The Upham House: Hand-made, painted and glazed lily tiles; plaster mold

Low relief clay tiles produced from the plaster mold of the first successful original tile; four different variations of color combinations were tested on the site. The ones embedded in the stem wall of the foundation were the yellow lily ...

Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...

Two-story family house, with 2,400 square feet floor area, designed with the participation of the clients. The construction of a massive 15 high foot high retaining wall and sewer reconstruction caused by unusual hill condition added $96,000 to the house ...

Photographs of the four differently colored lily tiles for external use, tested on site before final decision was made.

Two views of one of the tiles embedded in the stem wall of the foundation.

Photographs of the two watercolor sketches of a lily, made by Christopher Alexander.