Tom Rooth

Tom Rooth Handmade, hand drawn, and limited edition ceramics.

23/05/2026

The moon up high, the mist down low, and the blackbird bidding goodnight 🌓

23/05/2026

Two cuckoos in the woodland. There’s one that stays overnight, so I hear it at dawn, dusk and sporadically through the day. It’s the boys that make the sound, so I suppose it must be a territory dispute.
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I occasionally spot one, and they look like a cross between a sparrowhawk and pigeon. The former design is so that they give the small birds a fright, enabling the females to lay their eggs. Once the small birds realise who it is, a chase ensues, and I’ve sometimes seen one being chased by a small flock, across the landscape. This creates an even better opportunity for the female.
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In no time at all they’ll be heading back to the Congo, and the fledglings will be appearing. Cuckoos are highly endangered, and on the red list, the highest conservation priority, so I feel very lucky to hear and see them each year.

The final delivery on the way back to Pen - it’s the best feeling seeing one of my artworks go to a good home. Now for a...
18/05/2026

The final delivery on the way back to Pen - it’s the best feeling seeing one of my artworks go to a good home. Now for a long drive back!

From the second half of June, July and August, my studio in Ystumtuen is going to be open for viewings by appointment. T...
12/05/2026

From the second half of June, July and August, my studio in Ystumtuen is going to be open for viewings by appointment. The life-size great white shark, and other artworks will be on display.
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Two rooms (one with a double and one with a king-size) at my house Pen, with complimentary breakfasts will be available, along with optional hamper luncheons, and four course dinners all prepared and cooked by me.
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It’s a very beautiful location, with walks, lakes, a stone circle, mountains, beaches, rivers, lakes and valleys on the doorstep, or short drive.
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Further information will be available soon, but I thought I would give you the heads up first.
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Ready for the opening of The Decorative Fair tomorrow at midday. The fair will be open until Sunday at 6pm, and I’ll be ...
11/05/2026

Ready for the opening of The Decorative Fair tomorrow at midday. The fair will be open until Sunday at 6pm, and I’ll be on stand E27 in the far right corner. Do come and say hi if you visit, and if you’d like tickets, don’t hesitate to email me!

05/05/2026

The cuckoo in the woodland yesterday evening. I’ve seen it four times so far this year, once being chased by some small birds. The male distracts them, while the female lays her eggs, which mimic the eggs of the specific nests they’re targeting. Nature is impartial and incredible, in equal measures.

I’m so pleased with how well the new green looks in the upstairs spare room - it makes such a difference! I see the colo...
05/05/2026

I’m so pleased with how well the new green looks in the upstairs spare room - it makes such a difference! I see the colour in the Cambrians in all four seasons, so it’s perfect for Pen.
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The final pics show landscape watercolours by my artist-inventor great grandfather Major Cliff Fleming-Williams, which look very happy in their new walls.

04/05/2026

My 1058 tile hand-drawn mural of an Indo-Pacific reef, full of some of my favourite inhabitants of the sea. What an incredible, precious and special planet we live on. The tile’s are a bit wonky as I had very little time to put it up, before boxing for transportation - and they’re handmade.
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There’s an anomaly in the work….can you see what it is, and why?
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Each tile measures 5 x 5 cm. and the overall piece 2.5 x 1.2m, and I’ll be exhibiting it at The Petworth Park Art & Antiques Fair (8-10 May), and then The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park (12-17 May). Please dm me if you’d like complimentary tickets.

The male cuckoo has arrived, and made the woodland at the back of Pen his base again - it’s such a milestone in the year...
27/04/2026

The male cuckoo has arrived, and made the woodland at the back of Pen his base again - it’s such a milestone in the year, and confirms that early summer has arrived💫. You can listen to him singing in the video I’ve just filmed. It’s such a magical ancient sound, and incredible that he’s flown all the way from Africa - most likely from the Congo, Gabon or Cameroon.
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On 29 July last year, a fledgling perched on the dying ash branch outside my bedroom window, being fed by a meadow pipit, whilst imitating the sounds of a chick. It inspired me to capture the scene on a ceramic panel, for a beautiful 19th century handmade Italian water-gilded free standing frame.

Some final touches before glazing - the tiles will then dry for a couple of days, before going in the kiln 🔥🐙🐠
14/04/2026

Some final touches before glazing - the tiles will then dry for a couple of days, before going in the kiln 🔥🐙🐠

The staircase at Pen, with a self-portrait above by my grandfather Ian, painted when he was about 26, soon to head off f...
13/04/2026

The staircase at Pen, with a self-portrait above by my grandfather Ian, painted when he was about 26, soon to head off for the war. The carpet was here when my grandparents bought the house in 1955, and dates to the mid-1920s from the design, which was inspired by the artifacts in Tutankhamun’s tomb, discovered in 1922. My other grandfather Frank was one of the first people to go inside, lucky man! He was also the first person to fly solo across India.

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