Functional & Decorative Work in Metal, Mosaic, & Wood
Kyle Lucia and Johannah Willsey are a husband-and-wife collaborative design studio. We bring the ancient arts of blacksmithing and mosaics to a contemporary audience. Using hand tools and early industrial equipment, we create modern designs with the timeless feel of handmade work.
Working in metal, mosaic, and wood, we create custom works of art, furniture, and architectural railing as well as a line of functional and decorative retail products. We use reclaimed, local, durable, and non-toxic materials to create environmentally sustainable work.
Kyle’s style is clean and straightforward. His goal is to use traditional blacksmithing techniques to create folds, connections, and shapes that reflect modern needs and design aesthetics. Johannah’s mosaic work is intricate and centered on color and texture. She creates hand-cut designs inspired by the natural world in both artistic and functional pieces.
Kyle learned blacksmithing through a traditional English apprenticeship in both the US and UK starting in 1997. He later earned a BFA in furniture design from Virginia Commonwealth University. Johannah holds a BA in art history from the College of William & Mary. She began working in mosaics in 2002. Since the founding of Phoenix Handcraft in 2010, our favorite projects bring it all together: metal, mosaic, & wood.
Together, we are raising (and homeschooling!) our two children, and a collection of pets in beautiful central Virginia. When we aren't in the studios, you can usually find us hiking in the woods or digging in our backyard garden.
