Thaden Mosaics


ORGANIC & recycled ELEMENTS



Random Acts



20" x 26"





There are two phrases which 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… My abstract art is meant to give space to explore ideas of social justice, equality, and dignity for every human being -- and to consider how to best participate in a world gone wrong.



Smalti, millefiori, ceramic, beads, stained glass, pottery, found objects, bullet shell casings



understory



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



JUBILATION



12" x 10"

Smalti, millefiori, raku, mortar



STRATA



10” x 10”
Millefiori, slate, stained glass, turquoise, beads, found objects, smalti,



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



ORIGINS



8" x 8"

Smalti, millefiori, stained glass, pebbles, ceramic chards



OFFERED UP



18” x 12”
Wood, ceramic, pyrite, agate, shell casings, twigs, assorted stone, fossil, rusted and found metal, rope, beads​



BUILDING PEACE



15" x 15"

Ceramic, millefiori, beads, porcelain



ERODING



18" x 24"

Wood, ceramic, assorted metal, stone, glass, agate, smalti, mortar and cheesecloth



fragile earth



12" x 15"
Raku, wood, slate, smalti, muscovite mica, abalone, paper, turquoise, orange howlite, sandstone, twigs on hand-formed substrate



divide - a.k.a. common ground



9” x 7.5”
Gold smalti, miscellaneous glass, smalti, paper, acrylic paint on hand-formed substrate



shattered



24" x 24"
Geode, tempered glass, cork, shell casings, bottle caps, framing hardware, keys, scrap stained glass



fire & water



12” diameter
Miscellaneous glass and found objects



sanctuary



8" x 8"
Smalti, stained glass, ceramic tile, vitreous, stone, beads, millefiori, gold



i am my brother's keeper



9.25" x 36"
Smalti, stained glass, ceramic tile, vitreous tile, stone, beads, shells, beach glass, millefiori on hand-formed substrate



the passion



6" x 6"
Hammered gold, smalti, stained glass, ceramic tile, vitreous, gravel, beads, millefiori, copper foil



eden



9" x 17"
Stone, smalti, miscellaneous glass, tile, beads, millefiori, porcelain, shells, button



JOURNEY



7" x 19"
Smalti, beads, stained glass, ceramic shards, millefiori



deeply rooted



10" x 24.5"

Porcelain, millefiori, twigs, ceramic, stained glass, tree bark, assorted stones, paper on hand-formed substrate



remnants



48" x 12"
Paper, cardboard, mortar, twigs, stones, bottle-caps, beads, buttons, hardware, glass, ceramic, wire, coins, plastic toys, zipper, millefiori, broken china, shells.



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