Frustration in the Studio and by Duke Ellington: House Portrait
I began cutting glass on a project that began last August when we were in Orange CA. Our hosts for the week talked about having us create a back splash in their kitchen. Eventually they shared an idea and we were together to create a design. We...
Turquoise and White Vertical Mosaic House Number for a Textile Artist
Connections are fascinating and the textile metaphor of interconnected threads often appears, and in this case a very apt description. The 709 house number was commissioned by Juliane Gorman of FeltHappiness, maker of fantastical felted hats. She...
House Number with a Letter: For a Sweet Red and White New England Cottage
This vertical house number went to Massachusetts. If you have one of those New England homes partial to sticking a letter on the end of a number, we can create it to look like it was meant to be. Just order any of our 3 digit house numbers, and let us know one of the...
Exuberant with 9 Letter Words at Nutmeg Designs
... joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic. Who comes to mind? Clearly not a word that fits the majority. A special word indeed. But a friend and client clearly thought this was the best word to give in appreciation for an act of hospitality. We don't use italics...
Number Plaque for a 1905 California Bungalow
Another finishing touch for a house being restored by Hugh Siler and Company. The 1905 house has maroon paint highlighting the brackets under cream colored eaves, and soft gray green cladding. Hugh asked us to work with this color palette, and so Wayne...
House Number Designed to Gracefully Cover a Hole in the Brick
What to do if you have a 4x4 inch hole in your bricks to cover up? Commission us to create a custom size house number! The client's house was a brick rancher with gray and olive trim. She asked for ideas and we proposed a subdued palette of grays and green accents,...