Just Listed

Visit my Etsy shop to check out these three new pieces just listed. More new work coming soon!

Black Grout is Messy

Believe it or not, I did wear gloves. When I use black grout it seems to end up everywhere. It will probably take me a few days to get it off of my hands. I love black grout, but I don't love the process of cleaning it off of me and especially the piece I use it on.

In the picture below, you can see how the mirror looks right after grouting. Once I make sure all of my joints a filled on the surface and inner and outer edges, I can begin to clean it off.


After about 5 minutes of wiping it down with a lint free cloth, it looks a bit cleaner, but still not finished. It is important to work quickly so the grout does not adhere to the tile itself.


Now it looks better! The surface is wiped down and there is no residue from the grout anywhere. Time to put this piece aside and let it set. My work on it is far from finished.

Thank goodness it was warm enough to do all of this work outside. Trying to do this at the kitchen table is not fun.



Here they all are. Lined up and waiting to be brought back upstairs to my studio to have the backs repainted, the mirrors put in and a few other finishing touches. Mosaics take time! Look for some of these new pieces in my Etsy shop in the next week.

Yes. I am an Artist, and I Make Mosaics

My journey as an artist began very early in life. It was clear to me from a young age that I would be creating and expressing myself through art in one form or another. It may have changed monthly when I was in grade school from cartoonist to fashion designer to greeting card illustrator and on and on ~ but the need to create was so strong, there was no other path I could take.

My high school offered excellent electives in art. Most of my time was spent in the studios there painting. No study halls for me. Any class I could take I did. I was blessed with an amazing art teacher too. She inspired me to move on and pursue my interests. So it was on to college.

I went on to Western Connecticut State University where I studied under several accomplished professors that were successful working artists. I immersed myself in all the art department had to offer. My focus was painting and illustration, but I also studied collage, sculpture, printmaking, lithography, art history and a few others. I successfully completed two portfolios my senior year, which in the eyes of the art department was a double major. One in studio arts, and one in illustration. I earned my BA in Art.

Currently, my medium of choice is mosaics. I am fascinated with the versatility, freedom and the process. My work has evolved into a combination of intense color, texture and pattern, reminiscent of the abstract oil paintings I created while a student. Through the use of found objects, old pottery, vintage dinner plates and traditional mosaic material, I weave the past into a composition of new life.

For me mosaic art is an amazing medium which allows me to tell a story with each piece I create. My works are very much an expression of my emotions. They emerge from a feeling I get when I see a particular pattern, or color. I strive to portray that emotion by letting the material I am working with guide me. Paying attention to both the negative and positive space in a design helps me build harmony and a cohesive look which is cemented by the grout color I choose.

So you see. I am an artist. I create art. I hand cut each piece and adhere it into place. I paint with tile, tesserae and and an assortment of beautiful materials. I do not simply glue pieces to an object.

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