--- title: local news description: local news image: https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158621165-jpg/blog-files/cle_ij_v4f-441x1024.jpg --- - [**](https://www.pinterest.com/cletile/) - [**](https://www.facebook.com/Tilevera/) - [**](https://twitter.com/cletile) - [**](https://www.instagram.com/cletile/?hl=en) [![cle tile logo](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cletile_March2016/logos/cle-logo-new.png?width=444&name=cle-logo-new.png "cle tile logo")](http://www.cletile.com/) [** search](http://www.cletile.com/search) [** ](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/local-news/#sidr) ## Shop by Collection ### Browse [** search](http://www.cletile.com/search) # local news 26 July 2012 we interrupt our month long salute to the works of ruan hoffmann with this brief look at our local news... last weekend, our local paper- the marin independent journal- did quite the spread in their living section. it was a great testament to our love of the arts and how that can be translated into functional works, such as tiles. however much the article focused on yours truly- the story is really about the amazing artists that devote their lives to works of color, pattern, and emotion- for walls and floors. be sure to click [here](http://miniurl.org/om6) for a clearer copy of the story. [![marin ij living section article on artistic tile, deborah osburn, ruan hoffman, studio h, hanneke steenmetz, handmade cement tiles, encaustic tile](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158621165-jpg/blog-files/cle_ij_v4f-441x1024.jpg?width=700&height=1655&name=cle_ij_v4f-441x1024.jpg "cle_ij_v4f")](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4158621165-jpg/blog-files/cle_ij_v4f-441x1024.jpg)special thanks to writer pj bremier for sharing our story. Share [**](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/local-news/) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/local-news/&url=https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/local-news//&source=tweetbutton) [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com) [**](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.cletile.com%2Fblog-test&media=http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/169240/file-4158621165-jpg/blog-files/cle_ij_v4f-441x1024.jpg) [**Previous Post](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/ruan-hoffmann-all-month/) [**Next Post](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/tile-envy-blog-envy/) ### Related Posts ### COMPANY ### BLOGS ### CONTACT phone 415-887-9011 office hours M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm pt [send us an email ](https://info.cletile.com/contact-us) ### the clé inside scoop