While it is not the core of what Fireclay does, throughout the years Fireclay’s Boneyard has become quite the “secret” for those in the know who are either looking for a phenomenal deal on beautiful overstock tile or for those who are mosaic fanatics. Many of these individuals are exceptional artists and create exquisite designs. To foster this creativity, we even started a series of Mosaic Tiling Classes this Spring run by Mosaic Expert Delaine Hackney which have been very successful.
Here are some great examples of two Boneyard fanatics and some of their latest creations!
Mary Ann Carmack
Mary Ann is a boneyard fan who has been shopping at Fireclay for many years. When she isn’t creating benches, Mary Ann enjoys being a pediatrician. Here are two examples of her latest work which are comprised mostly of Boneyard materials.
Michael Price
Another great example of these mosaic artists who cherish our Boneyard is Michael Price. Michael is a retired kindergarten teacher who first took a mosaic class down at Grove Beach, Calif. and really enjoyed the class. His first project was his own house number, and soon he was off and running and making some outdoor tables. Shown here is Michael’s latest creation using material from our Bonyard: a half pear
Michael is currently designing a mural of an aquarium.
Got a mosaic creation from our Boneyard? (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and we’ll include it on our site!
Please note this sale ended on February 28, 2010. So you don’t miss our next Factory Showroom Sale make sure to sign up for the Fireclay Tile email alerts
We are excited to announce a End of Winter San Jose Factory Showroom Sale. We are offering 20% off all NEW orders of Fireclay Tile-made products.
When: February 20 through the end of the month What: 20% Off All New Fireclay Tile Orders Where: Fireclay Tile Factory Showroom
Note: This does not apply to any of our other vendor materials that we carry, including Saltillos. It does apply to our discounted Boneyard where we sell our seconds and overstock products.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our first series of mosaic classes in our Factory Showroom starting late February 2010.
Delaine Hackney (http://www.delainemosaic.com) an accomplished mosaic artist and teacher, will be leading these sessions, the first of which will focus on Pet Portraiture. Delaine is a highly accomplished mosaic teacher, with experience from Oakland’s Mosaic Art Institute as well as numerous national workshops.
These sessions will take place using materials from the Fireclay Boneyard and will truly help you take your mosaic tiling to a new level.
Sessions are 3 consecutive Saturdays lasting from 10AM - 2PM. Registration is $130, which includes everything.
Session 1 is 2/27, 3/6, and 3/13
Session 2 is 4/3, 4/10, and 4/17
For more information, please contact Delaine at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or see the flyer below.
Last week we were fortunate to have Daniel Cronin visit our Factory Showroom and Offices and take some incredible still photography of our products. You can view the entire set of product shots on our Flickr site
We loved all of his shots, and some of our favorites were as follows:
Basic 4x4 Field Tile (Debris Series)
Relief Debris Series Decorative (12x12)
Raised Vitrail Series Decorative (2 4x4s)
Cuerda Seca Tile (6x6)
About Daniel Cronin: Daniel lives in Portland, OR, but does work throughout the West Coast. His website has great representations of his work, and we think very highly of him.
We are thrilled to move forward with a small renovation to our Factory Showroom. On December 30, 2009, we removed a significant part of one of our showroom walls, opening up a formerly inaccessible spot. We look forward to adding a beauitful bathroom installation to this spot and bringing forward a HUGE collection of range and field boards to showcase our 224 standard glaze colors for our Debris Series Recycled Ceramic Tile and Vitrail Series of Handmade Ceramic Tile.
We thought we’d share a video that highlights how cool the demolition was! Huge thanks for Martin, Carlos, and Ramiro Jr. for their help!
GoSolar California, an effort sponsored by California’s Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission, announced the winners of their 2nd annual sweepstakes recently. Fireclay participated in the event because we believe SO STRONGLY that California should be supporting solar, and offered a $5,000 product reward for one lucky winner.
The lucky winner is Joelle Hemming from Elk Grove, CA, and Joelle’s participation we are providing a not yet available BottleStone countertop and Fireclay Tile Debris Series backsplash, all with a retail value of up to $5,000. Our beautiful unique ceramic products made from recycled local waste materials are the perfect complement to Joelle’s kitchen, and we look forward to working with Joelle.
More to come later….
Thanks to Elizabeth Marlow and ProPose Marketing for making this happen, and to the California Public Utilities Commission for their efforts in making California GoSolar.
We are so proud to have been chosen by Flouresco and the City of Concord, CA to help make 24 custom signs for kiosks around the city town. This was a fairly extensive project, and one that had several hurdles, but in the end the final product looks fantastic!
To make the signs we water-jet cut sheets of Claymonde and then hand-painted them using the specific artwork (brought to life by our designer, Laura Oster). We then fired the ceramic sheets in our roller kiln, and out emerged an absolutely beautiful, hand-made ceramic sign that will last the City of Concord forever!
Kellee Black, the project manager from Flouresco, had the following to say about Fireclay Tile: “This has been a very challenging project. I did not have much faith in Fireclay when we started due to all of the delays for various reasons and my frustration in trying to get a hold of you. However once we actually got to move forward, my faith was restored, and enhanced. I cannot speak highly enough of what you have done for this project to help make it happen. It’s funny how we both tried to convince the customer of the very end product they chose. I would definitely recommend and use you for any future projects that we encounter with the same application. That little shop bangs out some awesome product.”
