Owner
Tierra Tile LLC / CTI
Homer, Alaska, United States
Joshua Nordstrom, Tierra Tile, Alaska
No stranger to the industry, Joshua Nordstrom has become well-known for his highly technical
and artistic tile installations. With 22 years as a tile installer and artisan, Joshua’s work has
received many awards and recognition, including Coverings CID awards, NTCA Special
Recognition Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service & Dedication to NTCA Training &
Education, and Alaska’s “1% for the Arts” award, to name a few. A strong proponent of
recognized industry standards and methods, Joshua proposed and worked with the “NTCA
Artisan Team” to develop approved methods for pre-mounting tile mosaics and the
establishment of a new chapter on artisan installations for the NTCA Reference Manual. He is a
co-founder of the “Tile Trade Artisan’s Guild” Facebook group, dedicated to inspiring and
guiding others in tile artisanship. Joshua is also a member of the NTCA Technical Committee.
He has presented multiple programs for Coverings and NTCA and is a member of the expert
artisan panel for the NTCA Artisan Roundtables Live. He has been featured in many local and
industry publications including Tile Magazine, Tile Letter, Tile Letter Artisan, and Alaska Home.
Joshua, an NTCA Member, is a Certified Tile Installer (CTI) and strong supporter of standards-
based tile installations. He is a lead trainer and co-developer of the first ever tile artisan
training program “Artisans Revolution in Tile”, sponsored by NTCA & LATICRETE scheduled for
June, 2023.
Pre-Mounting Custom Cut Mosaics
Thursday, May 1, 2025
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT