Backsplash!

My first backsplash installation.  Thanks to Ellen for being brave enough to let me play in her kitchen! 

AFTER:

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Out And About!

I've been busy getting myself and my mosaics out and about.

I just started teaching vitreous glass mosaics at The Gallery School of Pottstown / Gallery On High.  Am teaching Saturday mornings in April and will also do classes in July.  The July classes will be listed in the Summer Course Catalog and should be on the website soon under Glass Classes:  http://www.galleryonhigh.com/.  I also have one piece in the gallery on consignment.

Also started spending First Fridays at Twisted Glass Gallery in Phoenixville:  http://www.twistedglassonline.com/.
This is a new consignement gallery for local artists.  I have three pieces there on display for sale. 

On Friday, May 6, however I will be at the opening reception at the Phoenix Village Art Center for their member's show from 6-9.  Stop by and say hello!
Beams Music in Frazer, PA is a locally owned music school/retail store:  http://www.beamsmusic.com/.  I have a music themed mosaic for sale there at the front desk.

Good Samaritan Fair in Paoli, June 10.  Will be there with metal craftsman Gene Reed, with pieces for sale and samples of consignment work.  Come on out.  Details coming soon....

Seasons Changing

I've had this idea in mind for quite awhile and the opportunity came along for me to create it.  A friend of mine wanted a present for her sister's 50th birthday and asked me to make a mosaic reminiscent of Vermont with maybe some sugar maple leaves in fall and maybe some mountains.  So I jumped on it, using the leaves as the focal point with mountains changing from summer to winter in the background.  My friend,Gene Reed, is a metal worker and made the frame the mosaic is hanging on.

Spring's Coming!

Here's my latest completed mosaic.  I'm working on a blacksplash for a client in West Chester so that is keeping me busy.  But I am still trying to work in some other pieces as I go.  The idea of creating mosaics based on quilt designs has intrigued me for awhile.  This is the first of many, I hope!

Mid-Winter Mosaics

Here's my latest creation - I kept seeing a lady in the waves as I was designing this one.  It took a lot of patience but finally she appeared, my lady in the sea.  Maybe I'll just think of her as my muse...

 A present for a friend...

A New Direction

After working with ceramic tile and mirror for 4 years, I discovered vitreous glass!  It's a whole new world and I just love it!



Summer Mosaic Project

We were sitting on my friend Eileen's patio one day and I said "Oh, you need a mosaic on that wall", as you can see, she really did!

So, the following spring, Eileen was my willing pupil, and with help from Carla, John, Brent and Christine, here's what we created!