Tile Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Tile and our Collective History One of the reasons I started Avente was my love of tile - both in the beauty of the hand painted design and the sense of place and time it conveys. The light hand painted blue and white strokes of a stylistic floral pattern on tile can have you dreaming about a centuries-old street corner in Portugal.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Images were first painted onto plain rectangular tiles, glazed, and then fired. Its unfortunate that this glorious form of art wasnt extensively documented throughout the ages. backsplash designs. hand painted tile. kitchen backsplash. backsplash designs. hand painted tile. kitchen backsplash.

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Iran Tile Los Angeles Mosaics 189

Life of an Architect

APRIL 8, 2019

When you look at Bath 2, imagine it on the right-hand side and not the left. I am clearly Bath #2 and my wife is Bath #1 – which is the side with the much larger bath and closet. Plastic laminate ogee backsplash edge with a little extra “couldn’t be bothered” hanging down below. Am I bitter?

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Tile Talk

JUNE 25, 2013

Flipping through a book of her art, I found a watercolor painting of totem poles evocative of what our client requested. This year Wayne and I began a blog at our website for collaborations (http//nutmegdesignsart.com), documenting work in progress, our commissions and the process of being a Dynamic Duo. backsplash designs.

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Tile Design Mosaics Iceland 178