Highest Quality

Over 30 Years Experience

Rhozart specializes in esoteric and unusual lost arts, not just to preserve them, but because they are still beautiful and useful.

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Sweetie Pie's, Main Street, Placerville

Carved Wood Display

Steel framed restaurant sign with real shutters, carved pie and mug in real window. Main Street, Placerville, CA

Exquisite Work

We specialize in: hand carving, gold leaf (all grades), glue chip glass and other clear glass techniques, reverse glass, gilding and painting, new or restored antique reverse glass decorations, sculpture, home address/name signs, hand carved family crests, quality hand crafted solid wood furniture and heirloom antique restoration

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Reverse Glass

Beautifully restored reversed glass piece showcasing the Magnolia Whiskey river boats.

About Me

My name is Gary Rhodes, owner of Rhozart. I’ve been in business thirty-five years, the first sixteen years as owner of Surfside Signs in Santa Cruz, California. Inspired and taught by my woodworker grandfather, I loved woodworking from a young age. I propelled that love into Surfside Signs and won numerous Signs of the Times Magazine design awards.

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