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Butterfly Mosaic Mural Project

To contribute to Monarch Sculpture Park, go to the link here: https://www.monarchsculpturepark.org/blank-c1m5n I...

Westport Quilt Community Mosaic Mural Installed

On October 17, 2020, we celebrated the completed mural in Westport, WA! I thought to catch a snapshot...

Tradition, Transgression, Transformation -In Conversation: Members of the Northwest Mosaic Artists’ Alliance

Here is one angle of the exhibition at Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend, WA Join moderator JENNA...

Professional Mosaic Installation - New course on Mosaic Arts Online

In August 2020, I masked up and flew from Seattle to Santa Barbara to film an online version of my Professional...

YouTube interview with Mosaic Arts Online

On Saturday, September 26 (2020), Tami Macala of Mosaic Arts Online hosted me in a live streamed interview...

Print on Demand Options

Print-on-demand sites offer a range of items that you can purchase featuring my original artwork, including...

Personal Update

A few years ago, I met with a small business advisor, and he immediately pointed out that I did not include...

New Sculpture on Percival Landing / OlyWA

Last fall, Carrie Ziegler and I had a brainstorming session to discuss submitting to public art opportunities...

Mother of Exiles - newest mosaic

I started planning this mosaic at least a year ago when immigration was still making headlines. I began...

Hex Sign / Barn Quilt

Throughout this spring and summer, I’ve managed to create a few projects for my own home and garden....

Breonna Taylor Mosaic Portrait

UPDATE: This mosaic now belongs to Tamika Palmer, Breonna’s mom. I hope it brings her some small...

Tigard Outdoor Museum Trail Project

In 2020, I installed seven basalt boulders, inlaid with glass mosaic, onto three locations along a new...

Spring Garden Projects

In the face of so much negative news and incredible uncertainty in the world, I’ve been coping...

Mosaic supply resources:

If you are looking for supplies to make your own mosaic at home, or you are taking one of my workshops...

Westport Quilt Mosaic - A community mural project

In December of 2019, a new mural for the coastal community of Westport, Washington was launched. During...

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...

Finding your creative voice in mosaic, part 4.

Embrace your materials. When the mosaic bug bites, you often start with a particular material because...

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...

Finding your creative voice in mosaic, Part 2.

In my first blog on this topic, I wrote about learning to look at things more deliberately as a first...

Finding your creative voice in mosaic, part 1.

I’ve had numerous requests for a workshop about designing for mosaic. Often, students in my classes mention...

New Benches for City of Auburn part 2:

See my last post showing how the mosaic designs were created with kids in an after-school program at...

Westport Community Mural March Update

Last week, I finished the 3′ x 5′ center section of the Westport mural, then took it out...

What is Andamento?

Oh my goodness, you guys! I just happened on this old post, which I forgot I wrote in 2020. Since then,...

New Benches for City of Auburn, step one:

On February 25, I headed to Auburn, WA to lead a mosaic project with kids in the after school program...

Westport Community Project Update

The community mural project in Westport, WA is slowly developing. Through feedback from local businesses...

Community project in Westport Launched! Also: Sponsorship Opportunity

On December 7th, we held our first hands-on activity to get the community mural started. Visitors at...

Hands-on mosaic activity at Santa by the Sea on Saturday!

Santa by the Sea is a holiday festival at the Westport Marina on the Washington coast. I’ll be...

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...

Studio Mosaic Entryway Finished!

Well, the mosaic panels are all installed, anyway. I will need to caulk where the grout meets wood trim...

Studio Changes and Progress

I dedicated the month of September to a big change; moving out of my lovely little garden studio, which...

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