We wrote in a recent blog entry (6/14/10) that Natalie and Cynthia are working on a public art piece for the Radiation Oncology Department of the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT.  The tile piece will consist of 2, 7-tile murals depicting tree canapies.  Natalie is busy carving her section of the mural in her [...]

On Monday Natalie and her fiance, Nick, installed two Tree of Life murals in the Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT. The installation was “a piece of cake” according to Nick. All the workmen in the area (who were still slinging mud and tape, finishing the renovation) oohed and aahed over the tiles. The end result is [...]

Handmade, sgraffito-carved, ceramic wall tile mural in process Natalie is working on a new tile mural, Bridges, that was inspired by adrive down the FDR Drive in New York City.  Like her Tree of Life design, the bridge design speaks to connections, unity and flow.  As Natalie says, “The sculptural element of working in ceramic [...]

One of our favorite interior design bloggers, Paul Anater, wrote about unalun tile and we’d like to share it.  His blog, Kitchen and Residential Design offers tips, good advice, yummy images and interesting reading. Check it out….

Natalie Blake studios creating commercial wall tile mural This spring Natalie Blake Studios responded to a request for proposals from Burlington City Arts in Burlington, VT, for artwork for the main interior feature wall in the new Radiation Oncology Department of the Fletcher Allen hospital. In April we were notified that our proposal was selected. [...]

These handmade, sgraffito-carved, wall tiles were installed at the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare facility, Brown Deer, Wisconsin, 2009 The fact that our tiles are handmade really impressed this client.

This piece was exhibited at the 2010 “Tell Tale Tiles and Fractured Fantasies” exhibit at the Philadelphia Magic Gardens, Philadelphia, PA.  The tiles are 12″ x 12″, sgraffito-carved.  Click on the image to enlarge.

Barcelona, 14″ x 14″ sgraffito-carved tiles, installed at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI 2009 Click on the image to enlarge.

On May 16, 2010, Natalie gave a presentation titled “Making it in the Arts” at the Brattleboro Museum.  During her presentation she spoke about making her ceramic wall tiles and  vessels and maintaining a successful ceramics business. Her good friend, Suzanne Kingsbury, who is a fabulous writer, blogged about Natalie’s presentation.  It is posted on [...]