Two phrases inspired this mosaic: Random Acts of Kindness and Random Acts of Violence. It takes effort to focus on the good, and delight in the joy and happiness found in the world. But a single random, vile act can be devastating to all… It is important to me that nothing be wasted, seeking to create something new while finding beauty in the brokenness.
19” x 22” Italian smalti, millefiori, slag glass, gold smalti, Litovi mosaic stone, hand-dyed silk
BREAKING THE TIES THAT BIND
16" x 16"
Smalti, rusted metal, ceramic, millefiori, assorted wood and glass beads
RISING
8" x 17"
Gold smalti, assorted smalti, millefiori, tempered glass, mortar and cheesecloth on hand-formed substrate
ORIGINS
8” x 8” Smalti, millefiori, stained glass, pebbles, ceramic shards
JUBILATION
12" x 10"
Smalti, millefiori, raku, mortar
SEEING RED: FROM CURvES TO CONTAINMENT
12" x 17.5"
Smalti, pebbles, ceramics, coral and tiny plastic people
EBB & FLOW
12" x 16.5" River stones, stained glass, beach glass, smalti, beads, topographic maps, paint
RESILIENT
10.5 x 22 x 2
Smalti, millefiori, charcoal from Colorado wildfires
VANISHING
20" x 26"
Shale, smalti, millefiori, ceramic, stained glass shards, pottery, found objects, organic elements (bone, shell, fossils, wood, wasp nest), cheesecloth in mortar with watercolor
OFFERED UP
18” x 12” Wood, ceramic, pyrite, agate, shell casings, twigs, assorted stone, fossil, rusted and found metal, rope, beads
