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Laura McCaul
Laura is a superstar in the handmade tile world, Laura has been featured on Hometime on PBS four times! She is collected by the Minnesota Historical Society and many museums and personal collection all of the country. We have a few tiles in the showroom at any one time and you can peruse through here amazing catalog to order your very own collectors item.
Each of Laura's pieces is one of a kind, handbuilt and carved. She often uses her own version of a Native American firing process called blackware. She finishes her work with terra sigillata, a refined slip that is rubbed to a sheen. After a bisque firing to make the pieces functional and washable, she fires them with wood outdoors in a three barrel kiln. When the fire is hot enough, the space between the middle and inner barrels is filled with sawdust and covered. The trapped carbon is permanently absorbed into the clay producing unique earthy tones and flashings.
SoMi Tileworks
Kirsten Hanlon Walstead handcrafts each tile from a very coarse, white clay body. Then a plaster mold is made of the original sculpture. Molds are created to insure that multiple tiles are finished with equal dimensions for installations. We then hand press and hand glaze each tile. The tiles are fired to the stoneware temperature of 2140°. This gives the tiles a permanent finish to add exciting accents to kitchen and bathroom backsplashes. Our tiles will personalize a shower or tub area and add just the right natural touch to a country home fireplace surround.
Mercury Mosaics
Mercury Mosaics is a dynamic handmade mosaic tile company. They offer a series of meshed mosaic tiles, Bubble grid, Bubbles,Stix, Savvy Squares. They are now designing kitchens, bathrooms, restaurants and hotel tile areas in AutoCAD. They make great kitchen back splashes, bathrooms and wall murals. You can order mosaic sheets for installation yourself or we have a list of tile setters you can use to finish off your project.
Most projects take 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
Come in and check out samples free of charge.
Stephanie Kaczrowski
Stephanie uses glazed commercial wall and floor tile, hand stenciled designs with china paint, then fires the tile again for durability. The over glazes that she use have the look of watercolor. Hundreds of stencil designs are available, including realistic images of Minnesota fish, birds, animals, leaves, fruits, and flowers. Custom designs are also available, suitable for interior walls, floors, countertops and back splashes. They have been used in showers, fireplace surrounds and as framed art work.
Stone Hollow Tile
Wendy’s stoneware tiles are infused with her love of the Arts and Crafts era and the medium in which she creates. Relief tiles are realistic or stylized, combining fine detail with the symmetry of nature. Groups of one design can create tessellations, resulting in beautiful installations. Hand painted tonalist tiles are suitable for framing, they celebrate nature from a single branch to a rolling landscapes. The soft matte glazes have depth, create shadows and capture moods.