Madera Architectural Elements

Madera Architectural Elements (MAE) appeals to designers, builders and the public, in order
to fulfill the need for custom artisan-made building components, using traditional materials in artis-
tic and innovative ways.

MAE has a physical showroom where the alliance artists have mockups and artwork for sale. The
artists of MAE help clients through a collaborative process to create art for their built environment.
Please contact artists directly for appointments or to discuss any custom project you have.

Mindy Barker muralist and painter 2

Elijah Burnett artist blacksmith 3
Lynn Di Nino concrete and mixed media artist 4
Doug Fillbach architectural glass 5
Christopher Hoppin mixed media artist 6
Ixia Tile Tacoma hand-crafted art tile 7
Steve Lawler reFurniture 8
Madera Fine Decorative Furnishings custom furniture and casework 9
Northwest Refinishing wood refinishing 10
Pacific Rim Tapestries contemporary tapestry 11
Diane Roberts fused and stained glass 12
Shape 3 Inc. custom metal and artwork 13
Jennevieve Schlemmer architectural mosaics 14
Turner Furniture and Upholstery upholstered furniture 15

Madera Architectural Elements

m - 2210 Court A
‘Exceptional building com- Tacoma, WA 98402
ponents and furnishings p - 253.572.1218
w - www.maderastudio.net
designed and fabricated by
Pacific Northwest artisans’
 Mindy Barker
muralist and painter

Mindy Barker is a lifelong Washington State

FINISHES
resident, born in Tacoma and raised in various
Northwest towns.
After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA in
1990, Mindy continued producing and showing
her original artwork. During this period she also
worked as a commercial painter and began ex-
perimenting with custom finishes.

Vineyard scene on Italian plastered walls and painted faux Eagle flying through forest, formal living room wall
wood and patterned columns, masterbath wall

In 1993, Mindy combined her talents and began a decorative painting business specializing in wall
glazes, trompe l’oeil, and murals for residential and commercial spaces. She also creates custom
paintings and illustrations, finished to her clients’ specifications, on canvas, hardboard, plaster, fur-
niture, and paper. Her various works are mostly found in Puget Sound homes and businesses, with
some as far away as California, Arizona, and Hawaii.

Mindy currently runs her business from her studio at home in Gig Harbor. She has continued to be
active in her own artwork as well, lately mixing media such as acrylic, ink, and photographs.
Enlarged poppies, bathroom wall

Mindy Barker
p - 253.380.9164
e - mindybarker@centurytel.net
w - www.mindybarker.com

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 Burnett Forge
artist blacksmith

Elijah Burnett, artist blacksmith of Burnett

METAL
Forge, began forging under the tutelage of mas-
ter blacksmiths in a four year European style ap-
prenticeship. He continues to glean from smiths
from all over the globe, incorporating these glo-
bal styles into his work. Elijah works each day
at his anvil using hammers, tongs, and assorted
tools that he has made himself. He implements
traditional methods of joinery, including mortise
and tennon, fire welding, and riveting in creating
pieces for everything from large outdoor sculp-
ture to a small hook for the bathroom.

Customizing your home, business, or garden is the luxury of decorating with the work of an artist
craftsman. Elijah Burnett, artist blacksmith of Burnett forge, forges what may be seen as common-
place pieces such as a kitchen hood, a railing, a door knocker, wine cellar doors, and coaxes from
the metal a beautiful flow and design that graces its setting. Elijah’s styles include the clean lines of
Contemporary, to the European feel of Chateau, to the warmth of Craftsman, to the rugged sophis-
tication of Log and Timber, with artistic license often taken. Choose an item from our catalogue or
have something entirely new created based on your own style. The outcome will be a piece uniquely
you and unique to your home, business, or garden.

Elijah Burnett, owner

Burnett Forge
p - 360.598.4836
e - info@burnettforge.net
w - www.burnettforge.net

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 Lynn Di Nino
concrete and mixed media artist

Lynn Di Nino has been working in concrete for about fifteen years: cast, hand-applied over shaped

MIXED MEDIA
expanded steel lath, and as a veneer using the hybridized cement, Milestone, known for its capabil-
ity of lasting intense color. Exterior courtyard on 4th floor at Children’s Hospital in Seattle

The atrium pictured above, located at Children’s Hospital in Seattle is inhabited by three-nine foot
long Jackson’s chameleons wearing party hats. Because they’re hollow, using about 2” of con-
crete over lath, similar to ferroconcrete used in the making of boat hulls, they weigh as little as
100 pounds each with great strength. The kiosk you see pictured below is a Milestone pigmented
veneer brushed over cast concrete and features bird sculptures.
With a background in architecture, the ability to interpret drawings, a long history of engineering
sculpture for indoors and out, and expertise in concrete use, she is prepared to create architectural
features that include three-dimensional shapes. Lynn’s specialty is animal forms.
Cast concrete kiosks by City of Tacoma,
veneer and sculptures by Lynn

Lynn Di Nino
m - 2313 N 29th St
Tacoma WA 98403
p - 253 396 0774
e - lynndin@msn.com
w - www.lynndinino.com

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 Doug Fillbach
architectural glass

GLASS
Doug Fillbach has spent 35 years studying and
refining his art, developing a distinctive style that
is marked by uncompromised quality. Through
his studio, Design Tech Artglass, located in Gig
Harbor, Washington, Doug specializes in archi-
tectural leaded and beveled glass, sandblasted
and carved glass, and multi media works of art.
He is known for combining architectural design
elements with classic symmetry that imbues
his art with fluidity and motion. Doug’s sense
of timeless design and technical expertise has
landed him a diverse list of commercial public
and private clients throughout the country. His
work has been featured in award winning homes
and published nationally and internationally.
dental office, Puyallup, WA
Glass sculptural divider,

Residential leaded and beveled entry, Gig Harbor, WA

The creative use and broad range of applications for architectural artglass from Design Tech make
it a unique statement for clients seeking to enhance residential or corporate spaces through innova-
tive art concepts. Artworks from large scale to small include sculptural dividers, wall art, custom
leaded and beveled glass entries, doors and windows, glass countertops, carved glass tables and
interior corporate signage. The fusion of Doug’s technical expertise and signature design style result
in successful works of art that suit the function, theme and sensitivity of each facility. From subtle
elegance to a major statement, his ultimate goal is to create a work of art that achieves technical
excellence, is aesthetically pleasing and timeless in its beauty and design. To explore how the inter-
action of glass, light and space can meet your design objectives, give Design Tech Artglass a call to
discuss your project. All images © Design Tech Artglass

Corporate logo, Masa Restaurant, Tacoma, WA

Doug Fillbach
Design Tech Artglass
m - PO Box 1193
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
p - 253.265.2575
e - dougfillbach@gmail.com
w - www.designtechartglass.com
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 Christopher Hoppin
mixed media artist

Christopher Hoppin creates site specific, one of a kind Green Walls and

MIXED MEDIA
dramatic lighting. He works out of his studio in North Tacoma and has
commercial and residential clients throughout the United States. Chris-
topher is trained as a sculptor and uses a number of mediums including
wood, Lexan, high density foam, fiberglass, steel and clay, just to name a
few. As much as possible he incorporates green products into his work.
His green walls are 100% reclaimed hardwood that can be installed on
exteriors or indoors.

Interior Green Wall, recycled hard wood, 13’ x 8’ Lexan wall or ceiling light. One of a
Planters are removable. kind design, hand cut, 16” x 24”

Exterior Green Wall, recycled hard

wood, 5’ x 10’. Planter is removable.
Lexan wall or ceiling light. One of a kind design,
hand cut, 16” x 24”
Christopher strives to transform spaces with his function-
al sculptures. He can often do this at a competitive cost
with mass production techniques even though clients are
receiving one of a kind conversation pieces. Please feel
free to contact Christopher directly to organize a studio
visit or to have and in home/business free consultation.
All design consultations are free.

Christopher Hoppin
m - 4702 N Cheyenne St
Tacoma, WA 98407
p - 253.732.7348
e - christopher@hoppinart.com
w - www.hoppinart.com

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 Ixia Tile Tacoma
hand-crafted art tile

Claudia Riedener’s love for the natural world

Imprinted pasture grasses, hand sculpted poppy. Stoneware. Stained, glazed.

CERAMIC TILE
strongly influences her work. Claudia sees the
fleeting moment of a leaf or a blade of grass
and captures it in clay. Using a variety of me-
chanical tools of the trade, she enjoys the proc-
ess of abstracting nature into durable tile work.
Permanency and functionality are important
components of the work. Once installed, Clau-
dia likes to see her work be useful, durable and
beautiful for years to come.
Ixia Tile Tacoma offers a vibrant and exciting
range of hand-crafted ceramic tiles. Bas-relief
tiles, nature print tiles, moldings, liners and
field tiles provide variety to create installations
for fireplaces, bathrooms, kitchens, floors, foy-
ers and window and door surrounds as well as
outdoor applications such as garden benches,
tables, mirrors and water features. High quality
stoneware blends beauty, function and lasting
durability while expressing artistic harmony that
only comes from tiles made by hand.
Created in a careful process, each tile is hand-made from beginning to end. For bas-relief tiles, the
design is hand-drawn and hand-carved, often over a period of a few days. From this original carving
a mold is made. Each relief tile is then hand-pressed, dried, and bisque fired. Nature print tiles are
hand- rolled and imprinted with a variety of leaves and plants from nature. All tiles are hand-glazed,
either brushed or dipped. Field tiles, moldings and liners are hand-extruded. These labor intensive
methods have been used for centuries to make art tile. Machine reproductions cannot match the
authenticity and quality of hand-crafted tile.
Mistletoe,
hand pressed.
Stoneware.
Glazed

Claudia Riedener
Ixia Tile Tacoma
p - 253.274.0655
e - ixia@harbornet.com
w - www.ixitile.com

Abstracted corn stalk, hand carved. Stoneware.

Stained and glazed. 7
 Steve Lawler
reFurniture

Steve Lawler lives in Tacoma where he spends

WOOD
his days (and sometimes his nights) making fur-
niture and creating art. He began working with
wood as a child in his grandfather’s wood shop.
As time went on, working with wood would take
a back seat to other creative pursuits such as
photography, painting and collage. He has slow-
ly found himself drawn back to the art of wood-
working and eventually into a shop working full
time making furniture and other custom pieces.

Chair #167: recycled scrap plywood

with a natural danish oil finish
Sasebo coffee table: recycled scrap
plywood and reclaimed white oak
with a natural danish oil finish

Odessa lamp: recycled scrap
plywood, found metal, recycled
lamp parts, old travel map of
Texas and hand made paper
Steve has spent the last two years developing his own unique
style of furniture making what he calls reFurniture. He loves
designing and building chairs, and creating anything new and
interesting. Choosing to work almost exclusively with either
recycled plywood and hardwood scraps, or reclaimed Douglas
Fir satisfies his desire to help the earth while also forcing him
to find a unique expression for these sometimes odd pieces of
raw material.

reFurniture represents Steve’s passion for two things: First,

reusing what others have found to be useless, and second,
creating something in a way that nobody has thought of before.

Steve Lawler
p - 253.389.3807
e - steve@stevelawlerart.com
w - www.stevelawlerart.com

End table: recycled plywood scrap

with a natural danish oil finish 8
 Madera Fine Decorative Furnishings, LLC
custom furniture and case work

Madera manufactures original, custom furniture

WOOD
and cabinetry for commercial and residential
clients. Being a small, highly productive firm,
Madera is capable of taking on a wide array of
projects from single stand-alone pieces to en-
tire homes and office suites. Because of their
integrity and commitment to quality craftsman-
ship Madera promises every client long lasting
value.

Magnolia residence bookcase and entertainment center with

integrated TV lift and hidden laptop drawer. Anigre and padauk Reception desk with custom gluelams and fabricated steel.
veneers and solids. PCS Structural Solutions, Tacoma, WA

Coming from a family of artists and amateur woodworkers, Madera founder Carlos Taylor-Swanson
has a professional woodworking background that stretches back 30 years to a Chicago area picture
framing shop and follows a circuitous route through the art world, rough and finish carpentry and
luxury yacht interiors. The values that have prevailed throughout this journey - strict attention to all
details and quality without compromise - became the foundation of Madera’s business ethos.
Café - bookmatched claro walnut
slabs, reclaimed fir, acrylic paint
and cross-link waterborne finish.
40” x 20” x 18”

Carlos Taylor-Swanson, owner

Madera Fine Decorative Furnishings, LLC
m - 2210 Court A
Tacoma, WA 98402
p - 253.572.1218
f - 253.572.1219
e - info@maderawoodworking.com
w - www.maderawoodworking.com 9
 Northwest Refinishing
wood refinishing

Northwest Refinishing is a local wood refinish-

WOOD
ing company managed by master refinisher Tris-
tan Litke. With over 20 years experience in the
field, Tristan has the perfect finish for your next
project. Whether it be a fine piece of furniture or
an outdated oak kitchen, he offers basic stain-
ing and painting as well as custom designed
lacquer finishes. If you see it in a magazine Tris-
tan can recreate it on your furniture or cabinet.
Northwest Refinishing serves residential and
commercial clients from Gig Harbor to Bellevue.

Blue lacquered wall panels used as background for a corporate

logo.

• On-site finishing
• Kitchen cabinet refinishing
• Custom Designed wood finishes
• Furniture/Piano restoration
• Cabinet Pre-finishing

Detail of a walnut
restoration.
Mahogany exterior door with major veneer damage.
Restored to near original condition.

Tristan Litke
Northwest Refinishing
m - 1244 S Sprague Ave
Tacoma, WA 98405
p - 253.312.7830
f - 253.238.6214
e - refinish@gmail.com
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 Pacific Rim Tapestries
contemporary tapestry

Pacific Rim Tapestries specializes in hand wo-

TEXTILES
ven tapestries. The founding artists, Cecilia
Blomberg, Mary Lane and Margo Macdonald,
have extensive exhibition histories, and signifi-
cant experience executing commissions for gov-
ernment buildings, schools, corporate offices
and residential settings. The artists are com-
fortable working closely with clients, architects
and designers.

Labyrinth, 5’x5’, cotton and wool

Time to Explore, 5’x8’, cotton and wool. Mary Bridge Children’s

Health Center

Tapestry weaving produces a dense fabric ideally suited for wall hangings. Its simple weave struc-
ture has unlimited artistic potential; no preset patterns restrict the realization of the image. The
tapestries produced by Pacific Rim Tapestries are woven from strong cotton and fine, lustrous wool
that has been commercially mothproofed and dyed with acid dyes known for their light fastness.
The properties of wool and the density of weft-faced weave make tapestry virtually fireproof. The
hangings are finished according to museum standards. The durability of tapestry insures its enjoy-
ment for generations to come.

Beyond Pompeii, 4’x6’, cotton and wool

Pacific Rim Tapestries

m - 703 Foote Street NW
Olympia, WA 98502
p - 360.754.1105
e - prt@pacificrimtapestries.com
w - www.pacificrimtapestries.com

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 Diane Roberts
fused and stained glass

Diane Roberts has been working in stained

GLASS
glass since the late 70’s and has lived in Port
Townsend since 1985. In 1990, she added the
heat of the kiln and started fusing glass.

The play of light is crucial to Diane’s glass piec-

es. Her designs include elements of visual sur-
prise involving any or all of iridescent, dichroic
or fused glass as well as varying light sources.
The intent is to give the viewer a piece of art
that cannot be seen in it’s entirety from any one
visual perspective, light level, or type of light.

Detail of large window using textured, clear, fused and bev-

eled glass

Stained glass
One of three windows installed at Castle Key Restaurant in • Windows (public/ private installations or
Manrisa Castle in Port Townsend free-hanging)
• Lamps
Each custom piece, whether a window or full • Objets d’arte
fused glass tile backsplash, is designed with
it’s environment-to-be in mind… Fused glass (flat or slumped, with or without
Style, colors, available light, attitude… layered dimension)
• Tiles (individual to tabletops to entire
backsplashes)
• Sconces
• Individual art pieces

Diane Roberts
p - 360.385.2764
e - diane@dianerobertsglass.com
w - www.dianerobertsglass.com

One 12” x 12” fused glass tile 12

 Shape 3 Inc.
custom metal and artwork

Chris Spadafore and Jennifer Weddermann-

METAL
Hay, artists and architects, created Shape 3,
Inc. in 2005 in order to serve clients that re-
quire site specific art installations. Being artists
as well as LEED accredited and licensed profes-
sional architects, Chris and Jennifer “shape” en-
vironments and objects to function seamlessly
in their contexts.

Painted steel custom perforated panels on custom aluminum

clips, Tacoma, WA
Patinaed steel lasercut inserts and railing panels, oak newel
posts provided by Madera, Kirkland, WA

Shape 3 Inc.’s work is site specific, being both appropriate for its context and for its community.
They have a deep respect for the man-made and natural places of which the work becomes a part.
Shape 3 Inc. creates pieces that mark and sculpt places, enhancing a visitor’s experience, working
directly from drawing to steel, wood, glass (both flat and blown) and concrete. The forms created
are derived from the vision of the project, and from the spatial context in which they exist. Their
projects translate concepts into three-dimensional forms and experiences. They balance scale,
level of abstraction, budget, timeline, materiality, and space to create elements to involve the public
in the metaphor.

Light fixture for Kitsap Credit Union - painted steel and plexiglass
Bremerton, WA

Shape 3 Inc.
Jennifer Weddermann-Hay, AIA, LEED AP
Chris Spadafore, AIA, LEED AP
p - 253-227-7333 (chris)
p - 253-973-6611 (jennifer)
e - chris@shape3inc.com
e - jennifer@shape3inc.com
w - www.shape3inc.com 13
 Jennevieve Schlemmer
architectural mosaics

Jennevieve Schlemmer is a Tacoma based art-

MOSAICS
ist with a focus on mosaics. She sees mosa-
ics as a way to create color, texture, scale, and
longevity as well as an opportunity to integrate
site-specific art seamlessly into architectural
spaces. Her intention is to create pieces that
are tactile and can be visually enjoyed up close
while still conveying a message from a distance.
Her most recent work has centered on large,
public installations balanced with smaller, more
intimate interior pieces and concrete sculp-
tures.
Detail of porcelain mosaic “Discover Your Dreams” installed
at Seattle Country Day School. Seattle, WA

Her mosaic work is installed in such varied lo-

cations as a school playground, the outside en-
trance of a movie theater, a baseball stadium,
the floor of a public university building,and a
decorative outdoor wall on Lake Washington.
She has enjoyed working collaboratively with
designers, construction teams, and archi-
tects. The materials she uses, whether stone,
concrete, porcelain, or glass, are used with
thoughtful consideration to the visual mes-
sage of the piece as well as the structural.
Stained glass mosaic back splash in private residence.
Tacoma, WA

“Ursus Azul” stained glass mosaic

over concrete and steel

Jennevieve Schlemmer
p - 206.979.2492
e - jps@jennevieve.com
w - www.jennevieve.com

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 Turner Furniture and Upholstery
upholstered furniture

Established in 1986, Jeff Turner and his expert

UPHOLSTERY
staff have been committed to offering only the
very finest quality craftsmanship and customer
service in the industry. Each member of their
staff is dedicated to their craft and to the cli-
ent’s 100% satisfaction with the final results.
Their promise to you, the customer, is that they
will work very closely with you to ensure that
they not only meet your desired results, but also
exceed your expectations.

• Custom built upholstered furniture

• Residential and commercial upholstery
• Headboards and upholstered beds
• Window seats and pillows
• Antique restoration
• Yacht Interiors
• Large fabric showroom

“If you can dream it, we can build it.”

Jeff Turner
Turner Furniture and Upholstery
m - 3817 N 26th St
Tacoma, WA 98407-5807
p - 253.671.2071
e - jeturner@qwestoffice.net
w - www.Turnercustomupholstery.com
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