Tile Art

New Calais border crossing opens
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 11/17/2009; 1000 words; ...benches with padded seats, a patterned tile floor, soft green walls and period lighting...The American side has state-of-the-art equipment including a building in which...The two entry ports are state-of-the-art, high-security facilities. But Monday...

Raising the bar.
The Week (Muscat, Oman); 11/16/2009; 929 words; ...purpose as a showcase for modern art. Ellen Molliet, art director at Bait Muzna, is responsible...Bait Muzna is on contemporary Arab art. We wanted to create a proper venue...and what was required. For the tiles, for instance, we hopped about...

Daily guide
The Boston Globe; 11/16/2009; 1596 words; ...not a manufacturer suggested retail price in sight, as we chase bargains in clothing, jewelry, furniture, art, and even kitchen tiles. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Member Concert 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Northern Lights from July 1994. Top 100 7...

Hearst Castle showcases an eccentric's excess.(NWTraveler)
The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); 11/15/2009; 1401 words; ...of will, his uneven taste in art. As visitors walk the terraces...with. Hearst was more of an art accumulator than a collector...the confounding hodgepodge of art. We found ourselves marveling...beautifully painted squares of tile, the ocean breeze that wafted...

If you go . . . Lively, sumptuous, distinctive, fresh-faced lodging options abound
The Boston Globe; 11/15/2009; 1351 words; ...on in the city's thriving art, design, and restaurant scenes...style mirrors, and smoky Art Deco glass bars pay homage to...Blackstone, a historic 1910 Beaux Arts stunner in the South Loop across...has its own museum-quality art collection, with a rotating...floor lined in iridescent blue ...