6 by 6 Arts is a mom and pop shop with readymade goods and select custom designs.

After a successful six year run of 6 by 6 Arts as full time work for both John & Thea, 2020 brought on challenges. John returned to corporate work to keep the family afloat. Meanwhile, Thea managed the remaining business.

Today 6 by 6 Arts survives with long time and new wholesale customers and with a limited readymade line available on Etsy. Wholesale sales are handled via Faire.

Over the years, we’ve had the great pleasure of having the opportunities to work with some really amazing companies. PBS, NASA, The Space Needle, Powell’s Books, Timberline Lodge, West Elm, Museum of Flight, just to name a few.

Our Story

John - an Oregon native. Thea - a Washington native. PNW Lifers. We met through a series of bad pictures of Thea taken by a mutual friend. 

We recently moved from the Seattle suburbs to a rural area outside of Olympia, WA. We’re restoring a dilapidated homestead and are documenting that journey here: Madrona Acres YouTube.

John was homeschooled until high school and developed a boundary-less imagination, Thea growing up on an island with a limited amount of resources, they share an unconventional creative process. John has been working professionally with laser engravers since 2010, along with various graphic design work. Thea has been involved in the maker's movement since 2003. Thea is also a founder (and retired skater) of a women's flat track roller derby league. 

Our Name

Together we have a blended family with six children, four girls and two boys. John is the eldest of six and Thea is the youngest of six. Six seemed to be our number thus came the company name, 6 by 6 Arts.

Our Process

We take pride in using American made materials, resources and machines. We also focus on using recycled materials like reclaimed wood from building salvage. We are hands on with our products. We hand clean, sand, paint, stain and package our products ourselves. We even create our own packaging in house with our laser. Laser work isn't simply hitting print on our machine. We spend a lot of hands on time with our work, which we feel makes our work stand out. 

We offer custom services, private labeling and small batch manufacturing. For more information please visit our Custom Services page. 

Thanks for stopping by!

John & Thea