California Colors Outdoor Painted 
Tile Talk
JULY 1, 2014
Spanish Santa Barbara Style tiled fountain with handmade patterned and solid-colored field tiles. Summer is now in full-swing with vacations, short getaways, daily outings, and entertaining outdoors with friends and family members alike. These solid-colored, high-fired glazed tiles are the perfect companion to decorative tiles.
Tile Talk
JULY 7, 2015
Situated in one of the most sought after coastal locations on the West Coast in Southern California, and perhaps the nation, is the Adamson House. Moreover, the Spanish Colonial Revival style home, built in 1929, enjoys the designation of being a National Historic Site, California Historical Landmark, and a California State Park.
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Architectural Ceramics
APRIL 27, 2020
The unique umbrella-like roofing offers a unique fluidity that is innovative against the Southern California dry climate. Painted in vantablack and symbolic of outer space’s abyss, this Olympic pavilion challenges spectators’ abilities to discern its smooth shape, edges, and contour. An Abode for Stars to Shine. The Cosmic Effect.
Tile Talk
JUNE 10, 2014
As summer starts to kicks into full swing with the solstice less than 10 days away, I find myself enjoying the perfectly splendid outdoors of Southern California with longer walks each day. This summer, our blog is dedicated to handcrafted tiles and their use outdoors. Brightly colored tiles are grouped beneath a Moorish arch.
Tile Talk
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
The stunning pattern of our Traditional Alcala cement tile series, in a custom colorway, creates a spectacular entry for this Southern California home. The colors used in this pattern are: Suede. You can use these colors, or get creative by designing your own color scheme. Blonde Wood. Indian Red. Seasonal Harvests.
Tile Talk
JULY 23, 2013
Before and after Cabrillo’s visit, the Chumash Indians populated the coastline, cruised through its coastal waters and lived off the land until Spanish Franciscan monks arrived in the 18th century on their mission-building quest through California. Handmade or hand-painted tile can be found in every part of Santa Barbara, CA.
Tile Talk
APRIL 7, 2015
Coupled with hand-painted decorative ceramic tiles, such as our Barcelona , California , Malibu , or Spanish collections, a walkway, stairs, steps or risers could easily be transformed into a Mediterranean landscape, Spanish Villa or Mexican Hacienda. The sealer is applied with a paint roller. A brush is used at the edges.
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