Celestial Series

The moon has had an artistic pull on Johannah for a while now. Over the years she has created a variety of work featuring the full moon. The moon is the main character in some pieces or plays a supporting role in others. There’s even a series of tiny landscapes with full moons lighting the sky.

More recently, the work expanded to include other varieties of celestial bodies: the dark new moon, a radiant sun, and the lunar phases.

Two Moons

Blue circular mosaic on black background

“New Moon”

Full moon mosaic on purple background

“Full Moon in Purple Sky”

Full moon mosaic in black sky and green background

“Full Moon in Black and Green”

Yellow sun mosaic on white background with green grass below

“Sunny Day”

Moon phases mosaic in black and white

“Phases of the Moon”

The largest interpretation of the moon in the more recent Celestial series features a large full moon rising over a slate blue sky. Stars sparkle softly in the distance. You can see a short video of the mosaic under construction below.

"Moonrise" abstract mosaic portraif of the full moon
Lines of mosaic in slate blue with highlights in pink and gold
Semi-circular white and gold line of mosaic with scattering of white specks above

Tables with Alicia Dietz Studios

We love working with artist friends and colleagues. It’s just so satisfying to put your ideas together with someone who is like-minded as a craftsperson. Plus— friends! Win win. It’s also a great way to stay connected to our community and expand the variety of work we can offer.

Alicia Dietz is an artist and woodworker Kyle collaborates with frequently, building metal bases and structures to support her wood and concrete furniture. Here are two of their recent pieces in walnut and steel.

First up is a small end table combining Alicia’s waterfall top with legs Kyle forged in his “forest” style. The video below shows his process for making them.

Waterfall walnut end table with steel legs forged to look like branches

Next up is a dining table in walnut built in a minimalist design with Kyle’s fabricated steel structure supporting the base.

If you’d like to see more of our collaborations with artist friends, you can find them under the Local Love category on our blog.

Modern walnut and steel dining table
Walnut and steel dining table detail

Forged Steel Furniture with Mosaic Inlay

We are so enjoying the journey of our collaborations in mosaic and steel.

Our very first collaborative pieces were our mosaic coat racks. Since then we’ve made a few fireplace projects together, some trophies, sculptural garden art, a set of interior stair railing, and of course, quite a few pieces of furniture.

All of our collaborative furniture so far has featured mosaic inlay in wood. But as we continue to experiment with techniques and materials, we’ve found ways to incorporate mosaic directly with metal.

The first piece we made in this way was our Woven Bench. As you can see in the detail photos, this is an intricate yet sturdy piece of furniture. The brightly colored mosaic adds a touch of lightness and levity to it.

The next piece we made was a small console table. Kyle constructed the base in entirely traditional blacksmithing techniques. The top is cherry wood.

The shapes and colors in the apron were inspired by a trip we had recently taken to southwestern Virginia and Mammoth Cave NP. On that trip we saw the many ways water shapes rocks over millennia. The round shapes and shades of green represent rocks covered in moss and algae. Plus those greens look so great with the warm tones of the cherry top!

The bench is sold but the console is available. Reach out if you’d like price and delivery information.