mosaics

From 'cat sanctuary that contains my mosaic tools and supplies' to 'professional mosaic studio with cats'

Today's studio playtime...

My only key to consistent creativity and reliable workflow is habit. Not just any habit, but habit that brings joy!

For those of you who do not know,  Austin Mosaic Guild members show work year-round in the front windows of Kruger’s Jewelers at 8th and Congress in Austin. It is an historic business in an historic building which I love to visit. The store owners let us show mosaics in

Here it IS!!! I was so happy to visit the private mosaic installation we did last year. (‘We’ is Celina Vallarta, a fellow mosaic artist and Craig Lopez, mosaic artist and installer, along with his handy helpers.) I had not seen it since the wall and pool were

Artists Alliance of the Hill Country 2015 “Tour the Talent” show is April 11-12, 11 to 6 each day in and around Dripping Springs. I have been making new work for the show. Here are some examples: Please click on the link to find the map. There are lots of fine artists

So, I’m working on a new mosaic plate using the theme of ‘paleontology‘. Don’t know that this term is used much anymore- it’s so 19th Century. I love the word. It reminds me of hours in the public library, selecting my next dinosaur, fossil, or

I love listening to NPR on my car radio when I’m out and about. This is how I learn stuff and how I find out about stuff to research further. I was listening to The Takeaway and heard an interview with Seymour Bernstein as pianist and music teacher and Nathan Hawke as actor

  Laughter. Tears of joy. Frustration. Problem-solving. Messiness. Wonderment. Amazement. Satisfaction. Sore feet. Mental fuzziness. Happy glow. These are part of the character of a weekend-long mosaic marathon. For those of you who don’t know, I have spent two years

Been doing some thinking about art lately. Oh, really?   Well, yes. Now that we’ve moved into the country. And can’t set up my new studio just yet.  Leading me to work literally between the rocks and the hard places. And then there’s the matter of taking real