Maker’s Mosaics creates custom clay-tiled mosaics, handmade from start to finish with you in mind!
This isn’t your everyday mosaic…
You know the kind that are made out of cut pieces of tile or other objects. This is a complete transformation, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. A bag of clay is rolled out and shaped by the capable hands of Founder and Maker, Rylee Sturgeon, to become a masterpiece “clay-saic”. Custom clay-saics can be created for almost any object, from the wall in your backyard to a tabletop, backsplash, or smaller household items. Every piece, especially the clay-saic murals, will tell a story—your story. In the first consultation, Rylee pulls out the details of what’s significant in your story and what’s special to you so that she can create a mosaic with meaning and symbolism.
Whether you have a mosaic vision in mind or welcome Rylee’s artistic guidance, the end result is a work of art that captures your essence and goes beyond being a pretty thing to look at (although it will be that too!).
Do you have a blank canvas?
No matter the canvas, you get to collaborate in the creative process. The personalized design also makes for a unique gift for housewarming, realtor closing gifts, or for any special occasion or holiday.
Meet Your Maker: Rylee Sturgeon
Rylee is a math-minded maker who has collected inspiration from her background in accounting to living in big cities and small towns all over the United States. She is now based in the Phoenix metropolitan area and shares her clay-saics with clients in the east valley and the surrounding area. Arizona has always been the place that ignited her artistic passion the most though, as it is where she first learned to work with clay and ceramics. She began with clay figurines but was quickly ready to take on bigger projects. Rylee bought her first big bag of clay and her love affair with ceramics took off! She made fountains with lucky bamboo as her signature touch to add meaning and many other creations that sold at art shows across the valley. Soon after, she opened her own studio and taught classes on ceramics and working with clay until she moved to Washington.
Seeing one of her clay students become an accomplished mosaics artist inspired Rylee to take on another creative challenge: How to combine her clay work with mosaics. Rylee began with her “family tree” clay-saic in her backyard as well as smaller mediums, and with that, Maker’s Mosaics was born!
