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welcome to sporck tileart
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Leif, and our small team of dedicated artisans put heart and hands into pressing, firing, and, glazing our vast array of designs. if they are not in stock this can take time. when ordering please call or message us if there is a special occasion you need your order by.
WE CAN BE REACHED AT 231 409-1342, OR THE GALLERY AT 231 866-4242 SUTTONS BAY. EMAIL US AT BOTH EMAILS INFO@SPORCKTILEART, OR AT BAILEYSPORCK@AOL.COM
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SPORCK TILEART MAIN PAGE
Thanks for visiting Sporck Tileart Online. All the tiles are made by ceramic artist Leif Sporck, and his team in his Leelanau County, Michigan studio. Be sure to visit the TILES page to view the entire collection of art. Visit the original location just off M204 between Suttons Bay and Lake Leelanau, Michigan. We also have a gallery open year round in downtown Suttons Bay, Michigan at 305 St. Joesph St. Check out Sporck Tileart Downtown Suttons Bay for our hours because they change seasonally. In July of this year we had the opportunity to open another gallery location in Traverse City at the Mercato Village at the Grand Traverse Commons in the Marketplace. We are right next to Cup of Joe, and will be open year round!
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Check out our new gallery at the mercato in the village, at grand traverse commons marketplace. we are right next to cup of joe! and will be open all year.
A NEW CHAPTER: SPORCK TILEART ODDA
In March 2018 Leif Spørck went on an adventure To Odda Norway. Odda is located in west Norway between Bergen, Haugesund and Stavanger. This picturesque location is home to glaciers, magnificent waterfalls, fjords, mountain hiking and camping galore, Trolltunga, stave churches, sea and mountain fishing, winter and summer skiing both alpine and cross country. Hardanger fjord Is where you find the Sørfjord and this is where you find Odda. Apples, cherries, plums, honey, and sheep. Leif decided this was where he was going to start a new adventure. He bought a 110 year old brick building called Dunkelageret where they made barrels to ship calcium carbide all over the world. This was a smelting factory called Odda Smeltaverka. Built in 1908 by Swedish businessman who bought the land and captured the waterfalls to create energy to run several factories in Odda. This ended tourism in Odda until now. 20 years ago the Smeltaverka closed and Odda has cleansed itself. The sky is no longer filled with smoke and tourists come from far and wide to hike and see Trolltunga. My love.
for Norway passed on to me from my grandfather Claus Spørck, support from my family and community in Michigan, fishing, hiking, camping, exploring nature beautiful places, my new found love to hike mountains, the history of this region, creating ceramic tile art in an inspiring place, and adventure made me fall in love with this community and region of Norway. Stay tuned... Norway
for Norway passed on to me from my grandfather Claus Spørck, support from my family and community in Michigan, fishing, hiking, camping, exploring nature beautiful places, my new found love to hike mountains, the history of this region, creating ceramic tile art in an inspiring place, and adventure made me fall in love with this community and region of Norway. Stay tuned... Norway
Sporck tileart in Northern Michigan
Sporck Tileart was created in 2002 by Leif Sporck. Sporck Tileart makes one-of-a-kind ceramic tile art using century old techniques and modern, state-of-the-art equipment. This business has very few limits, with a collection of over 500 originally conceived designs, and with the ability to press hundreds of field tiles, the skies are the limit! Sporck Tileart Tiles can be found in homes all over Michigan, The United States, and the World. If you desire original art, affordable art, versatile art, and art that only an artist in Michigan's Leelanau County could make, then you have found the diamond-in-the-rough you have been searching for.
Fish, Outdoor sports, Wildflowers, The Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, Vikings and The Great Lakes, are a small list of the categories that make the Sporck Tileart Collection. Start your collection today, for a friend, a family member, or yourself. An art tile is a special gift that is attractive to many types of people. They can be hung on a nail, placed in a stand, left out in a garden for all the seasons, or installed in a tile backsplash. Sporck Tileart glazes do not fade and thick Sporck Tiles are not delicate.
Leif is the son of a potter and Northwestern Michigan College ceramics instructor. When you spend your entire life with a pottery and ceramic gallery in your backyard some skills come naturally, as Leif discovered in 2001 when he carved his first tile. Much of Leif's time is now spent painting new tiles, carving new designs, traveling to Michigan Art Fairs and managing galleries in Leland's Fishtown and on M-204 near Suttons Bay. Enjoy the video below and enjoy Sporck Tileart Tiles.
Fish, Outdoor sports, Wildflowers, The Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, Vikings and The Great Lakes, are a small list of the categories that make the Sporck Tileart Collection. Start your collection today, for a friend, a family member, or yourself. An art tile is a special gift that is attractive to many types of people. They can be hung on a nail, placed in a stand, left out in a garden for all the seasons, or installed in a tile backsplash. Sporck Tileart glazes do not fade and thick Sporck Tiles are not delicate.
Leif is the son of a potter and Northwestern Michigan College ceramics instructor. When you spend your entire life with a pottery and ceramic gallery in your backyard some skills come naturally, as Leif discovered in 2001 when he carved his first tile. Much of Leif's time is now spent painting new tiles, carving new designs, traveling to Michigan Art Fairs and managing galleries in Leland's Fishtown and on M-204 near Suttons Bay. Enjoy the video below and enjoy Sporck Tileart Tiles.
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Meet our team of artists and gallery associates.
Leif Sporck, the founder, owner, creative energy, inspiration, and amazing spirit of Sporck Tileart. Leif is a prolific and hard-working soul.
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Leif with his Mother Beverley. Beverley has fine art degrees from MSU, and after retiring from at&t has brought her creative energy to the business as gallery manager, artist, presser, kiln firer, and just about anything else that needs doing.
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Stephanie is a creative glazer and dedicatedworker. She is always brainstorming new ways to display and engage our patrons. Stephanis most often at the Gallery in Suttons Bay.
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Guy is Molly's son and has been helping us out in the gallery at the Marketplace in Traverse City.
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Cleaton is Beverley's husband and fixit guy for just about everything, including electrical wiring for our kilns.
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Molly is a largely self-taught mixed media artist with works featured in galleries throughout Northern Michigan. She also has a national line of greeting cards. She loves glazing tiles, and is now exploring carving. You can visit Molly at our gallery in the Grand Traverse Commons.
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Video Interview of Leif Sporck
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