Dragonfly Ceramic and Mosaic Art Bowl

This custom ordered stoneware ceramic and mosaic art bowl was ordered by a longtime client in Michigan.  Because she wanted to feature the bowl on her oversized coffee table, she asked us to make the largest bowl we could. We asked our friend Monte Young to throw this 20 inch bowl for us and we carved this whimsical pattern into the raw clay, then bisque fired, glazed in this bold palette, and fired again. She especially likes dragonflies so we incorporated them here and added mosaic accents of turquoise, amethyst, cultured pearl, and bits of coral as well.

We enjoy the process of working with customers to create a piece that suits their needs.  If you are interested in a custom piece of your own, find more info here.  Find more handcarved art bowls in our online shop.

Travel Treasure from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Upon their travels to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, our clients purchased the then unadorned cutting board for their Louisville area historic home.  They asked us if we could embellish it with one of our handmade ceramic mosaic tiles.  Shown here hanging in their home, this is the end result.  We presented them several sketched ideas, they selected one, and off we went carving in clay. 

The long piece in the photo they purchased from us at a show.   It is a vintage Turkish dough riser which we repurposed into this one of a kind rustic wall art piece.  We love how they look together and feel right at home in this elegant Kentucky kitchen.  Please contact us if you have a custom project you would like to discuss. See similar items in our Global Folk series here>>

Ironically enough, during her time at DePauw University, Clare spent a winter term in San Miguel de Allende where she took a batik class and a jewelry class.  She stayed with a family in a home which had a beautiful courtyard and is looking forward to visiting this colorful colonial city again soon!

Custom Cabinet for Fellow Artist

We created this handmade tile embellished cabinet for a fellow-artist and friend, Sharon Tesser.  She gave us the approximate dimensions, we found this cabinet on one of our journeys, sketched up some ideas, and after Sharon’s approval got to work!  She uses it in her studio to store her supplies.  We are so honored to be asked to create a piece for her.  Please have a look at her amazing original fabric collage wall art, scarves, and pillows at https://sharontesser.com/

We had fun with the window view of the cheerful birds on the whimsical tree branches.  Each tile here started by hand carving slab stoneware clay and after its final raku firing is mosaiced with semiprecious stones and grout. Here we used cultured pearls, magnasite, coral, jade, and others.  Please contact us if you have a project you would like to discuss.

HGTV Magazine Feature!

We are so thrilled to have our Jubilation Small Canister featured on HGTV's David Bromstad's list of favorite canisters in the November 2017 issue of HGTV Magazine!