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Glass Baths
Here are some examples of glass accent tile in bathrooms. Water has a primary role in the bathroom. Made of molten stone, glass looks watery. It bends the light that hits it and echoes the feel of the water we use to bathe. A guest shower made of Heath Tile and Italics Glass Blue [...]
New Mosaics
Here are the latest mosaics: a garden sphere, address plates, and more! Address number plates can be designed to represent your local creek or watershed, and will compliment the colors of your home.
Rivers I’ve Known
Here are some other Jo Bauen rivers running through showers and backsplashes: Temescal Creek flows around this bathroom with fossils from the owners’ collection. Artist Christine Daugherty drew this river on her shower wall and Jo executed it in sliced pebble and porcelain subway tile. Sculptor Michael Bauermeister and singer/songwriter Gloria Attoun co-designed this river [...]
Stanislaus River
This entryway was co-designed by the owner, who loves the Stanislaus River and myself. It is made of Jerusalem Gold Travertine and glass.
Nisqually River Fountain
The Nisqually River runs from a fountain ‘source’, across a patio, down a set of stairs and into a reservoir.
Meramec River Teahouse
Here is a geographically accurate ‘map’ of an oxbow in the Meramec River, set on the floor of a teahouse in Washington, Missouri. My grandfather’s cabin is located at the alabaster cube that bears his name. Matted river pebbles on a field of porcelain tile with grout that matches the local soil.
Ocean
This ocean mosaic is on a countertop on a Berkeley, CA houseboat. The owner collected carnelian from nearby beaches. Broken glass frames the shoreline, carnelian pebbles and shells are set in grout.
Patios and Entryways
A sliced-pebble entryway, a glass river entryway, and a travertine patio…