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I started making tiles 10 years ago when I moved to Tucson. After graduating college with a degree in Fine Art and Illustration I entered the work force as a full time graphic designer. At the age of 26 I had saved up enough money to buy my first kiln and pay for a few months rent on a studio. I quit my day job to pursue my dream of becoming a full time artist and owning my own business. 5 years later I have two locations, 6 employees and business is progressing every year.

All of our tiles are hand drawn, painted and fired one by one imported Italian quarry tile by our highly trained and very talented staff. Our technique of painting tiles is an Old World Moorish technique called "Cuerda Seca". We start off with a terra cotta colored blank tile. The outline of each design is then drawn on with wax, once the wax dries, the colors are painted in using a ceramic paint called Glaze. The wax acts as a barrier and keeps all of the painted on glazes separate. Once the tile is dry it is fired at over 1850 degrees in one of our kilns. During this 24 hour process the glaze fuses to the tile and essentially turns into glass. The outcome is a lasting work of art that is weatherproof, fadeproof, waterproof and heatproof.

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