Artistic License News

Tiles and Terra Cotta in "Uptown Oakland"

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:12:00 +0000

Check out this cool event with our own Riley Doty

You are invited to join Riley Doty and the Oakland Heritage Alliance for "Tiles and Terra Cotta in Uptown Oakland"
Sunday August 24, 2008
A Walking Tour and Benefit for Oakland Heritage Alliance *
Time: 2 - 1/2 hours; Fairly easy walking

<---- the Howden Building, Oakland, photo by Daniel Martinez

We will survey Oakland's glorious legacy of architectural ceramics, viewing about 20 examples dating from years 1914 - 1931.

Particular attention will given to the preservation needs of terra cotta. Some buildings have been treated very well and others rather badly; we will learn by example about some of the problems of maintenance and
restoration of this wonderful material.

Meet at the Howden Building at 17th St. & Webster St. in Oakland
Tour begins at 10:00 a.m.
Come early to register and to view the Howden Building's tilework. We will try to have the entire interior open - not just the restaurant space.

Cost: $15.00 / * $10.00 for OHA members.
Free admission to anyone who joins OHA on the day of the tour.
easy street parking on Sunday / 5 minute walk from 19th Ave BART station.

San Francisco Arts and Crafts Show

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:31:00 +0000

This Saturday and Sunday, August 9th and 10th, Debey Zito will be exhibiting at the San Francisco Arts and Crafts Show at the Concourse, 8th and Brannan. The show hours are 10-6 Saturday and 11-5 on Sunday.
Look for other Artistic License members there as well!

New Restoration Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:10:00 +0000

A recent visit to the enormous new shop of Christopher L. Yerke's Restoration Workshop.

Restoration Workshop has recently moved into a huge new space in San Francisco Mission District, where among other exciting projects, several talented carpenters and apprentices are hard at work rebuilding and restoring the redwood paneling and woodwork for an important historic San Francisco home that was damaged by fire.

George Zaffle at the 2008 SALI Convention

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:38:00 +0000

Fans of Decorative Painting will surely want to catch George Zaffle's class at the 23rd annual convention of the Stencil Artisans League, Inc. being held this week in Charleston, NC.

George will be teaching a Decorative Painting Extravaganza as well as demystifying the World of Decorative Painting to eager students from across the country.

Friend or Faux? Examining the Origin of House Materials

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000

May, 2008

"I don’t necessarily have a problem with fakeness as a concept. Faux finishing has a long and splendid history, and I like a linoleum oriental rug as much as the next person. Okay, more than the next person. But I despair for a world that so willingly sends real old growth timber to the landfill by demolishing old buildings, while building new ones using materials that are often synthetic or composite because that is more “green.” "

Read more of Jane Powell's article for the Berkeley Daily Planet

Understanding the Virtual World of Home Price Fluctuations

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:53:00 +0000

April, 2008

"If your house disappears from zillow.com, does that mean it no longer exists?"

find out more in this article by Jane Powell for the Berkeley Daily Planet

Adrian Card featured in SF Chronicle

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:45:00 +0000

August, 2007

The San Francisco Chronicle ran a wonderful piece on the home of AL member Adrian Card and John Tinker. They've spent years rehabbing one of the oldest houses in San Francisco, with respect for its architecture, and its previous owners.
Lots of great pictures in that article as well.

Erik Kramvik in the New York Times

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:38:00 +0000

July, 2007

Designer Erik Kramvik gets noticed in this article in the New York Times

"And even in houses that would seem to be all about the past, it’s possible to create a period bathroom that isn’t mired in it. Ingrid Weiss, a real estate agent who lives on Belvedere Island in San Francisco Bay, has just finished a two-year renovation that included the gutting and enlargement of the master bathroom in the 1892 Queen Anne-style house that she and her husband bought in 1978.

“It’s been the love of our lives and dear, dear friend,” she said of the house, which is considered a historic landmark on the island. But Ms. Weiss, working with Erik Kramvik, an architectural designer (he is part of a Bay Area collective called Artistic License, which brings together architects and artisans specializing in period restoration), set out to capture the essence of a Victorian bath without giving the room a kitschy bond to the era."

Green Envy by Jane Powell

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Sat, 26 May 2007 21:18:00 +0000

May, 2007

"Green building is an oxymoron..." our own Jane Powell debunks the myth of green building. Read her article in the San Francisco Chronicle

2007 San Francisco Decorator Showcase

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:58:00 +0000

April, 2007

Lynne Rutter designed a Vintage Laundry Room for the 2007 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, open April 28 - May 28 at 2901 Broadway Street a spectacular 1927 neoclassical villa designed by architect Henry Clay Smith, in original period condition.

Several guild members contributed to the production of this room.

above photo by David Papas Photographer

Berkeley Hillside Club

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:51:00 +0000

March, 2007
Dianne Ayres has been elected the President of the Berkeley Hillside Club.

Bruce Bradbury voted into AL Hall of Fame

noreply@blogger.com (Artistic License) — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:34:00 +0000

This portrait of Bruce first appeared on the cover of SF Magazine in January, 1990.

Bruce Bradbury, founder of Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpapers, and one of the founding members of Artistic License, retired from business in 2006. The members of the guild have unanimously elected him our inaugural Hall of Fame Member, so that Bruce could found yet another great Institution of Period Design.

Read more about Bruce and his accomplishments on our members page.