Indigo Grove Designs

Indigo Grove Designs Art in clay, shards, and yarnšŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ Indigo Grove Designs is a sole proprietorship run by myself, eileen storey, out of my home in Dickinson, Texas.

My clay studio is in my dining room, and my kiln is in my garage. IGD has been my passion in Texas since 2002, and originated when I lived in Japan in 2000 and began to make mosaics. I work mainly in hand-built functional pottery and sculpture, but also create wheel-thrown work as well. My tile collages and mosaics are on a smallish scale, but I enjoy creating larger commissions such as kitchen backsplashes and tile installations.

New work. ā€œEye Formation.ā€ 7.5ā€x14.5ā€x 1.5ā€. Handmade ceramic tile, smalti, acrylic paint, tinted thinset on tile backer...
05/30/2026

New work. ā€œEye Formation.ā€ 7.5ā€x14.5ā€x 1.5ā€. Handmade ceramic tile, smalti, acrylic paint, tinted thinset on tile backer board. Available; message for details.

Slow going. Itā€™s tough working on stuff when you only have an hour or two at a time. Canā€™t really even get into a flow s...
05/14/2026

Slow going. Itā€™s tough working on stuff when you only have an hour or two at a time. Canā€™t really even get into a flow state. But a little by little, Iā€™ll get this done.

So I have spent a part of each of the last 10 days or so in the studio. This hasnā€™t happened for well over a year. Iā€™m r...
05/12/2026

So I have spent a part of each of the last 10 days or so in the studio. This hasnā€™t happened for well over a year. Iā€™m really proud of myself. Mainly, Iā€™ve been making little tiles. Lots and lots and lots of little tiles. Theyā€™ll be fired fairly soon. Iā€™ve also been working on this larger mosaic, filling in the background a bit with tiles that Iā€™ve cut. I know the colors are really close. The background leaf shapes and the foreground stalk shapes. When I take this to critique next Monday, Iā€™ll get some ideas on how to differentiate between the two.

New work on the table.
05/04/2026

New work on the table.

Photos of the artistā€™s hands at 56. Despite the colossal mess of the world, these hands are ready for it.
04/28/2026

Photos of the artistā€™s hands at 56. Despite the colossal mess of the world, these hands are ready for it.

New work! ā€œMorning Stack,ā€ 15x15ā€. Handmade clay tiles, driftwood, sandstone, beads, pebbles, and tinted thinset on tile...
04/17/2026

New work! ā€œMorning Stack,ā€ 15x15ā€. Handmade clay tiles, driftwood, sandstone, beads, pebbles, and tinted thinset on tile backer board. Available soon.

I made the copper colored stone shapes several years ago, influenced by environmental artist Michael Grab . His works really soothes me, and I want to try and re-create (in some way) more of his structures. So thatā€™s also in the works. Go check out his page. Heā€™s really incredible.

New work: ā€œSpiral of Adequacyā€ 17x17ā€. Handmade ceramic tile, driftwood, found metal, buttons, fabric, yarn, tinted thin...
04/07/2026

New work: ā€œSpiral of Adequacyā€ 17x17ā€. Handmade ceramic tile, driftwood, found metal, buttons, fabric, yarn, tinted thinset on backer-board. Available; message me for details.

Once again, a beginning. This time, Iā€™ll be using dry tints in the thinset. These pieces (driftwood in the middle, top l...
03/30/2026

Once again, a beginning. This time, Iā€™ll be using dry tints in the thinset. These pieces (driftwood in the middle, top left, and bottom, right; found metal on the top middle, middle right and bottom left) are attached with heavy matte gel. Excited about the earthy colors Iā€™ll be using! And did I mention: entries to Lawndaleā€™s The Big Show are due Tuesday?? Hoping I can get this done in time!!

Well. Not so sure about this anymore. Iā€™m not sure if I should keep at it, if it will come around to something that I li...
03/30/2026

Well. Not so sure about this anymore. Iā€™m not sure if I should keep at it, if it will come around to something that I like, or if I should just abandon it now. Part of me thinks I should go ahead and continue for a little bit at least, just to get in the practice of mixing the colored thin set. But it looks messy and Amateurish and just does not feel good. What would you do??

Okay. Next. This is for a an exhibition. I am entering with a theme: pick a color. So it can only be one color. Iā€™m choo...
03/24/2026

Okay. Next. This is for a an exhibition. I am entering with a theme: pick a color. So it can only be one color. Iā€™m choosing green. Iā€™m thinking this is gonna work. Marinating on the title. I have a feeling this piece will be a very long process, however.

Going to need to hold off on this one, for a bit. Iā€™m having more difficulty than Iā€™d like creating a brown thinset colo...
03/23/2026

Going to need to hold off on this one, for a bit. Iā€™m having more difficulty than Iā€™d like creating a brown thinset color that is favorable, so I will wait on getting some pigments back from . Meanwhile, Iā€™ve got other ideas!

And so it beginsā€¦
03/16/2026

And so it beginsā€¦

So Iā€™m gonna do a thing. Stay tuned.
03/09/2026

So Iā€™m gonna do a thing. Stay tuned.

The first 2/3 of the mosaic conference trip in Albuquerque. Took a 2-day workshop with the funny and talented and most-i...
03/05/2026

The first 2/3 of the mosaic conference trip in Albuquerque. Took a 2-day workshop with the funny and talented and most-inspiring Kelley Knickerbocker- using pigments to tint mortar, ostensibly to use under glass. But ooooh do u have some amazing ideas!!!

Iā€™ve just boarded a plane for Albuquerque. Will be attending a 5-day mosaic conference! SO excited! This is the latest p...
03/04/2026

Iā€™ve just boarded a plane for Albuquerque. Will be attending a 5-day mosaic conference! SO excited! This is the latest piece Iā€™ve made- not quite finished. Itā€™s a real departure for me in terms of color, as well. But I am very happy with it. Stay tuned- lots of photos to come!

When the world is dark, make art. When the hate and anger are everywhere, make art. When hope is pushed aside, make art....
02/25/2026

When the world is dark, make art. When the hate and anger are everywhere, make art. When hope is pushed aside, make art.
Create. Create. Create.

Ooooooooooh this is almost done. And I am soooooo happy with it!!!
01/28/2026

Ooooooooooh this is almost done. And I am soooooo happy with it!!!

Spent a solid six hours working in the studio yesterday. Felt good about this piece until I ran out of the tiles. Then f...
01/27/2026

Spent a solid six hours working in the studio yesterday. Felt good about this piece until I ran out of the tiles. Then felt a little lost. Then made a switch up, and I think this one will be solid. Have a couple titles rolling about in my mind. It was a good afternoon. Just making something.

Listening to an amazing novel while finishing this piece. A Russian cosmonauts is talking over the radio to a random wom...
01/19/2026

Listening to an amazing novel while finishing this piece. A Russian cosmonauts is talking over the radio to a random woman on earth. And she asks him, ā€œare you crestfallen? Do you find yourself, sometimes, wondering what is the point?ā€ He doesnā€™t agree, but of course, he doesnā€™t need to. She has lost her husband. And the cosmonaut is orbiting earth. And really, what is the point? Has our crest not fallen?

Tonight and next Saturday- Iā€™ve got 4 works here at for their annual 10 x10 Show. Lots of wild funky stuff to see- toni...
01/18/2026

Tonight and next Saturday- Iā€™ve got 4 works here at for their annual 10 x10 Show. Lots of wild funky stuff to see- tonight till 10 and next Saturday till 4pm.

New year, new ink. This is from a late 1800ā€™s painting by Japanese artist Kyosai Kawanabe. Huge thanks to .energized.tat...
01/17/2026

New year, new ink. This is from a late 1800ā€™s painting by Japanese artist Kyosai Kawanabe. Huge thanks to .energized.tattoos for another great experience!

THRILLED to announce that my two pieces ā€œTwo of Holesā€ and ā€œSeven of Ribbonsā€ were accepted into the Visual Arts Allianc...
11/04/2025

THRILLED to announce that my two pieces ā€œTwo of Holesā€ and ā€œSeven of Ribbonsā€ were accepted into the Visual Arts Alliance 41st Annual Juried Member Exhibition. Opening reception is Thursday, 13 November, 6-8pm, at Sabine Street Studios. Exhibition runs through 10 January.

Window dressing on a Monday night. Iā€™ve been mulling this piece over in my mind for nearly a year.
09/30/2025

Window dressing on a Monday night. Iā€™ve been mulling this piece over in my mind for nearly a year.

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