renaissance studios
RESTORATION · CONSERVATION · design
With over 25 years of service in the field of historic conservation, restoration and the decorative arts, Slade Tanner, owner and lead artist at Renaissance Studios, brings to every project a level of craftsmanship, expertise and professionalism that has allowed him to be a key player at the forefront of the industry for decades.
Welcome
Painting everything
to look like anything
Bringing a wide skill set, ranging from gilding, glazing, wood graining, marbleizing, stenciling, trompe l’oiel, decorative plaster, murals and sculpture to the preservation, repair, and reproduction of original works of art and historic decorative finishes, Slade Tanner brings a high level of quality craftsmanship, as well as an eye for detail, that is second to none.
FEATURED PROJECTS
U.S. Capitol Building
Tampa Theater
St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Huesson-Belles Manor
Minnesota State Capitol
Ca’d ‘Zan Museum
FDR Stagecoach
Eisenhower Executive Building
Renaissance Studios is based in CHARLESTON, SC and can mobilize to accommodate projects nationwide.
Whether interior or exterior, historic or modern, large scale or small, Slade and his team of skilled artisans and craftsmen bring a vast knowledge of traditional, old world techniques, as well as the most recent technical innovations, specific to each and every project.
"RENAISSANCE MAN IS EXACTLY WHAT SLADE TANNER EMBODIES."
"He applies his considerable talent in an unlimited variety of ways from creation to conservation. He works diligently and efficiently toward whatever goal he is challenged with. And those goals have taken him to theaters, churches, STATE HOUSES across the country and all the way to the US Capitol. I believe Slade’s abilities have no limits.”
- Karl Beckwith Smith, Owner Halcyon Place Gallery & Stencilsmith Studio, Charleston, S.C.
