Clay Times Back Issues Volume 3 Issue 8 • Jan/Feb 1997 | Page 19

Tile Heritage Foundation Presents
Symposium in Santa Barbara
BY ROBERTA WAGNER

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or any aspiring tile
maker, attendance
at a Tile Heritage
Symposium is a
must. It brings together tile collectors, historians, distributors, enthusiasts, makers and artists to create
an amalgam of opportunities and a
repository of information about this
ancient ceramic tradition.
The location of each year’s
symposium is selected so that tiles
and tile traditions of the area can be
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showcased . Santa Barbara,
California is known for the tiles
that grace the buildings, walls, and
even bus stops of the city, offering a
perfect setting for this year’s symposium.
The four-day ’96 event, with
more than 150 attending (and
numerous waitlisted), opened on
the evening of October 15 with a
reception at the Santa Barbara
Historical Museum. The museum
had mounted a special exhibition,
“Historic California Tiles,” in honor
of the symposium—a real treat for
participants.

minute drive through the mountains from Santa Barbara. Miche B