Mother of Exiles – newest mosaic
I started planning this mosaic at least a year ago when immigration was still making headlines. I began work on the mosaic itself in early June, and just completed it…
Hex Sign / Barn Quilt
Throughout this spring and summer, I’ve managed to create a few projects for my own home and garden. I’ve wanted to add another Hex Sign to the house for a…
Breonna Taylor Mosaic Portrait
UPDATE: This mosaic now belongs to Tamika Palmer, Breonna’s mom. I hope it brings her some small solace. As the mother of a daughter, I cannot imagine the pain of…
Tigard Outdoor Museum Trail Project
In 2020, I installed seven basalt boulders, inlaid with glass mosaic, onto three locations along a new walking-biking path in Tigard, OR. Watch a video about the project here: https://youtu.be/AQmyaWB4b3Q…
Spring Garden Projects
In the face of so much negative news and incredible uncertainty in the world, I’ve been coping by making colorful, fun mosaic projects for the garden. With each of these,…
Mosaic supply resources:
If you are looking for supplies to make your own mosaic at home, or you are taking one of my workshops and want to supplement the supply kit, here is…
Westport Quilt Mosaic – A community mural project
In December of 2019, a new mural for the coastal community of Westport, Washington was launched. During Santa by the Sea, Stitches Quilt and Craft shop hosted the first participatory…
Mosaic on Boulders – a public art project for the City of Tigard
*I could not be more proud to be the recipient of a CID award from Coverings 2021 in Orlando for this project!! I was in Mexico when the awards were…
Finding your creative voice in mosaic, part 4.
Embrace your materials. When the mosaic bug bites, you often start with a particular material because you took a class or had access to a source for tile, glass, porcelain,…
Finding your creative voice in mosaic, part 3.
If you read my first two blog posts on this subject, you will hopefully be thinking about ways to practice “looking,” and identifying and collecting the things you are most…