“Flora and fauna, the human form, and most of all, my clients inspire me. They can choose from images and color schemes from the website or give me a list of items they’d like included in their mural, telling me colors to include or exclude. Creating from a list of images I would never put together, in colors I wouldn’t naturally go to allows my creativity to open wide. I can be inclusive to not only the images desired but to the feelings they inspire.

I am influenced by the Art Nouveau movement. I love the idea of uniting organic and geometric forms into designs that flow and follow the spirit of Art Nouveau to bring beauty to every day. My tiles can be found in homes as wall murals, kitchen and bath backsplashes, countertops, sinks, tub and fireplace surrounds. Each hand-made, hand-glazed Bosetti Art Tile project is unique.

Using the ancient technique of cuerda seca – a cloisonné-inspired method that mimics the look of mosaic – each tile’s intensely rich ceramic glaze looks so soft it begs to be touched.

Since graduating from Pratt Institute in 1982 with a BFA in sculpture, I have spent my life devoted to clay. Over the years there has been a progression from sculpting to pottery to art tile and back again. Throughout it all,  I have consistently worked to distill the sensual and spiritual aspects of life into accessible design, image, and easy-to-care-for, durable artwork.”

Carolina Wealth Partners is an independent wealth advising firm committed to constructing clients’ financial futures through strategic investing, mindful savings, and tax efficiency. We are located in Raleigh, North Carolina and have been serving clients since 2001. As in the best of trusted, personal relationships—the type where finances are a part of the equation—our advisors become their clients’ strongest advocates. The fundamental belief that we must always act in our clients’ best interest, even if it’s not in our own, permeates all aspects of our business.

Think party and think Dazzle & Lace! We have a webstore that has the party supplies, decorations, favors you need to make your event a party. We also have gifts and gift packaging supplies to complete the package. Dazzle & Lace will create the finished product for you or you can do it yourself. Our other fun service is to flock a yard! Choose flamingos, dinosaurs, buzzards, flowers, hearts, cows, butterflies, storks and more. Place your order and we will decorate the yard of your choice. Great idea for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, showers, congratulations…

First In Families of North Carolina, FIFNC, helps people with disabilities and their families to believe in their dreams, achieve their goals and give back to others. FIFNC is a grassroots family support initiative founded by families looking for new ways to provide and receive support. FIFNC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, supported in part by funding from the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse services (MH/DD/SAS), Department of Health and Human Services. FIFNC was incorporated in 2001 and obtained its 501(c)3 status in 2003.

As a child in India, Cheetie could often be found in the kitchen with her mother and grandmother watching and learning as they prepared daily meals. Her family held strongly to their culinary heritage, thoughtfully passing on generations old technique and authentic preparation. At the age of 8 she arrived in the US and settled in the Bronx, NY. Immersed in a world of various ethnicities, Cheetie was exposed to new cultures, flavors and food. Daily lunches at friend’s houses opened her eyes to a blending of culinary ideas inspired by Korean, Chinese, Thai, Eastern European and South American dishes.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a degree in psychology, her background is almost as diverse as her food. Cheetie is a self-taught cook who studied recipes while pursuing a career as a guitarist in The Cherry Valence and more recently Birds of Avalon, alongside her husband and business partner, Paul Siler. Time on tour and as the owner of the music venue Kings and adjoining cocktail bar, Neptunes Parlour, taught her the value of the independent, artistic spirit that is the backbone of the downtown Raleigh community which she considers home.