Syracuse Pottery Fair

AUGUST 18 & 19, 2012: Thank you for joining us for the Syracuse Ceramic's Guild Pottery Fair!  http://ceramicguild.com/pottery-fair/

Here are some fun pictures from the Fair.  From the large selection of unique artwork to exciting interactive Raku activities and children's make-your-own-pottery, the fair was a tremendous success!!

Thank you for supporting the Syracuse Ceramics Guild!  The guild is a wonderful non-profit resource for artists, providing educational programs and service to the local community.  Syracuse Ceramics Guild:  http://ceramicguild.com/

Ithaca Artists Market

Come see our artwork at the Ithaca Artists Market:  Friday, July 27 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM in Ithaca, NY at the Farmer's Market.  http://artspartner.org/news/story/spring-writes-literary-festival-this-weekend.html  Clay Decor will be in Booth 35. This is a juried show of 70 fine artists, and also includes food, wine (we're in the Finger Lakes wine country), music and boat tours.  Come and have access to handmade art locally created and one of a kind!

Featured in Remodeling Magazine

The current trend in remodeling is to personalize your space.  Our dealer, HomeTech Renovations (Fort Washington, PA), has highlighted the idea of using local artists for the ultimate customization of a space.  The article, by Nina Patel on page 85 in the June 2012 Remodeling Magazine, features comments from David Cerami (gotta love that name...) :), President of HomeTech  about how local artists can come together to make a space totally unique.  Not only can you guarantee an interior different from your neighbor, but it's also a great way to support artisans in your country and community!

Featured In Central Jersey House and Home

Clay Decor's backsplash is featured in Central Jersey House and Home interior design magazine this month (June, 2012)!  The article (page 46) "Timeless Kitchen Trends" by Beth Puliti, features an entire installation of Clay Decor Tiles on page 47.  This amazing installation (courtesy of HomeTech Renovations in Fort Washington, PA) includes Imaginatio tiles with Chair Rail frames and custom 4x8 handmade tiles.  Imaginatio and all 4x8s are in Earthly Plum glaze, and the Chair Rail is in a light application of Antique Bronze glaze.

Ithaca Arts Trail

A new year just started with the Ithaca Arts Trail.  Come and visit artist studios in and around Ithaca, and browse the amazing variety of artists on their site:  http://www.arttrail.com/  I'm participating in this event, although the Clay Decor studio is still undergoing some repairs until we are officially visitor-ready.  Hopefully we will be able to swing a first Saturday at the end of Summer. :)  If you want to experience art firsthand, this is the way to do it! There is an open house weekend October 6 and 7 (2012), and certain studios open the first Saturday of each month.  Otherwise, you can contact the artist and make an appointment to visit their studio.

This is a juried exhibition put together by the hardworking folks at the Community Arts Partnership of Tomkins County.  Also, keep in mind this Arts Trail overlaps the Cayuga Lake wine trail...I'm just saying... :) http://cayugawinetrail.com/

New Glass Tiles

Our new glass tiles were just unveiled at Coverings 2012, and are now part of Clay Decor's offerings.  We're not abandoning our clay (ever!), but this is a fun new direction of artwork and a chance to experiment with color and light in our relief designs.  So far, we have a limited number of our designs, from 1x1 to 21 x 15 Concordia.  Designs are incised into the glass as reverse-relief, or can appear almost three dimensional as you see the design in the back through a smooth top layer of glass.  Here's a picture of Concordia glass tile framed by glass Ornate Frame Moldings and surrounded by commercial mosaics (from the Coverings display).  Little bit of a bear to photograph glass... :)

Clay Decor's Mural Featured on Cover of Kitchen and Bath Design News

Our Leilani Ellipse medallion was featured on Kitchen and Bath Design News magazine's cover page in November 2011.  Our original Leilani medallion (14" diameter), was the inspiration for this new elliptical tile.  Leilani Ellipse is featured here with a custom-sized 4 part surround, custom molding (it's actually a cut piece of our Pencil Molding), then Gothic Border and all enclosed in Chair Rail molding.  The Leilani Ellipse and Gothic Border designs were created just for this project, and are now part of the collection for everyone to enjoy.  That's the beauty of artisan tile--there's no such thing as off-the-shelf--it's all custom created for each client, sometimes even down to the design of the tile itself!

New SITE!!!

Clay Decor just launched a new Web site!  The new clay-decor.com has an updated look and is much easier to use.  We cut the fat--so to speak--and made the site 18 pages as opposed to over 120!  The pictures are much faster to download now and are compatible with different browsers and different devices (like smart phones).  Check it out and let us know what you think!