Pilato's Artscape

09/03/2021

After finishing some sculpting on this granite bench in Old Saybrook, we wouldn't mind staying a while at its new home.

08/21/2021

Pasquale and his pizza oven-making, masonry and stone art skills are featured in this pretty rad, kids' podcast Million Bazillion produced by Marketplace. In this "Why are Jobs so Important?" episode, they go to the pizzeria and connect with Pasquale. Skip to 15:42 or to 16:37 if you want to get right to Pasquale and pizza ovens:

Let’s head to the pizzeria to find out. For answers to more money questions from real kids, listen to Million Bazillion wherever you get podcasts.

07/28/2020

An inviting sunken patio emerged between stone walls, an irregular-stone patio, reclaimed granite steps and stone veneer siding. It's our first time doing stone veneer against a beautiful black siding. They found themselves alluring partners, no?

07/21/2020

Nestled within the private woods of Redding, this swimmer's dream pool has dark granite coping and matching granite square patio with gravel joints. (Lucky us that we are now dear friends with the client/owners!)

07/07/2020

Up in Nantucket, we had fun setting in a patio and coping using the ever sultry Jet Mist stone. Some stone hides its beauty from the photographer, but up close, its rich, dark color with whispy white veining is striking. Here the elements are balanced next to a wood patio.

09/24/2019

Pizza oven surgery - we will be in touch with the post-op notes.

09/12/2019

The unstoppable Sal Pilato....We are pretty sure he could win any concrete slab contest.

07/22/2019

Our training workshop is basically the same. 😂
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/20/743010875/notre-dame-fire-revives-demand-for-skilled-stone-carvers-in-france

06/21/2019

When you feel a drizzle, it's a great time to chisel.

06/03/2019

We're in the thick of our work season, but who can resist making a peony arrangement or two?

01/09/2019

Details of brick, field stone and river rock chimney work with various crown and cap details.