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…
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…
Best of Olympia 2019 “Visual Artist”
The other night, I received a message from a friend in India passing on a screen shot from someone in Olympia with a section of the Best of Olympia list…
Tile Mosaic Fireplace Surround
In November 2018, I created and installed this fireplace surround in a home with a subtle color palette. The client had a lot of off-cuts from their pale grey ceramic…
Diversity Mural for Orlando
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The dedication for the Diversity Mural in Orlando took place on Sept. 21, 2018. There is a second version of the Diversity Mural in progress for Orlando, FL. For…