreshments from our Crossroads Bakeshop Pop-Up Shop, Aval Cider, and more. More About the Artists: Fellow Pynins is an Ashland, Oregon based award winning contemporary folk duo with a keen and bucolic sense of vocal harmony and song craft anchored in the balladry tradition. The duo consists of Dani Aubert (claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki) and solo artist Ian George (guitar, mandolin). They are songwriters, collectors, and interpreters. Since 2016 the duo has toured the US incessantly and has gathered significant traction in the UK/Ireland, gracing festivals such as Cambridge Folk Festival, Wilderness Festival, Omagh Bluegrass Festival, and selling out legs of their most recent UK/Ireland tour. In 2019 they were named by NPR’s Bob Boilen as one of the best Tiny Desk submissions and the same year won the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time duet competition. In 2020/2021 the duo relocated from Minneapolis, MN back to Oregon to build (learning every step of the way) two tiny houses on wheels for their family, which they now live in. On May 20, 2022 Fellow Pynins released their sophomore album Lady Mondegreen while officially showcasing at the 2022 Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City. Lady Mondegreen, recorded live over 10 days in December 2021 at their off-grid tiny house dwelling in the mountains of Oregon, is an ode to their love and reverence for traditional music. All songs on the album were learned person-to-person from various individuals they met whilst traveling with their two children over a 10 month song collecting trip through Europe/UK/Ireland in their transformed camper van “Big Blue.” “Folk Music with a hefty touch of whimsy.” - Bob Boilen (NPR) Baron Tiger: Dreamy cello-drenched, harmony-laden music featuring Larissa Hopwood + Melissa Del Rinker. Joe Montone has been writing songs and immersed in music for over half his life. The Doylestown native is also known for setting the stage as a Concert + Experiences Producer behind the Abington Art Center Summer Concert Series, Picnics On Pine, and his classic country revue The Holy Heat Thunder Country Show.

Lindsey Noel and Francis Menotti are not just any couple, they are Couple of Magicians! They've taken their magic around the world from LA to NYC to London to New Zealand. You may recognize them from their multiple television appearances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us or Masters of Illusion but if not, now's your chance to see what makes their brand of #LoveAndMagic so powerful and engaging. Fast, Funny, and Freaking Impossible - these two aren't just performing the impossible, they're changing what it looks like. Join us for the ultimate date night in an intimate setting where Lindsey and Francis will delight and deceive you with an unforgettable, immersive evening of entertainment.

General Admission $35.00 - VIP admission $50.00 Includes front row seat, signed poster, and meet and greet after the show.

TOUR BEGINS AT: THE MICHENER ART MUSEUM 138 S Pine St, Doylestown 1 p.m. TOUR RECEPTION AT: 3:30 MORAVIAN POTTERY p.m. AND TILE WORKS 130 E Swamp Rd, Doylestown Step into the world of architectural wonders with our captivating architectural tour! Embark on a fascinating self-guided architectural tour, where towers and turrets stand as testaments to human ingenuity and craftsmanship, inviting you to explore their heights and details, and uncover the stories woven into their magnificent designs.

Tour begins at the Michener Art Museum and Reception at Moravian Pottery and TileWorks

Join us for this year's premier Tile Fest! For two days, the building and grounds at the TileWorks will become a marketplace of bespoke contemporary, vintage and antique tile displayed by makers and collectors from around the globe. In addition, there will be demonstrations and activities for the “Tile Curious”.

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Turn your design into a Mercer style mosaic. Using Mercer’s patented traditional techniques and color palette, and our wild Bucks County clay, you will complete your unique tile plaque (12"x12") that is ready to hang in your home or garden. Class instructor Julianna Lange is the education director at TileWorks. For the last 8 years she has been a practitioner of Henry Mercer's traditional tile making techniques. You will need to attend all four classes to complete your project. $295.00 per person with a $60.00 materials fee.

May 21st, May 28th, June 11th 10:00am to 1:00pm, and June 18th 10:00am to 4:00pm

 Embrace the magic of the summer solstice and let your creativity shine through clay. Join us at TileWorks in the new outdoor classroom in the courtyard for two evening classes. Create your own hanging tiles inspired by the longest day of the year. Guided by local mixed media artist https://www.purplezinniaartshop.com/ Amanda Gerace. Students will mold clay into intricate designs that capture the essence of the sun's radiant energy. Your handcrafted pieces can adorn your home or garden or make perfect gifts. Ages teen thru adult. Beginners welcome.

East Nash Grass is a young band out of Nashville that stands alone as a unit of monster players and performers, top professionals, and committed bandmates. It’s clear that the sky is the limit for this group as they continue their ascent into the highest levels of bluegrass music. Combining the two ends of bluegrass, on one end is the rough and tumble, high-energy and on the other end, a highly polished studio-ready approach, one in which each note is executed with clinical perfection.

TileWorks offers a unique opportunity to create using raku, the Japanese firing technique that originated in the 1500s with local artist, Eric Boynton, from Clay Rat Studio. Eric will provide a hand thrown a ceramic vessel which you will decorate with special raku glazes. Your pot will be put into a special gas fired raku kiln and will reach a very high temperature rapidly. When your pot is red hot and glowing, it will be pulled from the kiln and submerged in a lidded can full of organic material to smolder. This reduced atmosphere causes the glazes to have a traditional iridescent copper or crackled look.

Mark Cosgrove's distinctive, creative flatpicking sound has been heard all over the US and Europe, as well as in Australia and Japan. A lot of this exposure and travel is due to Mark’s association with Americana and roots music icon David Bromberg. In addition to touring with the Grammy nominated David Bromberg Quintet and Big Band, Mark had the great good fortune to be featured on the three most recent recordings of David’s, the latest of which, Big Road, reached Number One on Billboard’s Blues Chart for multiple weeks.

Turn your design into a Mercer style mosaic. Using Mercer’s patented traditional techniques and color palette, and our wild Bucks County clay, you will complete your unique tile plaque (12"x12") that is ready to hang in your home or garden. Class instructor Julianna Lange is the education director at TileWorks. For the last 8 years she has been a practitioner of Henry Mercer's traditional tile making techniques. You will need to attend all four classes to complete your project. $295.00 per person with a $60.00 materials fee.

Session 3: August 27th, September 3rd, September 17th 10:00am to 1:00pm, and September 24th 10:00am to 4:00pm

TileWorks offers a unique opportunity to create using Raku, the Japanese firing technique that originated in the 1500's. Local artist Eric Boynton, from Clay Rat Studio will provide a hand thrown ceramic vessel which you will decorate with special Raku glazes. Your pot will be put into a special gas fired Raku kiln and will reach a very high temperature rapidly. When your pot is red hot and glowing, it will be pulled from the kiln and submerged in a lidded can full of organic material to smolder. This reduced atmosphere causes the glazes to have a traditional iridescent, copper or crackled finish.

The final Bluegrass at TileWorks show this summer features The Sam Grisman Project with Serene Green. Pull up a chair or a blanket and enjoy some incredible bluegrass music in the courtyard on a Sunday afternoon. Food and refreshments are available.

We’ll combine a variety of materials to enhance the possibilities of carved polystyrene sculptures.  Non-welded elements created with rebar, wire, expanded metal mesh, or PVC, will be added to provide installation systems, strength, and/or details, prior to layering the forms in concrete.  These pieces can be further developed as a concrete sculpture or used as a mosaic substrate. 5 day workshop.

Our third summer of Bluegrass at TileWorks kicks off with East Nash Grass and Wood Flower. Pull up a chair or a blanket and enjoy some incredible bluegrass music in the courtyard on a Sunday afternoon. Food and refreshments are available.

Create lasting memories by working with your child to create everlasting handprint plaques. Use stamps made from Henry Mercer's historic molds to decorate your plaque. We will fire, glaze them, and have them ready for pick up in about 4 weeks. 1 plaque $45.00, 2 plaques $85.00, 3 plaques $120.00, 4 plaques $150

email terri@thetileworks.org to schedule your appointment.

Your support helps continue preservation and interpretation of this important National Historic Landmark. Membership provides funding for historical, educational and interpretive programs. Your contributions support research, exhibits, and preservation work. We work with natural materials to make artistic tiles that elevate the human spirit with the dignity of labor, reverence for the past and an eye for the future. Our tiles tell stories and preserve the philosophy of our founder Henry Chapman Mercer.Membership benefits include free admission to TileWorks for regular tours, free or reduced admission for special events and programs, and 10% discounts on select tiles in our gift shop.