Come on in for a quick tour of current projects around the studio!
Small batch production line.
Tree branch shelf brackets coming together.
Reclaimed wood picture frame parts in several sizes.
Sketching and selecting material for a mosaic commission.
Almost done gluing the mosaic.
We'll be opening up the studio in real life for an open house sometime this spring. Stay tuned for details!
From We Are Teachers
From Jason G. Sturgill
The well-loved line about items in our homes was the first William Morris quote we came across. Both as people with objects and as makers of objects, we feel passionate about this idea. But freeing our lives of clutter by surrounding ourselves with beauty and usefulness is just part of it. Useful items themselves can and even should be beautiful. And beauty, with its ability to raise our spirits and our expectations, should be an every day part of everyone's life.
It's remarkable how relevant and contemporary the writings of Morris, a 19th century textile designer and a founder of the English Arts & Crafts Movement, remain today. Many of the lines we love touch on our deepest values as artists and members of the broader community. Beauty, art, happiness, personhood, even the environment and the natural world. Nearly 150 years later, despite all the changes of the intervening years, these things remain at the heart of our lives.
Take a little spin through our studios and see what we've been up to lately:
Custom hand-forged mosaic drawer pulls
Hand-forged trophy for the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce Impact Awards. This trophy was presented to Sky Foundry for the Innovation Award.
Custom forged, folded bowl made from reclaimed electrical conduit.
Ceramic, glass, and collected object mosaics awaiting grout. The longer pieces will be coat racks when they are complete.