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> Images in Tile - Joplin
This company, founded here in 2002 by Paul Whitehill and Mary MacPherson, essentially puts 2D art on tile and glass for domestic and commercial architectural applications ranging from a kitchen counter-top to an atrium mural. They use stock images, but also have a line of original art which they presumably license for reproduction or will commission for special projects... so, they will consider new images if an artist thinks they might like to give it a try. Images in Tile is, I would say, a paradigm of what can be accomplished in the applied art professions.
Last year their revenues were reported to be $1,200,000, and they employ 10 people. They have been selected for the 2006 Missouri Governor's Small Business Award for their role in economic development... as reported in the very useful and almost-new Joplin Tri-State Business periodical ( jwells@joplintsb.com )
See this link for Images in Tile:
www.imagesintile.com