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Sticks Furniture and Object Art
There's just something about . . .
Welcome to the Sticks Furniture and Object Art
collection at Craft Company No.6! We are pleased to be upstate New York's
exclusive representative of this prestigious line of furniture and accessories.
If you're looking for something special for your home or for a unique gift for
the person who has everything, Sticks designs one-of-a-kind pieces that
definitely make a statement. Each piece is handcrafted, designed and painted
with vivid imagery and uplifting themes. Furniture, candlesticks, game tables,
keepsake boxes, lamps, Menorahs, mirrors, ornaments, sculptures . . .
Note: If you want to
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Sticks Furniture and Object Art
just scroll to the bottom of this page, but if you
want to learn more about Sticks keep reading!
Sticks has received national acclaim for their
distinctive line of furniture, accessories and sculptural art. Each piece is
HANDCRAFTED within Sticks’ AWARD-WINNING design studio in Des Moines, IA.
 Sarah
Grant is founder and creative spirit behind Sticks Furniture and Object Art. She founded
Sticks in 1985 and grew her business from a one person studio to a studio
that currently employs more than 100 people. Gary and I visited the studio
several years ago and were so impressed by the facility and all the
wonderful
 artists
and support staff. The studio building large and contemporary with lots of doors
that open to let in natural light and fresh air.
Sticks Basics
Sticks Furniture and Object Art is handmade right in the Des
Moines studio. Handcrafted wood structures are made in the Sticks woodshop, then
they go to the drawing studio
where artists draw lines and images on the furniture, telling stories. The
artists draw hearts, stars, people, places, suns, beautiful moons, stairs,
ribbons, cats and dogs, question marks, light bulbs and things to make you think
and smile. Things that are inspiring, silly, playful, sassy; whatever they are
in the mood for that day. The artists follow their hearts drawing in boxes or
all over the place, their passions and yours. They make it fun for you to tell
your own story. Sticks makes furniture and art with SOUL.
After the drawing is complete the pieces go to the wood burning studio where the design is burned into the wood.
 Then
onto the painting studio where many artists meticulously fill in the design with
color.
After being painted the piece goes to the finishing studio where a protective
finish is sprayed onto the piece. That completes the process for basic
Sticks pieces, which is the mainstay of the Sticks design studio.
Sticks Treatments
The special treatments that are offered by Sticks involve artistic applications
that embellish their "traditional" Sticks look. These treatments involve surface
modifications that incorporate fabrics, metals, carving and intensified artistic
processes. Pieces that incorporate special treatments will cost more than basic
Sticks Furniture and Object Art pieces.
Upholstery
Custom upholstery with incredible detail is a Sticks specialty and one of
the things that impresses us most. All of the Stick upholstery and leatherwork
is done right in the Sticks studio.
 Leather
applications are most frequently made on chair seats, benches, trunks and
headboards. There are a variety of leather options.
Stitched Upholstery Leather
Upholstery leather comes to Sticks in a variety of colors. The talented sewers
stitch the surface of the leather with imagery to correspond with the design of
the piece. The stitching can be simple or detailed as in this cowboy boot that
was on the back of a chair that we had at Craft Company No.6.
Stamped and Stained Rawhide
 This
dense leather is smooth and durable. The leather is hand stamped which adds
dimension and texture to the leather. It is then hand stained to coordinate with
the color palette of the piece. A coffee table that has been very popular at
Craft Company has a stamped and stained leather top as shown left.
Patchwork
Quilting is one of Sticks primary inspirations for leather and suede
applications. Building from the color palette of the piece, the mix of leather
and texture is chosen to create additional design and dimension to the piece as
shown in the detail to the right.
 Burned
and Painted Rawhide
The smooth surface of rawhide allows for burning and painting processes that
are very similar to Sticks traditional wood techniques.
Leather Collage
Utilizing an assemblage of their materials and techniques, this treatment
truly offers one-of-a-kind leather applications that incorporate stamping,
staining, painting and stitching.
Stitched and Painted Crust
A soft leather that is soft enough to be stitched. It comes to Sticks without
pigment finish so it can be painted to go with the palette on the piece.
Raw Wood Burning
This treatment involves greater design intensity than Sticks' traditional
wood burning treatment shown above. This process entails a second burning
application which shades the surface design. There are a variety of levels to
the process that illustrated below. The image to the left shows raw wood burning
with a light stain and/or color application. The image to the right shows raw
wood burning with an intense stain and/or color application.
 
 Distressed
The distressed treatment begins with abstract and textured wood burning
followed by bruising technique. The distressed treatment is finished by layering
color tones.
Mixed Media
This treatment uses leather and metal applied directly to the wood surface.
The treatment can be just leather it can be just metal or it can be a
combination of both. These materials can work as accents or they can completely
cover the surface. Regardless of the amount of materials used, Mixed Media
brings different textures and color tones to any piece.
 Scratchboard
Inspired by intaglio printmaking, Sticks began adapting their traditional
technique. This treatment entails repetitive burning and painting processes.
While Sticks traditional
treatment consists of dark contour lines against a light background, the
scratchboard treatment inverts the process to reflect a light contour line
against a dark background.
Carved Treatment
Sculptural doodads and carved appliqués have embellished Sticks work for years.
The carved treatment has evolved to include relief carvings on the structure
itself. Deep relief carving is one of Sticks newer processes, and it has
received a tremendous response.
Sticks "Sticks"
One of the things that made the biggest impression on us
during our visit to
the
Sticks Furniture and Object Art studio
was the giant pile of
"sticks" leaning against the outside wall of the studio. The Sticks staff
actually go and collect these sticks that wash up on the shores of the rivers
near Des Moines. Collecting their own materials makes Sticks furniture and
object art just about as handmade as it gets!
 All these sticks are used for legs and arms on furniture, but the really special
ones are used for sculpture like this cowboy lamp.
Isn't he a handsome dude!
The Sticks sculpture line is a collection of one-of-a kind 3-D works. Like all
Sticks pieces, no two item are ever the same.
 Sticks
with lots of character are also used to make Candlesticks, Santa's, Angels,
Hallelujah Ladies, Lamps and as accent pieces on furniture and accessories.
All Sticks Furniture and Object Art
pieces are a collaborative
effort by many artists.
Currently
Available Sticks Pieces
Craft
Company stocks a wide variety of Sticks Furniture and Object Art on an
ongoing basis.
To view some of the
pieces we currently have in-stock and to get some ideas for custom orders from
pieces that have been sold, please click on the following links:
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Sticks-on-Sale
As I mentioned earlier, it is rare that we reduce the price on a Sticks
piece, but we're not perfect buyers and occasionally we choose something that
our customers don't love as much as we do. So, we need to increase the appeal by
lowering the price and reaching out of the Rochester market. To view some of the
pieces we currently have in-stock please
click the
Sticks-on-Sale
here or above.
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Custom Orders
One of the things we like most about Sticks Furniture and Object Art is that they love to do
custom orders. Our staff is trained to work with customers to help design a
piece that incorporates personal choices related to
word list, icons,
color
palettes, words and images. Every fall we host a Sticks Trunk Show so that
customers can meet with a Sticks' artist to work on a custom design.
You can see a variety of some of Craft Company's custom orders by category in
the links above or by visiting the product pages on the
Sticks Furniture and Object Art website.
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Sticks Collector's Club
The more Sticks Furniture and Object Art you buy from Craft Company, the more you'll save! Become a Craft
Company Sticks Collector and earn a discount.
Sticks Collector Club Discounts
after you purchase;
$5000 receive 10% off all future Sticks purchases
$10,000 receive 15% off all future Sticks purchases
$15,000 receive 20% off all future Sticks purchases
We will track your Sticks purchases and notify you
when you reach each discount level.
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