William De Morgan
William De Morgan
William Frend De Morganwas an English potter, tile designer and novelist. A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and furniture for Morris & Co. from 1863 to 1872. His tiles are often based on medieval designs or Persian patterns, and he experimented with innovative glazes and firing techniques. Galleons and fish were popular motifs, as were "fantastical" birds and other animals. Many of De Morgan's tile designs were planned to create intricate patterns when several tiles...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionArtist
hall
I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immortality by not dying.
other-worlds messages ghost
I expressed just now my mistrust of what is called Spiritualism — ... I owe it a trifle for a message said to come from Voltaire's Ghost. It was asked, Are you not now convinced of another world? and rapped out, There is no other world — Death is only an incident in Life.
existence evidence
For I never have seen, and never shall see, that the cessation of the evidence of existence is necessarily evidence of the cessation of existence.