Firespeaking

This is an example of standard tile installation.  We prefer, whenever possible, to tile on top of solid masonry walls and floors rather than on top of cement board.

finished floor

this floor was badly damaged and not level.  a 3/4 inch pad was poured and tiled on top of.

after

detail

This earthen oven, located in Oakland, CA, was built together with collaborator’s in life: Eva Miller and Alex Edleson.  These photos were taken by Eva; the complete process and methods of construction are beautifully documented on her blog: Todo Masa.

This is the very first pizza oven we did, next to the entrance of a mountain cabin. The “Barong”, this dragon-like character, is a mythological guardian figure for the Balinese people… and so it stands guard and protects as well as entertaining…..