Artistic License Members
Arts & Crafts Period Textiles
Founded in 1987 by Dianne Ayres and Timothy Hansen, the studio creates textiles for the home in period designs and their own Arts & Crafts inspired designs.
Stephen Bauer – Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers
Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers’ historical designs bring to life the architectural styles of the 1880s through the 1960s: Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, and Midcentury eras.
Beate Brühl Design
Beate Brühl focuses on the restoration of painted ornament in historic buildings. In her tool box she carries a variety of traditional skills, such as gilding, stenciling, striping, faux graining/marbling, color matching, design.
Bob Buckter Color Consultant
“Dr. Color” has been designing paint colors for buildings since 1970, producing about 500 separate color consultations annually.
Adrian Card Decorative Painting
While his specialty is historically appropriate decoration of harpsichords, Adrian Card also lends his skills to historically inspired murals, painted furniture and other musical instruments.
Ceniza Glass Studio
Specializing in conservation and creation of stained glass, Greer Ashman combines fine craft skills with art-historical sensitivity.
Enrico Dell’Osso—Cow Hollow Woodworks
Cow Hollow Woodworks specializes in the care and restoration of antique furniture and joined wood objects.
Phil Diers, Sculptor
Phil Diers imparts expert sculpture and plasterwork for new designs as well as restoration of plaster ornament, lincrusta, and statuary.
Riley Doty – Doty Tile
Doty Tile provides careful, thoughtful tile work for installations, historic restoration projects and public art installations.
Robert Dufort – Magic Brush, Inc.
Established in 1976, Magic Brush, Inc. offers a variety of professional painting services and is nationally recognized for the painting and restoration of Victorian facades.
Theodore Ellison Designs
Theodore Ellison Designs handcrafts leaded glass into period-inspired architectural windows and lighting, influenced by the Arts & Crafts tradition.
Gentleman Scholar Signs
Gentleman Scholar Signs is a boutique sign shop specializing in hand painted and gold leaf signage.
Gregg Hessel – Hessel Studios
Coppersmithing Gregg Hessel Hessel Studios 415-491-1066 Please enable JavaScript to see the email address (How-to). hesselstudios.com Hessel Studios is a company deeply rooted in the art of coppersmithing, where we celebrate the rich tapestry of historical metalworking traditions. Our primary focus lies in the creation of exquisite candle holders, lamps, …
Jerri Holan — Jerri Holan & Associates
Jerri Holan is a noted architect with preservation expertise, and the principal of Jerri Holan & Associates, AIA.
Skeeter Jones – Clearheart Fine Design and Building
Skeeter Jones founded Clearheart in the early 1980’s. His work includes extensive design development, Victorian restorations, and architectural millwork.
Lorna Kollmeyer Ornamental Plaster
Lorna Kollmeyer is a designer, sculptor, and moldmaker specializing in cast architectural ornament of all periods.
John Kraft – Kraftmanship Carpentry
John focuses on woodworking with an emphasis in timber framing, custom cabinetry, built-in furniture and fireplace mantels using Japanese and traditional joinery.
John Lenox — Lenox Stained Glass
John Lenox produces custom stained, etched, beveled, leaded, and painted glass, as well as restoring period art glass, for restaurants, churches, and homes.
Oleg Lobykin — Stonesculpt
Oleg Lobykin is a sculptor specializing in the Old World craft of stone carving, working in limestone, marble, granite and other natural stone varieties.
Heidi Wright Mead
Heidi Wright Mead, C.P. is an award-winning wallpaper installer who loves her craft and enjoys being part of the team with designers, architects, builders, artists and homeowners to create beautiful spaces
Jana Olson — Panache Lighting
Panache Lighting specializes in the repair and restoration of older lights
Period Restoration, Inc.
Period Restoration, Inc. offers a full range of building design, restoration and remodeling services for prestigious homes in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area
Nita Riccardi — Winning Colors Painting
Nita Riccardi, founder of Winning Colors Painting, has specialized in restoration painting since 1994, and has restored hundreds of Victorians in San Francisco.
Lynne Rutter Studio
An expert decorative painter and fine art muralist, Lynne Rutter’s work emphasizes site-specific design through ornament, color, and gilding.
Rynerson O’Brien Architecture
ROBA is a California-based architectural partnership specializing in high-end residential and retail architecture.
Nicole Smith Finishing
Nicole Smith excels in antique restoration and repair, finishing architectural woodwork, cabinetry and furniture.
Steven Vigeant – Berkeley Signs
Berkeley Signs designs and manufactures a wide range of period-sensitive sign art for commercial and private use.
Scott Wynn, Architect
Scott Wynn runs a small service-oriented architectural practice focused on the custom design, with an in-house workshop for the fabrication of furniture, fixtures and architectural details.
Christopher L. Yerke – Restoration Workshop
Restoration Workshop’s services include restoration and preservation project management, finish carpentry, and general remodeling.
George Zaffle and Sakura Aoki – Zaffle Painting Studios
George has mastered many painting techniques, including those used for murals, true fresco, trompe l’oeil, gold leaf, faux finishes such as marbleizing and wood graining, and old-world cabinetry and furniture finishes.
Zito Schmitt Design
For over 40 years Zito Schmitt Design (formerly Debey Zito Fine Furniture and Design) has been working with clients creating interiors and custom furniture with a design vocabulary including Scandinavian, Asian, Mid-century, American and European Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau.
Associate Members
Amy Anderson – Vibrant Vibe
In addition to hanging paper Amy is well versed table trimming fine wallcoverings that require thought and care when handling.
Conor Ward
Born and raised in San Francisco, Conor Ward has always had deep admiration for and interest in the Bay Area’s vernacular arts and crafts traditions.
Melissa Goldman – Nevada City Restoration and Framing
Melissa Goldman offers full-service framing along with her restoration and conservation studio, specializing in antique and newly gilt frames, painting conservation, and period furniture restoration.
Helios Art Glass
Helios Art Glass is an architectural glass studio specializing in the creation and restoration of traditional leaded glass windows and skylights.
Rick Irving Design
Rick has focused his entire career as an Interior Architect, Designer and Craftsman on developing timeless, well resolved spaces for his clients.
Thomas Leach Design
Tom Leach has been designing facades in San Francisco since 2005. He specializes in period correct architectural ornamentation, from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, to Marina Style and Mid Century Modern.