Tucson artist Carly Quinn started her company, Carly Quinn Designs, in 2011, creating intricate, vibrant ceramic tiles with just a single kiln and her own two hands.
What started as a small, self-run business has grown to two Tucson locations and dozens of employees, and Quinn’s pieces can now be found in many Tucson businesses, as well as airports and national park gift shops across the country.
Quinn, originally from Burbank, California, moved to Tucson in 2005. While in college studying fine arts and graphic design, she was hired by Tucson artist Kris Selby, who specialized in hand-glazed tiles. That, she said, was the beginning of her love for tiles and ceramics…