creative thinking

Three of my mosaic portraits were juried into the 2013 Christians in the Visual Arts “JUSTart Conference” show.  Yaaaay!  Those same three pieces, those same three spiky pieces, those same three spiky glass pieces would need to be shipped across the country and arrive

“Cut-ups” are still on the loose and making their mosaic.  In a previous post, I explained that the Cut-ups are a core group of fellow church members who want to learn to make mosaics, and who are willing to supervise other people in the making of a very large mosaic

Mad Bed – a work in progress about 24″ x 24″ x 8″ I started this sculpture two years ago in a workshop taught by Sherri Warner Hunter.  She is a master at sculpture based on closed-cell Styrofoam covered with fiberglass mesh and cement. Arriving at the

Yesterday I showed you my false starts, forward progress, and completion of one piece I did for the new Dell Children’s Medical Center wall.  Now, I shall show you the same on my next piece. The mosaic of the girl and a dog is 12″ x 12″.  The boy and dog is only

Just for fun, I thought I’d show you a series of photos I took while making my latest small mosaic portrait.  You can see the forward steps and the backward steps in the process.  Sometimes I chiseled tiles off the board and substituted others.  While I was making the

make mosaics- they are so time-consuming!”  This is a quote from a student of mine who, incidentally, has several future mosaic plans for himself. I won’t attempt to answer the question of  ‘Why?’  until a later post, but I will say something now about

Not only am I having my first experiences teaching adults, but I’m also brand-new to teaching art. I have had decades to practice art, to experience being a student, and to think about the many subjects within the category ‘art’, but teaching is a novelty for

Today I want to highlight two artists whose thoughts have converged for me. The first, Liza Meyers, is a painter and sculptor whose blog post today caught my attention:  “No Excuses: Make Art With What We Have.”  She describes visually and verbally some instances in

“Gems” by Lynn Bridge This morning, when I went for a walk, I felt porous. The wind through my skin and the light and shadow through my eyes carried restoration and wisdom inside me.  I deflated just a bit upon coming indoors to work.  Note to my spirit:  hold the

[slideshow] The last couple of days, I have taken an old, unfinished mosaic of mine outside to watch it interact and make friends with the light, patterns, and forms in the front yard.  I took lots of pictures, and sometimes gave it my “blur treatment”.  You’ll