Building An Outdoor Kitchen: #3 The Finish

In the last post we looked at how we framed up the walls and roof of our outdoor kitchen

so now let's look at the finishes we used.

This 3 part series to date:

Building An Outdoor Kitchen:#1 Concrete Sink And Countertop,

Building An Outdoor Kitchen: #2 Framing The Walls And Roof,

Building An Outdoor Kitchen:#3 The Finish.

Please read on.

Tile Art In Silver City, N.M.

As careful readers of this blog may have noted,

 I have posted on tile mosaic, murals, and manufacturers in Silver City, New Mexico,

 as well as the artists who practice such work.

For such a small town there is a lot of ceramic art.

Above, is a small work that we noticed 

walking around a residential area in the historic part of town.

Although it is small and at the bottom of a wall

it jumped out at us.

The Home And Art Of Maria Eggleston In Mulege, B.C.S., Part 4

In this last post on the home and art of the mosaic artist,

Maria Eggleston of Mulege, Baja California Sur,

let's look at her wonderful cactus gardens.

The Home And Art Of Maria Eggleston In Mulege, B.C.S., Part 3

In this third post on the home and art of Maria Eggleston 

let's start with how she lays out her work.

The piece above is a bit smaller and has a frame of seashells.

The Home And Art of Maria Eggleston In Mulege, B.C.S., Part 2

Let's continue with our look at the art of Maria Eggleston 

using cut glass, seashells, and other found objects set in a cement base.

The detail above is from a piece that is shown near the bottom below.

The Home And Art Of Maria Eggleston In Mulege, B.C.S., Part 1

One of the highlights to our trip to Mulege, Baja California Sur 

was to meet the artist Maria Eggleston at her home.

There is much to cover here and in the next few posts,

so let us start at the front gate

 where we immediately became aware that we were at the home of an artist.

Firing, Glazing, And Sorting At Syzygy Tileworks

This is the fourth and last post on Syzygy Tileworks in Silver City, N.M.

and this time we will look at the last steps in production.

The previous posts are:

Syzygy Tileworks Silver City, N.M.,

Production Techniques At Syzygy Tileworks,

and More Production Techniques At Syzygy Tile Works.

Above are the natural gas fired kilns.

More Production Techniques at Syzygy Tileworks

The two previous posts have looked at Syzygy Tileworks showroom

 and we started seeing their production techniques 

so let's continue with the production.

The rest of the posts are:

Syzygy Tileworks In Silver City, N.M.,

Production Techniques At Syzygy Tileworks,

and Firing, Glazing, And Sorting At Syzygy Tileworks.

Production Techniques At Syzygy Tileworks

In the previous building boom high end tile became a key element in design,

 but where do those tile come from?

This is the second post on Syzygy Tileworks,

and here are the other posts:

Syzygy Tileworks In Silver City, N.M.,

More Production Techniques At Syzygy Tileworks,

Firing Glazing And Sorting At Syzygy Tileworks.

In the previous post we looked at the showroom 

and a sampling of the tiles they make,

now we will take a look at how they make those tiles.

Syzygy Tileworks In Silver City, N.M.

Before we left Silver City back at the end of August 

we stopped by Syzygy Tile for a tour of their operations, 

expertly led by the showroom manager Patrick Hoskins.

This post will take a look at the showroom and their tile,

 and then the next three posts will look at their production facilities.

The rest of the set is as follows:

Production Techniques At Syzygy Tileworks,

More Production Techniques At Syzygy Tileworks,

Firing Glazing And Sorting At Syzygy Tileworks.

Cecilia Stanford's Multi-Media Fence

For the last post on the work of ceramic artist Cecilia Stanford

let's take a look at the fence behind her house and studio

that surrounds her back patio.

The previous posts are:

Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art In Silver City, N.M.,

Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art Studio,

Cecilia Stanford's House Of Ceramic Art,

and More Of Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art.

More of Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art

This is the fourth post on the ceramic art of Cecilia Stanford.

Cecilia Stanford's House of Ceramic Art

This is the third post in a series on ceramic artist Cecilia Stanford,

and this time we will look at the tile work she has done in her home.

What better place to look at tile than the bathroom.

Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art Studio

In the last post 

we were introduced to the home and studio of Cecilia Stanford, 

(Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art In Silver City, N.M.),

now let's take a look at her studio.

The day we were there she was between projects 

and moving things around so things were a bit cluttered 

but what I noticed were lots of large flat work tables at various heights.

The old lumberyard where she lives and works provides lots of room.

Cecilia Stanford's Ceramic Art In Silver City, N.M.

I have posted on the ceramic art of Cecilia Stanford before

(Tile Mosaic) without knowing that she had done the work 

and when I finally realized her name she generously invited Allison and I over

 to meet and see her home and studio. 

Discount Ceramic And Stone Tile Work

When we were remodeling our house 

we had occasion to do a fair amount of tile work

 and one of the projects was a front gate. 

Years before I had bought a whole pallet of Indiana limestone 

in 3/4" and 2" thick x 2' square pieces at the local stone yard

 that was left over from a large order. 

They wanted to get rid of it

 and gave me a great price to take it all away.

The last bits of it I used on top of the stone pilasters 

as part of the gate project.

To see how I did this go to the post:

One More Gate.

Tile And Tile Mural In Mexico

Mexico has some of the best tile work

 and I want to show some that we have come across in our travels there.

The photo above shows a work in progress in Alamos, Sonora

with the standard tile that we in the states are used to

 when we think of Mexican tile work, but there is so much more.

Wood Ovens And Hornos

One of our favorite places to get a wood fired Italian style pizza 

and a craft beer is Il Vicino in Santa Fe, New Mexico...

Santa Fe Design Studio's Stone And Tile Mosaics

     Here is another link I saw today in Fine Homebuilding Magazine on the back page and that is for Eric Rattan's Santa Fe Design Studio. Eric does fantastic stone and tile mosaic. Take a look.

Tile Mural And Mosaic In San Carlos, Sonora

On one of our walking routes in San Carlos, Sonora

 we would pass by this beautifully tiled entryway.