Client: Private Residence
Location: Fisher Island, FL, United States
Completion date: 1998
Artwork budget: $5,000
Project Team
Artist
Elle Leonard
Architectural Ceramics
Industry Resource
Sunny McLean
Sunny McLean and Company
Overview
12 sq ft of originally designed relief terra cotta fireplace surround with handmade tile hearth
Goals
The goal was to add history, warmth to create a story in a newly build home.
Process
This is one of two clients I never personally met. All the design was driven through the designer. I submitted several terra cotta samples, some with glaze, some without.The warm palette of the natural terra cotta was the perfect choice. It reads of another time, a European feel.
Additional Information
This project is still one of my favorites. Although not shown in the photograph, this fireplace is in the master bedroom.. It's so cozy!