Our members are the heart of Artistic License.

We’re committed to quality, integrity, and the enduring value of craftsmanship. Explore our directory, or look here to search by specialty.

Our Members

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Zito Schmitt Design

Using their years of experience in industrial design, furniture, fine woodworking, art and remodeling, Zito Schmitt Design creates interiors sympathetic both to the architecture and the needs of their clients.

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Theodore Ellison Designs

Theodore Ellison Designs handcrafts leaded glass into period-inspired architectural windows and lighting, influenced by the Arts & Crafts tradition.

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Steven Vigeant – Berkeley Signs

Berkeley Signs designs and manufactures a wide range of period-sensitive sign art for commercial and private use.

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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.

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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.

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Rynerson O’Brien Architecture

ROBA is a California-based architectural partnership specializing in high-end residential and retail architecture.

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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.

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Riley Doty – Doty Tile

Doty Tile provides careful, thoughtful tile work for installations, historic restoration projects and public art installations.

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Phil Diers, Sculptor

Phil Diers imparts expert sculpture and plasterwork for new designs as well as restoration of plaster ornament, lincrusta, and statuary.

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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

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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.

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Nita Riccardi Painting

Nita Riccardi has specializesd in restoration painting since 1994, and has restored hundreds of Victorians in San Francisco.

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Nicole Smith Finishing

Nicole Smith excels in antique restoration and repair, finishing architectural woodwork, cabinetry and furniture.

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Lynne Rutter Studio

An expert decorative painter and fine art muralist, Lynne Rutter’s work emphasizes site-specific design through ornament, color, and gilding.

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Lorna Kollmeyer Ornamental Plaster

Lorna Kollmeyer is a designer, sculptor, and moldmaker specializing in cast architectural ornament of all periods.

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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.

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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.

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Jerri Holan, FAIA – Jerri Holan & Associates, Architects

Jerri Holan is a noted architect with preservation expertise, and the principal of Jerri Holan & Associates, AIA.

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Heidi Wright Mead

Herdis Wright Mead, C.P. is an award winning wallpaper installer proficient in the art, and craft, of being a paperhanger. Let her help you understand what makes a beautiful installation.

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Gregg Hessel – Hessel Studios

Hessel Studios is a company deeply rooted in the art of coppersmithing, with a primary focus on the creation of candle holders, lamps, and vases, and the careful restoration of antique metal surfaces.

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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.

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Gentleman Scholar Signs

Gentleman Scholar Signs is a boutique sign shop specializing in hand painted and gold leaf signage.

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Enrico Dell’Osso – Cow Hollow Woodworks

Cow Hollow Woodworks specializes in the care and restoration of antique furniture and joined wood objects.

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Christopher L. Yerke – Restoration Workshop

Restoration Workshop’s services include restoration and preservation project management, finish carpentry, and general remodeling.

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Ceniza Glass Studio

Specializing in conservation and creation of stained glass, Greer Ashman combines fine craft skills with art-historical sensitivity.

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Bob Buckter Color Consultant

“Dr. Color” has been designing paint colors for buildings since 1970, producing about 500 separate color consultations annually.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Our Associates

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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.

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Sharon Hurley – Thereafter Restoration Studio

Sharon Hurley of Thereafter Restoration Studio in Petaluma, California, is a skilled artisan restorer with a deep passion for art history and a strong foundation in heritage conservation.

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Helios Art Glass

Helios Art Glass is an architectural glass studio specializing in the creation and restoration of traditional leaded glass windows and skylights.

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Functional Art

Lou Kern is a master stair builder and furniture maker.

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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.

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Amy Anderson – Vibrant Vibe

In addition to hanging paper Amy is well versed table trimming fine wallcoverings that require thought and care when handling.

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Alex Marchant – Panache Lighting

With a decade of experience in the lighting industry, ALex Marchant has developed expertise in custom fabrication and the restoration of antique fixtures.

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