Mosaic is an allegory for life.

Mosaic is an allegory for life.

Close-up of glossy yellow and dark green fused glass pieces with raised blue-green dots and organic cutout shapes
Close-up of colorful strung beads in glittering pink, blue and green
Close-up of colorful smalti mosaic pieces in assorted rectangular shapes
Abstract arrangement of colorful swirly stained glass in yellow, blue, turquoise, green, and lime.
Smiling woman in a colorful floral shawl standing in front of a brick wall with mosaic artwork

Artist Statement

Contemporary mosaic art holds me in fascination because it is an allegory for life as we know it. Each individual piece is unique and its placement relates to all the others, contributing a crucial role in the whole work, playing off the tesserae near it. Mosaic constantly challenges me to toggle back in forth between the micro and macro levels.

My mosaics cycle through themes of nature, home, family and both the macroscopic and microscopic realms of science. Exploring innovative materials and techniques makes the search for expression always new as I devise the most sensitive connection between subject and medium. My identity is inexorably tangled in each work I finish, as I select, shape and place each piece in the labor-intensive process.