Sausalito Designs of Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
Sausalito Designs
5606 New Jersey Avenue
Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260
Phone: (609) 523-8649
Fax: (609) 523-6680
Our Artists
This list represents most of the current American artists we represent. There are many more pieces available from these artists as well as other artists who are currently stocked at the gallery. Don’t hesitate to inquire about custom made pieces.
- American Leather
- Amy Hedler / Underground Velvet
- Anchor Bend
- Artful Entertaining
- Artistic Alchemy
- Beachfront Furniture
- Bella Bella
- Blaker-Desomma
- Chajo
- Clay Gal
- DeBusk
- Earth & Fire
- Everlution Forms
- Fire & Light
- Fowler-Thelen
- George Wazenegger
- Grant Noren
- Hudson Beach Glass
- Jan Jacque
- Jeanne Petrosky
- Kim's Projects
- Laing Studio
- Luke Adams
- Mad River Glass/George Bucquet
- Mariposa
- Nicholson Glass
- Rod Hart
- Sabra Richards
- Scott Grove
- Scott Hartley
- Seabrook Classics
- Sumo Glass
- The Glass Forge
- Tom Zinszer
- Vitrix Hot Glass
- Willsea O'Brien
- Wood Silks
Artist Quick List
American Leather is an exclusive producer of leather upholstered furniture. All of our furniture styles are designed to take full advantage of the natural beauty and unique characteristics of genuine leather. We use only the finest quality, top grain hides available. Aall of our furniture is made to order in your choice of style, frame, leather grade and color.
Each piece is built to the customer's requirements and shipped in 2-3 weeks. Although we have grown considerably, we still produce each piece, one at a time, to the exact specifications of you, the customer.
Amy Hedler / Underground Velvet
Hand embossed velvet and fleece winterwear! Gorgeous!!!
Anchor Bend
Friends since childhood Justin Tarducci, Tim Underwood, Michael Richardson and Conor Gavin comprise the team that is Anchor Bend Glassworks. Their engery and excitement infuse everything that Anchor Bend Glassworks proudly produces--redefining the glassblower's art.
Artful Entertaining
Ann Flynn from Lancaster, PA creates beautiful hand painted stemware and tableware. Key themes include flip flops, beach umbrellas, golf, poker, flamingos and many others.
Artistic Alchemy is our small, studio workshop where we create one of a kind artwork from cold rolled flat bar steel. We use no jigs or molds; each piece is individually hand forged to achieve the desired shape and design. In addition to the pieces we create, we accept custom orders from a design you have in mind.
Beachfront Furniture
The 2005/2006 Beachfront Furniture Collection features the style and quality you have come to expect with a variety of new products and an array of new colors. Our color choices include two new exciting colors – Mango and Purple.
Beachfront Furniture’s name is synonymous with quality and is designed to let you enjoy your time outdoors, not spent caring for your furniture. Made from high density plastic with fade resistant colors throughout each board, Beachfront Furniture never needs paint. Our furniture is meant to weather the ocean shores and the harshest winters. It will never rot. Salt water and chlorinated water have no effect. Each piece of Beachfront Furniture is assembled with stainless steel hardware that has a Xylan coating, so you can rest assured that your Beachfront Furniture will last a lifetime.
Bella Bella Arts is the studio of artist Lara Moore, located in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana. Bella Bella makes contemporary tables, mirrors, seating, wall art and accessories featuring Lara's distinctive hand cut-paper patterns in rich, saturated colors.
Every piece is made by hand, to order, and all pieces are protected with a thick glossy resin finish for easy care and cleaning. Lara is constantly creating innovative new designs and specializes in custom sizes and patterns. Bella Bella is carried by fine craft galleries and design professionals nationwide.
The Blaker DeSomma Glass Studio opened its doors in January 2000. Marsha and Paul work both independently and collaboratively on various lines of sculptural glass work. They also design and produce custom lighting and residential and commercial commissions. Showroom and studio in Santa Cruz, California.
Napa Valley artisans Chanin Cook and Jonathan Edie began making furniture by piecing together parts of salvaged furniture, and creating unique surfaces with tile and wood inlays. Today they design and build five collections of furniture featuring textured metals, exotic and domestic woods, fossilized limestone, petrified wood and select leathers.
Born in 1966 in Armenia (a republic in former Soviet Union), Naira Barseghian began painting as a teenager, influenced by an older cousin who painted as a hobby. Naira's interest in art led her to the University of Fine Arts and Theatre in Yerevan, the largest city and capital of Armenia, where she majored in industrial design.
Naira emigrated to the US in 1991, where she enrolled in community art classes, learning the basics of throwing and hand-building ceramics, becoming quickly enamored of the process. She quickly developed a reputation as a talented ceramic artist, and in 1995, Glendale Community College, California, bestowed its "Artist of the Year" award upon her.
Barrett DeBusk has been creating and showing art since his college days at North Texas State University, where he earned both his BFA and MFA degrees. DeBusk’s satirical look at life combined with his natural ability to create has given form to this incredible collection of sculptures that began in the early 90’s when he began creating contemporary wall sculptures and furniture. DeBusk’s uncomplicated illustration of subjects emphasize his innovative use of materials and a remarkable ability to capture a mood with simple lines. “It’s my way of drawing. I use torch and steel instead of pencil and paper.”
Each piece is created from cold rolled, hand bent steel rod that is welded together and put on “legs” that display it off of the wall for a shadow effect. Each piece is powder coated, making them extremely easy to care for and enjoy. Every piece is individually stamped and numbered as part of a small edition, complete with a certificate of authenticity.
Earth & Fire
Philip Jacobs of Newport, RI and his amazing blown glass lighting and vessels
Karen DeMattio and Jon Conant met while attending school at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Jon gradutated with a degree in Studio Art-Sculpture, while Karen graduated with a Geology degree and a recognizable talent for graphic art. (She didn't believe Art to be a legitimate Major yet!)
Everlution began in 2000 with the intention of building a brand that could encompass all of our creative pursuits. Over the past five years we have been extremely fortunate to see our vision become a reality.
We are excited for the future; to expand Everlution, and to collaborate on projects with other artists and designers. Please take the time to get to know how our work is evolving. More importantly, let us get to know you too. We love to hear about where our work is going.
Fire & Light hand-poured glass tableware has a way of drawing the eye, enchanting the viewer with the unique play of light that filters through its rich spectrum of colors and textures. This enchantment is not simply a quality of the glass or its pigmentation, but of the very way in which it is made, the very hands that pour and press it, the beliefs and spirit that drive the people who craft the product, and the community from which it originates.
Fire & Light Originals has a noteworthy heritage, formed in 1995 as a partnership between the Arcata Community Recycling Center in Humboldt County, California, and a group of local investors who wanted to develop an innovative plan for using crushed, recycled glass. Our founders decided to turn their recycled glass into a raw material, manufacturing distinctive products for sale in and out of the immediate area. After careful consideration, the group decided upon a distinctive line of dinnerware which would be created by melting crushed glass in furnaces, adding pigment, and pressing the molten glass into bowls, plates, and glasses. In December, 1995, the first glass products were poured and pressed from the Fire & Light furnaces, and the world became a bit more luminous, slightly more colorful.
John and Natali McClurg purchased the company in 1999. Together with a team of 20 people, Fire & Light Originals is handcrafting the beautiful giftware and dinnerware that is now shipped to specialty stores and galleries throughout the country. The enlightened practices that gave rise to the company continue to inform everything we do. Fire & Light still strives to find new ways to incorporate recycling into our production process, whether it's tumbling broken dishes to make Sea Glass, a product used in aquariums and decorating, or using recycled beer kegs from local microbreweries as vats to cool our ladles.
Fire & Light glassware is a product whose history is a kind of future, where age-old craftsmanship meets innovative manufacturing, utilizing post consumer glass as a resource. But it's the beauty that will get you, the twinkle of light on the surface of a watery blue bowl, and the knowledge that we get as much happiness out of making the bowl as you will from having it on your table.
For twenty years, Laurie Fowler and Bill Thelen have enjoyed comfortable working relationships with individuals and design professionals in the creation of large scale, site-specific artworks for residential, corporate, and public spaces. Their fascination with form, movement and texture is reflected in an innovative design approach incorporating fiber, suede and metal on three-dimensional welded steel constructions. Weaving directly on the steel armature ensures exceptional durability, minimal maintenance and ease of installation while allowing the artists a unique exploration of the relationship between sculptural form and the hand-woven surface.
Their background in both art and architecture is appreciated by private collectors, architects and design professionals when working with blueprints, spatial relationships, and collaborative projects. Fowler and Thelen have exhibited their work nationally and are included in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the country.
George Wazenegger
I have been creating my wood collage since 1970 with the use of wood, plastic wood filler, paper, cork, pencil and acrylic color. The materials can be any material that will absorb the color. The process starts with the recycled wood construction. Plastic wood filler, cork, and recycled paper are applied to add texture and detail. The acrylic color is first applied as washes and are applied until I obtain a opaque structure. Pencil is used to add line to the shapes. The process is completed with a coat of clear acrylic. I can create just about any architectural image you can think of. I tell people "If you can think of it I can usually do it". I CAN CREATE PIECES IN VARIOUS SIZES AND PRICE RANGES. I CAN CREATE IMAGES CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR REGION AND CUSTOMER.
Ingela Norén and Daniel Grant create finely crafted works of functional art. Their partnership began in Pietrasanta, Italy in 1986 as marble sculptors. Ingela Norén, a renowned and published weaver, studied arts and crafts in Sweden, her native country, including the study of faux finish techniques. Daniel Grant, a skilled and professional marble sculptor and painter, studied art and philosophy in California. He made custom furniture and cabinets before joining Ingela in creating this combined artistic venture in 1994.
We are located in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York state 60 miles north of New York city.
I received a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Craftsmen in 1977. My 28 year career as a full-time potter has been devoted to making beautiful objects for individuals and galleries who appreciate fine craft. I have received many awards for my creations. Four of my pieces are in the permanent collection at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design (Allen Chasanoff Ceramic Collection).
Jeanne Petrosky
Jeanne Petrosky's formal training includes a BA from Montgomery County Community College (1976-1978) and one year from Tyler School of Art (1978). Her well rounded exposure to painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, pottery, hand blown glass, jewelry and weaving has given her the fertile ground needed to explore her creativity.
She was introduced to hand made paper in May 1987. The connection was immediate! All of the previous experiences had found their medium in which to be expressed. Jeanne then went on for more papermaking instructions at Pyramid Atlantic, a school for the art of paper, prints and books (1987) and Peter's Valley (1987).
September 1987 was her first show at a local high school. Since then she has exhibited her work in juried shows across the country. Her work has received many awards.
Kim's Projects
Portfolio of interior decorating projects and custom art work installations.
I love to create. The satisfaction of making a thought, memory or emotion into concrete form is what drives me. Unlike cast work, my hand and spirit touches each piece from start to finish. It is a challenge to work in such a rigid, planar medium and to give it life and movement.
With my work, I endeavor to create, with a minimal line, an elegant beautiful form. It is my hope that those who collect my sculpture will be inspired by the spirit, beauty and craftsmanship in each piece.
Luke Adams
Luke Adams is a studio artist working in Massachusetts.
Mad River Glass/George Bucquet
Glass artist George Bucquet creates contemporary, hand formed cast glass imagery that is both meditative and visually stimulating. His unique and elegant bowl forms gracefully capture motion and depth while appearing to emit light from within. The heirloom quality of Bucquet's solidly rich sculptures is an uplifting addition to any style home.
Mariposa’s home may be the world, but ever since our early days — when we’d happily rattle down to Mexico in a shaky truck to bring back recycled glassware made from old Coke bottles — our headquarters have always been on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, thirty miles north of Boston.
Mariposa’s many unique collections are a result of our own innovative designers collaborating with superior artisans worldwide to bring the best of foreign cultures back home — Italian ceramics and glassware; French cutlery and porcelain; Mexican glass and aluminum serveware.
We’ve grown gradually from collection to collection, and what allows us to innovate steadily in design and materials is a deep overseas commitment to the artisans themselves.
If you’re not passionate about what you do, it will show.
When Livia started importing, the first Mariposa warehouse was her parents’ garage. Now we’re in a renovated yellow 19th century livery stable (we call it “The Barn”) in the small, stylish heart of Manchester-by-the-Sea.
With 26 employees, a sense of family stands behind everything we make and sell, and how we operate.
For example, our “conference room” is an old quilting table set up in a living room off the kitchen. We suit ourselves to mothers’ schedules. We each take turns making lunch for the rest of the staff. (When a prospective employee interviews with us, the conversation usually turns to food.)
We follow the lifestyle we espouse. It seems to work better that way.
Rick and Janet’s dedication to glass blowing is evident in the excellent quality of their work. The emphasis in their small studio is on creativity and innovation. Each piece is a free-hand expression of the excitement and risk-taking only found in an experimental glassblowing studio.
Following his university education, Rick Nicholson operated a pottery studio full time in southern California from 1974 to 1981. Janet left her photography job in 1979 to freelance and create designs on Rick’s clay forms. They were married the same year, and their artistic collaboration began. By 1982, they were called to concentrate on glass alone and settled on 9 acres in Auburn, California.
Their work involves figurative sculpture, sculptural lighting and elegant, asymmetrical bowl and vessel forms. Many works have been commissioned for hotels and private residences internationally. Rick’s studies in metals, hot sculpting and glass casting have allowed the work to take a new direction.
Born in 1975 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Rod Hart was introduced to glass sculpture while studying ceramic art at Alfred University. Immersing himself in the medium, Hart worked with Leon Applebaum, and studied Czech techniques with master glassblowers from Peter Novotny’s factory. In 1999, he moved to Boyertown, PA, where he helped Robert Scavuzzo establish New Day Glass.
In 2000, Hart led glass production teams, gaffing for Will Dexter at Taylor Backes Studios, producing forms ranging from massive vessels to intricately designed ornaments. Recently he has worked with Harry Stewart at RPM Studios, Bernhard Katz at Sharp Street Glass, and Steve Nelson, Hart has also taught glassblowing techniques at Hot Soup Studios in Philadelphia and Blythe Glass Studios in Lancaster, PA. In 2002 he was awarded a grant from Contemporary Glass Philadelphia.
2003 saw the christening of Rod Hart Glass, whose works have been warmly received by many established galleries nationwide. Focusing on the more sculptural aspects of glassblowing, Hart’s works are often surreal and stretch the traditional paradigms of the glass medium. His current series of works emphasizes oceanic forms, which draw attention to the beauty and fragility of our natural environment.
Kiln formed glass is the medium of my sculpture. The glass is cut and then fired to fuse it together. I add furnace made cane and components, created ahead of time. The work may be fired 4 to 10 times; the last firing is over a stainless steel mold where the piece is shaped.
The glass is combined with 1/4" steel, which is cut and welded to form a base for the free standing pieces. I have an assistant who helps me with the cutting and welding of the steel. All of the design and all of the glasswork are created solely by me.
Scott Grove
Scott Grove, principal designer for Concept Grove Incorporated (CGI) creates unique contemporary art. A sculptor for more than 20 years, Grove has been commissioned by major corporations such as Eastman Kodak, Bausch and Lomb and has sculpted public art for the City of Rochester, New York - in addition to his work for designers, architects and private collectors. He has won numerous awards and honors including a DuPont prize for innovative use of materials.
Grove is a true craftsmen who uses a broad media mix, ranging from wood to fiberglass to precious metals. Even with the newest of manmade materials and modern technology, his work reflects his respect for the traditional work ethic.
A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Grove also studied at RIT's School for American Crafts. Scott Grove lives in Rochester with his wife Mary Pat and two sons.
Scott Hartley
GLASS is the perfect marriage of both art and science! My wife, my family, and my art have shaped me into the person I am today. My work is hard – both physically demanding and mentally draining – but it is by far the most rewarding work that I have ever done in my life. If you question my love, my happiness, and my joy that I have found in art and glass, look into my eyes…the shine is bright, just like a piece of glass. Be careful, or you just might catch the fever.
The South Carolina coast, or the lowcountry as we like to call it, is the home of Seabrook Classics. We are dedicated to building classic cottage furniture with a look and feel of coastal life. We have named our style "Coastal Cottage". We are very proud of our furniture and of the people we employ to build it. Our designs range from classics like our Southern Huntboard to lighter accent pieces such as our Pelican bed. Many of our designs utilize elements of lowcountry life such as Plantation Shutters or Seagrass.
Sumo Glass
Hand blown art glass with a seaside theme.
The Glass Forge
The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio manufactures and sells hand blown glass, specializing in Venetian style art glass. The style is most apparent in the many wine glasses blown at The Glass Forge. Vases, bowls, perfume bottles, and one-of-a-kind sculptural glass art are also prominently displayed. The use of color, movement, form and composition are key elements in each piece of work created at the studio. There is a gallery for display and sale of products next to the studio. Additionally, sales are conducted on a regional and national scale. Individual items range in price from $15 to $5000.
The Glass Forge became a reality through the vision of three men who first met in the spring of 1994 while working for various San Francisco Bay Area glass studios: Lee Wassink (Nourot Studios, 1993 - 1998), Maurice Kreuzer (Smyers Studio, 1995 - 1998), and Nathan Sheafor (AlBo Glass, 1996 - 1998). As the partners of the new studio, each partner brings unique skills to The Glass Forge and contributes to a sum exceeding 30 years of "hot glass" experience.
Artist's Statement: Throughout my life the seashore has been my strongest passion, and is now the subject of my work. The genre I prefer to work with is hard edge. Bringing these two components together I have created a collection of paintings I call "Impressions of the Seashore" presented in hard edge style.
Tom resides in North Syracuse, NY and vacations in Wildwood, NJ.
Vitrix Hot Glass
Founded in 1979 in Corning's historic Market Street District, Vitrix Hot Glass Studio is regarded among America's prominent contemporary glass studios. Glass artist, Thomas P. Kelly, owner of Vitrix; along with Robert Kelly, business manager; glassmaker, George Kennard and Jason Rose, are committed to uncompromising quality and craftsmanship. When Tom went to work for Bob Rockwell in 1982 he had no idea that glass would end up playing such a major role in his life. Mr. Rockwell is the world's leading collector of Carder-Steuben glass. Under the guidance of Mr. Rockwell, Tom had the opportunity to handle and examine the work of Frederich Carder. After working with Mr. Rockwell for three years, Tom's attention was down the street to the glass studios of Alex Brand and Thomas Buechner. After much persistence, he was offered part time employment at both studios where he had the opportunity to learn from two distinctly different artists, each having their own unique talents. Eventually, Tom found himself blowing glass full time with Thomas S. Buechner III at Vitrix Hot Glass Studio. At Vitrix, visiting artists such as Lino Tagliapietra and Fritz Dreisbach educated and influenced him. Over the next ten years, Tom's glass working skills and aesthetic sensitivity continued to develop. When Buechner made the decision to leave glass to grow in another direction, Tom was ready to take over ownership of Vitrix. The quality work that Vitrix is known for continue's under Tom's direction. Tom has been integrally involved in the production of works that have been published and exhibited internationally and can be found in fine stores and galleries across the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. Museum collections include the Corning Museum of Glass, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, High Museum of Art.
Willsea O'Brien
Paul Willsea and Carol O'Brien from Naples, NY create some of the most amazing blown glass pieces I've seen. Colors and textures are incredible!
Woodsilks Studio owned and operated by Barbara Woods. Barbara has an international clientele with a reputation for exceptional hand painted silks.
All silk work starts on white silk and is painted with colorfast dyes using a variety of techniques. These original silk paintings are mounted on industrial white styrene to maintain the form. The edges are trimmed with suede and dyed rayon trim.
Ceramic bases for the Chrysalis large free standing sculptures are slab-constructed and carved by Barbara. The smaller free standing sculpture bases are wheel thrown.
