Taylor Art

What Taylor Art does

Taylor Arts is a two-person artisan business founded in 1997 by Christine Schultz and Marc Deloach, producing handmade, one-of-a-kind art and home goods across four categories: hand-painted reclaimed-wood fish (their signature line since 2000), original paintings, sterling silver wire-wrapped jewelry, and reclaimed-wood furniture. Production is mobile: the founders live and work out of a Sportsmobile camper van and a customized solar-powered StudioTruck (built November 2018 at Ujoint Offroad), enabling them to travel nationwide while filling commissions and shipping products. All pieces are made by hand using reclaimed materials (sinker cottonwood, cypress, barn wood, old-growth spruce), professional-grade acrylics and watercolors, and sterling silver; finishes are tung oil and wax.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer through a Squarespace storefront, supplemented by plein-air festival sales, a wholesale partnership with The Artisans' Gallery in Waitsfield, Vermont, and custom commissions for individual, gift, and enterprise buyers (including NFL players, universities, and hospitals). Pricing is unit-based and publicly disclosed, ranging from $35 sterling silver rings to $2,500 reclaimed-wood beds, with custom crating for large furniture. The company has earned media recognition from Southern Living (magazine cover and Idea House feature), HGTV, Delta Magazine, and Rodale, and Marc also runs a small van-life coaching service. Taylor Arts is privately held, bootstrapped, founder-owned, and based at a mailing address in Stowe, Vermont (998 S. Main St. #179).

Name

Taylor Art

Legal name

Taylor Arts

Website

https://taylorarts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taylor Arts is a founder-run, mobile artisan studio that designs, handcrafts, and ships one-of-a-kind reclaimed-wood fish art, original paintings, sterling silver jewelry, and reclaimed-wood furniture directly to individual, gift, and institutional buyers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Handcrafted Artisan Art and Furniture

NAICS

Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (33991)

SIC

Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911)

akta.pro primary industry

Designer/Artisan Fashion Jewelry (Independent Brands) (CRAKABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Artisan/Hand-Fabricated One-of-a-Kind Jewelry (CRAKAHAI), Handmade/Craft Fashion Jewelry (Beaded/Wire/Woven) (CRAKABAD)

Keywords

• Handcrafted artisan goods
• Reclaimed wood furniture
• Sterling silver jewelry
• Original paintings
• Custom wood art

Headquarters

HQ city

Stowe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct sales of handcrafted art products including wood fish, paintings, jewelry, and furniture through their e-commerce website. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and sold at fixed prices.
2. Custom Commissions: They accept custom commissions for wood fish, paintings, and furniture based on customer specifications. This allows for higher-value personalized products.
3. Van Life Coaching: Marc offers coaching services about van life. The first 10 minutes are free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Taylor Arts designs and hand-makes one-of-a-kind artisan goods across four product categories — hand-painted reclaimed wood fish, original watercolors and acrylic paintings, sterling silver wire-wrapped jewelry, and reclaimed wood furniture. Each piece is built to order or as a unique original, sold at fixed unit prices through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site and a retail gallery partner, with custom commissions accepted for personalized artwork and furniture.

Product overview

Taylor Arts is a handmade artisan goods company creating one-of-a-kind art and furniture pieces. The product portfolio consists of four core product lines: Fish Art (hand-painted reclaimed wood fish featuring vibrant acrylic colors and multi-dimensional painted edges), Paintings (original watercolors on Arches paper and acrylic works on canvas/panel featuring Vermont, Southwest, and travel-inspired landscapes), Silver Jewelry (handcrafted sterling silver pieces including rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces with turquoise stones and pearls), and Wood Furniture (handmade reclaimed wood furniture including beds, tables, benches, and shelves finished with tung oil and wax). All products are one-of-a-kind pieces created by founders Christine and Marc while traveling the country in their Studio Truck and Sportsmobile camper van.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fish Art Hand-painted reclaimed wood fish featuring vibrant acrylic colors with painted edges for a multi-dimensional effect. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, individually crafted by founders Marc and Christine, and priced from $95 to $195 depending on size and complexity.
• Paintings Original one-of-a-kind paintings including watercolor landscapes on Arches paper, acrylic paintings on canvas and panel, and mixed media works featuring Vermont, Southwest, and travel-inspired themes. Priced from $80 for small framed watercolors to $1,500 for large acrylics.
• Silver Jewelry Handcrafted sterling silver jewelry including rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces featuring turquoise stones, freshwater and Swarovski baroque pearls, and decorative wire-wrapping techniques such as hammered textures and spiral/swirl designs. Adjustable sizing available. Priced from $35 for rings to $90 for bangle bracelets.
• Wood Furniture Handmade furniture crafted from reclaimed wood including cutting boards, benches, coffee tables, side tables, dining tables, desks, shelves, queen beds, and pedestals. Built from salvaged and reclaimed materials such as sinker cottonwood, cypress, barn wood, old-growth spruce, walnut, Douglas fir, and salvaged woods, finished with tung oil and wax for a rustic industrial aesthetic. Priced from $55 for cutting boards to $2,500 for queen beds; large items require custom crating and shipping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of wood fish sold since 2000
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Artisans' GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail gallery partner in Waitsfield, Vermont. Stocks and sells Taylor Arts paintings and furniture. Some products available exclusively at this location.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Etsy: Etsy is the dominant online marketplace for handmade artisan goods including jewelry, art, and home decor from independent makers. While Etsy does not make its own products, it is the largest distribution channel for the category of DTC handmade goods that Taylor Arts competes in.
• Uncommon Goods: Uncommon Goods is a curated retailer of unique, handmade, and artisan-designed gifts, home goods, and jewelry. It targets the same gift-buyer and home-decor enthusiast customer as Taylor Arts, though it operates as a multi-seller marketplace rather than a single artisan brand.
• Food52: Food52 is a DTC and editorial-driven retailer of curated home, kitchen, and artisan goods from independent makers, with strong content marketing. It overlaps with Taylor Arts in selling one-of-a-kind handcrafted home goods to design-conscious consumers via content-led e-commerce.
• West Elm: West Elm is a national home furnishings retailer with a focus on handcrafted, sustainable, and artisan-made furniture. It overlaps with Taylor Arts' reclaimed-wood furniture line in the sustainable, handcrafted home-furnishings category and serves a similar design-conscious buyer.

Direct peers

• Chan Luu: Chan Luu is an independent designer jewelry and accessories brand known for handmade craftsmanship, artisan positioning, and wholesale in curated boutiques. Like Taylor Arts, it is founder-led, crafts-driven, and positioned around handmade jewelry with a designer-artisan narrative.
• Nashelle: Nashelle is a handmade silver jewelry brand selling directly to consumers through its own website with a focus on sterling silver, signature designs, and custom stamping. Directly comparable to Taylor Arts' sterling silver jewelry line in materials, price points, and DTC model.
• Miansai: Miansai is an independent designer jewelry brand founded by a single maker, selling handcrafted men's and women's jewelry directly through its own e-commerce site. Comparable to Taylor Arts as an independent artisan jewelry brand with direct-to-consumer e-commerce and a designer-led product line.
• Maya Brenner: Maya Brenner is an independent fine jewelry designer known for her signature handmade pieces sold DTC and through specialty retailers. Comparable to Taylor Arts as a designer-led artisanal jewelry brand with distinct signature styles and gallery/boutique distribution.
• Melissa Joy Manning: Melissa Joy Manning is a fine jewelry designer making one-of-a-kind and limited-run pieces from precious metals and ethically sourced stones, sold DTC and through select galleries. Directly comparable to Taylor Arts' sterling silver jewelry line in artisan/independent positioning and use of reclaimed/recycled precious metals.

Regional players

• Sundance Catalog: Sundance Catalog is a US artisan and craft retailer carrying handmade jewelry, home decor, and art from independent American makers, often with a regional, artisanal provenance story. It directly overlaps Taylor Arts' handmade American craft positioning and one-of-a-kind art/decor assortment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/christineandmarc
• Instagraminstagram.com/christineandmarc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taylor-art

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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