NOW: WHAT’S HAPPENING? (updated April 11, 2024)

Tile Art Design’s Midwest Driftless Map Mosaic installation on the floor and walls of a residential sunroom is finished! Photos of the completed project have been uploaded to our FLOORS, WALLS, & CEILINGS page.

The photo above is another project that Nan recently designed in collaboration with her clients. Her clients wanted a random mix of handmade ceramic tiles in various shapes and sizes. Nan selected Syzygy Tiles for the mosaic, and assisted in selecting 10 matte glazes. She also suggested that the design include a mosaic map displaying a portion of Lake Monona with the Starkweather Creek, located in Madison, Wisconsin. They liked the idea, and they also provided a stone marker to represent their home next to the Creek. More photos of this project are on the BATHROOMS page.

The image/drawing above shows another custom mosaic that is ready for installation on a fireplace surround located in Aurora, NY. Our client wanted us to create a wisteria vine mosaic similar to the Frank Lloyd Wright designed fireplace located in the Darwin Martin House, recently restored in Buffalo, NY. For more information about this project, see #25 on our FIREPLACES page.

Tile Art Design’s client provided the sketch for this custom sun mosaic shown above. We furnished the tile materials, created the 36" diameter mosaic, and then installed the winking smiling sun face onto their residential foyer floor. This mosaic was composed of broken, tumbled quartz, 6 colors of glass, and 3 colors of quartz-urethane grout.

The photo above is from “The Artful Restroom,” a single occupancy destination restroom located in the Wisconsin Union, which is the department of Social Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison. You’ll find The Artful Restroom in the Lower Level of the West Wing, on the Map/Directory of Memorial Union HERE.

If you don’t want to look at the map of Memorial Union, and you are in “Der Rathskeller,” head west down the hall past “Der Stiftskeller,” and take the stairs or elevator down. Turn left, and you’ll find the restroom at the bottom of the stairs, kitty-corner to the entrance of Wheelhouse Studios.

This may be the only place on campus where you can relax in solitude, while enjoying artistic and meaningful mosaic surroundings. There is a plaque located outside the door, acknowledging this unique TileArt LLC installation. You may wish to consider Nan’s Artist Statement, on our HOSPITALITY & WELLNESS page, while taking a break in The Artful Restroom.