Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Wooden Book Boxes by Steven Levine



The transformation of exotic woods into contemporary and traditional objects of art is the specialty of artisan Steven Levine. Beautiful, yet functional, each box shaped like a book exemplifies that rare occasion when art transcends the craft. Each book is made from a variety of the world's most beautiful woods and has secret compartments to hide your treasures.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Exotic Sands



William Tabar is the creator of the original handcrafted sand designs that combine time, gravity, matter and motion to form fascinating ever-changing works of art. Exotic Sands ascend into mountains and glaciers, lakes and oceans, deserts and beaches. They soothe the psyche while they stimulate the imagination. Sand pictures by Exotic Sands are handcrafted with beautiful colored sands from around the world. Black from the African coast, white from Caribbean beaches, green from South America. A quality knotty alder or cherry wood frame seals a highly guarded, non-toxic solution. Turn one over and the process begins creating a new picture with each new turn.

Choose from three liquid colors, ocean blue, summer turquoise and sunset orange. Sand Art available in three sizes and all styles include a swiveling pedestal.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Kate Gadd Glass



We just received fused glass work from Kate Gadd including night lights, hair sticks, barrettes and hair pins. Kate talks about her work, "I work with glass because I love it, I love everything about it. I love how glass interacts with the light. I love the subtle variations within a sheet of glass. I delight in using heat to manipulate color and shape, and I'm in constant amazement at the endless possibilities with glass. It captures my attention in a way that nothing has before. I strive to create work that invokes the same raw amusement in those who view it as I had when I created it. "

Mercury Mosaics Switch Plates


Mercury Mosaics was created by Mercedes and Michael Austin in the winter of 2003 out of an interest to make a living as artists. They started out in Mercedes’ apartment with a very small ceramic kiln. Two studios and 4 years later, they operate in a large commercial space, once used as a bowling alley, now the home of Mercury Mosaics. Their work benches are like butcher-block tops since they were once the actual bowling lanes! They are a team of 6 studio employees all with unique backgrounds with a love for tile and mosaic. They have expanded across the board. Their products are in over 17 states and also on the “world’s largest switch plate website.”
Their new designs are a way of merging modern and classic design, creating a result that has the WOW factor. Mercury Mosaics intend to create color combinations that just make you feel good to be in the same space as their tile. Space effects the way you function in everyday life, they believe that an aesthetic space is a necessity, that is why they are so passionate about what they do!