Custom, handmade tiles in rich, multi-color combinations Our latest work….each of these 12″ tiles was sprayed with two colors.  The top-left tile was sprayed with jade and honey, as the closeup below shows. Click on each image to enlarge.  

Quote from a happy client: “What a splendid idea, and what a splendid job of execution!”   This commission started at the American Craft Exposition in Evanston, IL in August 2010. My client owns a company that houses one of the world’s 15 or so electron microscopes, as well as a whole school dedicated to electron [...]

  We created the Nautilus design for Ann Sacks Tile Co.   If you are interested in this particular design, please contact an Ann Sacks showroom.  We’d be happy to design one for you!

We’ve formulated a new, vibrant glaze color: Delphinium Blue. We’re very excited about it.   We’ll be using these tiles in our Chabot College installation. Stay tuned for images of these tiles installed in the next several months.  

It doesn’t take much to inspire us sometimes. This is what I saw on my way to work today!   The sun was hitting the web like a spotlight.   When you’re surrounded by natural beauty, it often doesn’t take much to inspire you….     I’d love to be inspired by your design ideas. [...]

We’ve had two recent testimonials that we just can’t help but share. This quote is from Rod Werner, Director of Planning at Scannapieco Development Corp, in Philadelphia, PA.  We worked closely with him as we created a mural for the 1706 Rittenhouse Square Condominiums in Philadelphia.   “I enjoyed our collaboration, and I was very pleased with [...]

Natalie and Cynthia are carving the Bayon Tree panels for the Chabot College public art grant they received.  Don’t know what a Banyon Tree looks like? Here’s an image:   Older banyan trees are characterized by their roots that grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees [...]

We’ve been reaching out to interior designers and art consultants through LinkedIn.  This morning I came across a fantastic blog: life…dzined by Nancy Gordon.  Nancy spent years in the home design publishing business and has met many talented designers from all over the U.S.  she uses her blog to introduce them to the reader.  Her [...]

Chabot College to display  Natalie Blake Studios Artwork Natalie Blake Studios was recently awarded a public art grant from Chabot College in Hayward, CA.   Using this grant funding, Natalie Blake Studios will produce and install ceramic wall tiles and other artwork for 5 locations on the Chabot College campus.  The studio’s proposal was chosen [...]

I met the couple who owns this piece at the American Craft Exposition in Chicago. They loved these tiles and came back several times to look at them. Finally, on their third visit to the booth, they asked me if I ever did trades.  ”Of course,” I said.  They asked if I would like to [...]