Edith Morris

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The manticore pin! 925 sterling silver, 40 x 44 x 2mm, I have wanted to work in silver for a long time and I’ve worked out a method which mirrors the traditional ways of making medieval pilgrim badges. This is a limited run but I hope to make more designs in the future! I will be selling these at the @neoancients makers market this weekend in Stroud, I will also be selling them online from my website - 4th May, 6pm. The Manticore is a legendary beast of Persian origin, a hybrid creature with the body of a lion, a human head and a venomous or spiked tail. It’s name derives from old Persian, ‘mardkhora’, meaning “man-eater”, and is known for eating humans whole. The human head represents intellect, thinking and awareness, while the animal body embodies instinct, action, and gut feeling, together forming a top predator to protect you as you move through new or uncertain territory. Pilgrim badges were small metal tokens, often made from pewter and mass-produced in moulds to be sold at holy sites to travellers and pilgrims - early souvenirs. They were pinned or sewed onto clothing as proof of their journey and as symbols of devotion and protection. They often depicted highly illustrative scenes of local tales, saints, animals, and sometimes body parts linked to healing.

My next online shop update will be : 4th May - 6PM - Edith-Morris.com I’ll be selling sets of 8x ceramic votives, also something shiny and new! I’ll also be at @neoancients makers market - 1st-3rd May

A new set of ceramic votives, fresh out of the kiln! These are inspired by ex-votos and milagros, small devotional ornaments, often made of tin or ceramic, carried on journeys and left as offerings at shrines for protection, healing and safe passage. I’ll be selling these at the @neoancients makers market, May 1st-3rd, Stroud.

Some more creatures, showing at @andelliart until 11/04

Ox, 2025 Allotment clay ——> swipe for pics One of the many creatures made for @andelliart - ‘Not Just Me’ Open today until April 4th

Throughout Celtic beliefs, the oak is thought to be one of the most sacred trees. Druids believed that oaks bridge the gap between the earth and sky and rituals would take place under their branches. The word ‘Druid’ may have derived from an ancient Celtic word meaning ‘oak-knower’. ‘Dru’ meaning oak and ‘wid’ meaning to know or see. Because of their high water content and the tallest thing in the landscape, oaks are often struck by lightning and are closely associated with thunder gods throughout Celtic, Norse and Greek mythology. The oak came to symbolise strength and protection. This tile is available through @theshopfloor

JUST LAUNCHED: Edith Morris ( @edith__morris ) has been busy in her studio, creating more of her wonderful Folktale Tiles, fresh out of the kiln and available now! This will be the last restock until Edith's next tile launch in December.  Available now on our website:

TILE RESTOCK Friday 6th March 3pm @theshopfloor This will be my last restock until much later in the year, so get in there quick ! I had the pleasure of @backyardbill coming to my studio and taking some images. It’s good to capture the drying shelves in full swing! Thanks Bill 📸

A slab roller (for ceramics) can be used as a printing press ! This is a sea stack creature.. watcher of the seas, made on tetra pack.

Tile process in the studio.. Im deep into commission work and a restock later this month with @theshopfloor 👀

Edith Morris’ ( @edith__morris ) tiles are inspired by European folklore and the ancient craft of pargeting. This design, glazed in a thick milky white, depicts the Salmon of Knowledge, a magical fish from Irish mythology that gained all the world's wisdom by eating hazelnuts from the Well of Segais. In the most famous version of the legend, a boy named Fionn MacCumhaill accidentally gains the salmon's knowledge after burning his thumb while cooking the fish.