The Mendocino coastline is wild and ever-shifting—shrouded in dense fog at one moment, then gleaming under clear sky, only to be swallowed up again. It’s the kind of landscape that not only inspires creativity, it provides the materials to create. All you need is a little resourcefulness and a wide-open imagination.
Welcome to Gardenseal Ranch, where that ingenuity and love of the land converge in one 1,050-square-foot cabin, originally built in the 1880s, and lovingly restored this year. Owner Max Goldstein worked with architect/artists Fritz Haeg and Jeremy Schipper of Salmon Creek Studio to design the space, and Max took his love of tile work to new heights with stunning mosaics made of mixed tile boxes.
Max’s partner, Jay, devised a system for sorting the 2,000 pounds of tile they collected from Sausalito, where mixed tile boxes are sold for $10 as a way to reduce waste and encourage creative reuse of existing material.
Together with family and friends, Max designed and installed gently monochromatic mosaics for the bathrooms, fireplaces, and entryways.
Welcome to Gardenseal Ranch, where that ingenuity and love of the land converge in one 1,050-square-foot cabin, originally built in the 1880s, and lovingly restored this year. Owner Max Goldstein worked with architect/artists Fritz Haeg and Jeremy Schipper of Salmon Creek Studio to design the space, and Max took his love of tile work to new heights with stunning mosaics made of mixed tile boxes.
Max’s partner, Jay, devised a system for sorting the 2,000 pounds of tile they collected from Sausalito, where mixed tile boxes are sold for $10 as a way to reduce waste and encourage creative reuse of existing material.
Together with family and friends, Max designed and installed gently monochromatic mosaics for the bathrooms, fireplaces, and entryways.
During my medical residency, I found tile work cathartic, particular mosaics. When I discovered the Heath Tile shed, I felt like I’d struck gold. I’ll never forget looking up the weight restrictions on my car to see how much I could safely take.
