About
Tile ArtWorks is located in Tucson, Arizona. where handmade tile is truly an artform. Artist, Scott Donars not only creates tile, he is a mixed media artist and sculptor as well. Scott sculpts clay, fuses glass, utilizes semi precious stones, and welds metal frames. The tiles can be applied in a bathroom, kitchen, or Scott's favorite, concrete benches. There's no limit to the choices when customizing your own handmade tile.
To get started, Scott offers a free consultation and design meeting, at which you discuss your project. Scott sketches ideas, and further discusses the design until you are satisfied. When production starts, he will email updates as the project progresses. Since tile and artworks are all hand-made, the time it takes from start to finish will vary depending on the project's scope.
Artist's Statement
I am fascinated by patterns that exist in plant and animal life. I'm awestruck by the beauty detailed in a bug's wing. Clay and glass, my primary media, allow the versatility needed in my attempts to capture that beauty. I love that nature is repetitive yet unpredictable.
Pictured above is a 2 foot long ceramic body of a dragonfly with iridescent fused glass wings.
Biography
Scott Donars got his start as a graphic artist. In order to support a growing family, he chose an advertising career at a young age. His education includes dual degrees in Graphic Arts and Web Design from the College Of DuPage in IL, and a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Utah State University. Since 2010, and ongoing, he studies at The Mesa Arts Center including subjects in ceramics, lapidary, welding, and glass.