Artsaics Studios was founded three years ago by Nelson Londo¿o, a native of Colombia, who began creating mosaics for Old Country Tile several years ago. In fact, he still displays the first mosaic he designed ¿ a showroom piece for Old Country Tile ¿ in his studios in Deer Park.
Londo¿o started the business three years ago, and the company moved into its current location a year later. ¿A lot of people don¿t understand [creating] mosaics,¿ he said. ¿It¿s not about huge machinery. It¿s about having talent working with stone.¿ The fabricating process begins with 12- x 12- x 3/8-inch tiles, which are cut into 5/8- and 3/8-inch-square mosaic pieces. All of the cutting is done at night using two Felker saws, and the company has also begun working with an 8-blade saw. All of the saws utilize blades from Alpha.