Thaden Mosaics


ORGANIC & recycled ELEMENTS



Existential Threat



15" x 23"





Our very existence is at stake, as is that of our country, our democracy, and our planet. The long understood 'social contract' continually appears to be rendered of no significance, with a multitude of actions giving no thought to the cost to others...



Materials: Mexican smalti, slag glass, plastic people, rusted found objects, cheesecloth



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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