A plaque with Chinese characters on a wall in Malacca, Malaysia

A plaque with Chinese characters on a wall in Malacca, Malaysia in August 2017

A ceramic painted tile of a dragon in Melaka, Malaysia

A ceramic painted tile of a dragon in Melaka, Malaysia in August 2017

Ceramic couches in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

A ceramic couch in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia in September 2017

A ceramic tile of a classical woman in Kurashiki, Japan

A ceramic tile of a classical woman in Kurashiki, Japan in March 2015

A ceramic tile of an Egyptian Goddess in Kurashiki, Japan

A ceramic tile of an Egyptian Goddess in Kurashiki, Japan in March 2015

Murals on the street in Istanbul, Turkey

Murals on the street in Istanbul, Turkey in January 2014

The floor of the Canberra Centre in Civic, Canberra

The floor of  the Canberra Centre in Civic, Canberra in May 2016

A ceramic tile of a woman circa 1920s on a wall in Albury, NSW

A ceramic tile of a woman circa 1920s on a wall in Albury, NSW in March 2016

Taichung City Mall tile in Taichung, Taiwan

Taichung City Mall tile in Taichung, Taiwan in August 2010

Snow on a roof in Prague, Czech Republic

Snow on a roof in Prague, Czech Republic in February 2014

Snow on a roof in Prague, Czech Republic

Snow on a roof in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2014

Sweeping the temple floor

Men sweeping the floor at Wat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012. The inscription in the middle man's t-shirt says in flames

Tiled floor

A tiled floor in Krabi, Thailand in February 2012

Topless mural

Mural outside the toilet at a truck stop in the Krabi district, Thailand in February 2012

Floral pavers

Paving tiles in north Canberra in December 2011. A floral theme

Terracotta Thai couple

Thai terracotta wall decoration at the Saibai hotel in Korat in June 2011. A Thai couple

Terracotta elephants

Thai terracotta wall decoration at the Saibai hotel in Korat in June 2011. Elephants

Terracotta children playing

Thai terracotta wall decoration at the Saibai hotel in Korat in June 2011. Children playing

Terracotta wall decorations

Thai terracotta wall decoration at the Saibai hotel in Korat in June 2011. Mythical figures

Roof tiles

Ceramic roof tiles stacked up in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009