L'esperance Tile Works

06/16/2026

05/26/2026

Here are two hearth tile sets we created for the Mark Twain Memorial in Hartford Connecticut.

What is most special for me was that the pink fireplace was installed by me (Donald Shore) and a colleague (Mark Moffatt)... We were literally locked into the former residence of Samuel Clemens.

Did we take a break to smoke ci**rs in his library with our feet up on the fender of the fireplace (blue tile below)... ? I will admit that we both enjoy an occasional cuban and a snifter of brandy... and leave it at that... "Do your duty today and repent tomorrow."

05/05/2026

Lesperance Tile Works’ founder Linda Ellett… working at the press her Dad made for her following an apprenticeship she completed at the Moravian pottery and tile works. Some will be interested to know that the clay she is pressing was a clay body that was dug by tile makers from the banks of the Hudson River.

05/04/2026

Hi, signs of spring…
Can you help me identify this little beauty growing on the creek side… ?
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04/10/2026

Whats cookin’ Donald Shore ….

04/06/2026

Victorian styling for Brooklyn row house bathroom frieze.

03/31/2026

Project update… glaze needs work, but its coming together. .

03/12/2026

Random studio shot… this week the brushes come in all shapes and sizes.