
Apples 4" x 4" Tile by Whistling Frog
This tile measures approximately 3.75" x 3.75” and has a raised relief of approximately 0.5" or less. There is a notch on back for hanging, yet if you wish to install, it's also suitable for that too. If used outdoors in freezing temperatures, just make sure to keep it vertical. Whistling Frog Tile Company is a collaboration between artists Rick Pruckler and Tonya Lutz. Handmade in Alden, Michigan. Richard Pruckler’s interest in ceramics took him from Iowa to the University of Michigan, where he earned his master’s in ceramics. He then landed a job at the famed ceramic studio Pewabic Pottery in Detroit. He learned tile-making and began doing his own designs on the side, which became Whistling Frog in 1987. In 2011, he was joined by Tonya Lutz, a graduate of Wayne State University’s fine arts program and a sculptor by training. “I learned the craft at Wayne State, graduated, and hit the ground running,” she said. Their business demands eventually outstripped their space in Ferndale, Mi