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Mosaic art is my preferred visual artistic medium due to its limitless combinations of color, texture and shape. Every step in the process of creating a mosaic, from the swizzling of ideas in my head; to planning and prepping the substrate and materials; to placement of the first piece of tesserae; to the hours and hours of cutting, positioning and gluing; to laying down the final piece and then stepping back to take in the completed work brings me fulfillment. My contemporary style is generally a fusion of impressionism and abstract, with a spontaneous flow of execution in that I begin a piece by drawing just a few real estate lines and do not actually draw the content. I liken the concept to that of jazz improvisation; the basic structure and theme are in mind, but I let the piece take shape in the moment. I continue to explore new materials and methods, though I gravitate to Italian and Mexican Smalti and stone because of their textural qualities. Inspirations for my mosaics evolve primarily, but not exclusively, from nature and all it has to offer. |
Events |
Journey - 2019 Placerville Mother Lode Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center
Monkey Mind & Cherry Jubilee -2017 Mother Lode Exhibition, Placerville CA Aug 6 - Aug 20 Monkey Mind - 2017 SAMA International Mosaic Art Exhibition at the Janice Charach Gallery in Detroit Michigan April 27-June 15 2017 Monkey Mind & One River Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Exhibition, Thorndike Gallery, Ashland OR Sept-Oct 2016 Early Snowfall - California State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit July 2016 Autumn Blaze - Kennedy Art Gallery, Sacramento CA Aug 2015 Walkin Stella 2 & Walkin Stella 3 on display at the El Dorado Art Council Gallery June 2015 Canyon Meditation was selected for exhibition in the 2014 SAMA International Mosaic Art Exhibition at the Williams Tower Gallery in Houston, Texas 4/24/14 - 5/30/14 Walkin Stella 3 was selected for exhibition in the 2013 SAMA International Mosaic Art Exhibition at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington. 1/26/13 - 5/5/13 Autumn Blaze was selected for exhibition in the 2011 SAMA International Mosaic Art Summit in Austin Texas. The piece was on loan to the MACC Gallery 2/11 - 4/11 |
Background |
Though I have a BA in music and a 30 year career in electronics design, my passion for creating mosaics is in the forefront these days. I happened to see some contemporary mosaics during a web search for glass to use in a home improvement project and it was, quite literally, a bolt-of-lightening, jaw dropping, ah-ha moment! I instantly knew that I had to make mosaics.
I have been an incessant doodler since childhood days and my ‘style’ of doodle is very mosaic-like, so it just made sense to try my hand at merging the drawings with materials such as glass and stone. That was in 2008 and I continue to learn and create and love the art form! |
Memberships |
Society of American Mosaic Artists
Contemporary Mosaic Artists Placerville Arts Association |
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