And now I’m a contractor!
Back in 2002, I was working at The Evergreen State College half time, making arts and crafts as a hobby the other half. I had been selling my work here…
Studio Mosaic Entryway Finished!
Well, the mosaic panels are all installed, anyway. I will need to caulk where the grout meets wood trim and paint the wood sections when weather permits this spring, but…
Studio Changes and Progress
I dedicated the month of September to a big change; moving out of my lovely little garden studio, which I handed over to my 16-year-old as her new bedroom, and…
Community Mosaic Bench for Monarch Sculpture Park
On Friday evening of the recent Olympia Fall Arts Walk, visitors to Arbutus Folk School were welcomed to engage in several participatory arts/crafts activities. I had prepared a small-scale project…
Thoughts on future community art projects…
As you may know, engaging community through mosaic has been an important component of my work. Through the Society of American Mosaic Artists, I’ve met many colleagues who are offering…
Mosaic Fire Pit
This project was fabricated from stained glass in sections on fiberglass mesh, attached to the durock surface with high-quality thinset. The basin will be filled with clear fire glass. The…
Plum Street Village Community Mosaic
During summer of 2019, Arbutus Folk School and I facilitated a participatory mosaic project at the new Plum Street Village, a small complex of tiny homes in Olympia. Participants included…
May 2019 – New Work: Alice Paul
Just completed: a 12″ x 14″ mosaic portrait of Alice Paul. She was imprisoned and force-fed as a suffragist activist, and she co-authored the Equal Rights Amendment, and re-wrote it…
SAMA conference in Nashville (2019)
The 2019 Society of American Mosaic conference was held in Nashville this year at the end of April, and I taught two day-long versions of my Precision Cutting Stained Glass…
Chiapas Trip 2019
I am often asked how I come up with my stylized designs. Honestly, there’s nothing original about this work! I have a passion for folk art and traditional crafts, and…