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New Installation of Ceramic Art Discs

Unalun — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:40:28 +0000

These ceramic wall discs were commissioned by Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH for an outpatient surgery center north of Boston, MA.

We worked with the art consultant to choose tile sizes and colors, using her direction on design and layout.

Ceramic wall discs

Here’s a closeup of one of the discs:

Ceramic wall disc by Natalie Blake Studios

Click on the image to watch a short video of our process:

Making ceramic wall art by Natalie Blake Studios

New Work

Unalun — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:34 +0000

Just out of the kiln! A 36″ x 36″ botanical mural, commissioned by Art Partners Group, Eden Prairie, MN.

Botanical, by Natalie Blake Studios

New Glazes!

Unalun — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:50:58 +0000

We love these new glazes!

Far left: Persian Red

Middle: Watermelon and Merlot

Right: Merlot

merlot, Persian Red and Merlot/Watermelon

New Residential Installation

Unalun — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:48:18 +0000

Our latest Tree of Life mural was recently installed in a residence in Florida. Each tile was sprayed with two glazes to add richness to the colors. Thanks to John and Mavis, owners ofAvalon Gallery, Delray Beach, FL, for their assistance with this project!

Tree of Life by Natalie Blake Studio

Tree of Life, ceramic wall art tile by Natalie Blake Studios

New Kitchen Backsplash Concept

Unalun — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:47:01 +0000

Flowerscape: kitchen backsplash tiles

Flowerscape Backsplash Tile

We used these tiles in a proposal for artwork for the bulkhead of first-class cabins in a major airline’s airplanes. But we love them so much we just had to show them as a backsplash! These tiles are glazed in cashew, jade and honey.

New Grouping

Unalun — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:29:06 +0000

These tiles were created for a healthcare installation. The glazes we used are: Blue, Yellow

Snap Pea, Cashew, Robin’s Egg and Persimmon. You can see a larger image

in our Tile Catalogue, in the Abstract section

Abstract tile for healthcare setting

Making Ceramic Wall Art: Videos

Unalun — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:21:24 +0000

An art consultant recently commissioned a set of discs for a wall in a hospital waiting area. We thought we’d film our process. Here are the first 2 videos showing this work.

Here’s a video of part of our process of making ceramic wall art tile in the shape of discs. Click on the image to watch the video.

These discs will be carved in botanical shapes, as the second video shows.

video on making ceramic wall art tile

Click on this image to view the video of Cynthia carving the disc:

carving shape tiles: video 2

New Healthcare Installation

Unalun — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:43:54 +0000

Thanks to Barbara Markoff, corporate art consultant, Artrageous! San Diego, CA for these photos. She commissioned these wall tiles for a waiting area in a hospital. We worked closed with Barbara to get the right designs and colors for the space. Each mural is 48″ wide x 24″ high.

Natalie Blake tiles installed in hospital waiting room, Artrageous! San Diego, CA

Residential mural installed

Unalun — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:14:12 +0000

Here’s our most recent residential installation. You can read about the design process for this mural here.

Vine tile mural installed

Here’s what the homeowner had to say “I want you to know that I am totally happy with them! I just love the impact they have on the room, and my husband likes them just as much. They add so much texture and color. They have the movement and feeling that I was looking for; I couldn’t be happier. Thanks again for taking the time to meet with Nancy and me. You were very helpful as I tried to articulate my preferences. The end result is absolutely stunning!” Kathy, homeowner

Our tile featured on Houzz.com

Unalun — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:10:07 +0000

One of our tile murals was recently featured in a Houzz.com “Ideabook”. The blogger profiles our Tree of Life mural as a solution to hanging art in a stairwell. Check out the article by clicking here.

For those of you who don’t know about Houzz.com. Here’s how they describe themselves on their website:

About Houzz

Houzz is a leading destination site for home design enthusiasts– professionals and homeowners. The Houzz site and mobile apps feature over 250,000 high quality interior and exterior photos, thousands of highly-engaging articles written by design experts, product recommendations and social tools to manage the remodeling and decorating process.

On the Houzz platform:

Design professionals showcase their portfolios, sharing their work with a community dedicated to home and landscape design. 40,000+ professionals have uploaded more than 250,000 inspiring photographs, making Houzz the Internet’s largest database of design and decorating ideas.

Homeowners collect their favorite photos, find design professionals in their areas, upload photos of their homes and gardens, and swap tips and questions with other members. More than a million ideabooks have been created by Houzz members, and new ones are added every minute.