Commission "Edgartown Lighthouse" 2009
Materials: stained glass, smalti, rocks. vitreous glass tile on wediboard 27" x 20" NFS

“Serenely Happy Energy Cells as seen under a Microscope” 2008 $400
Materials: stained glass, millefiori, glass, beads, chalcedony cabochons, pearls on a wood substrate 16”x16”

This piece was created for the first show of the newly created group Women Sharing Art.  The show was entitled “Energy Interpreted” and the artists were to submit art that captured their interpretation of energy.  The design process began with an exploration of my definition of energy, and as there are many types and kinds, psychic energy kept popping up on the radar. It’s something you cannot see but it certainly can be felt.  I wondered what my psychic energy cells would look like if viewed under a microscope.  My design solution evolved from a belt buckle I had previously created. I wanted to explore where the design would go once it burst past the small confines of the buckle.

Untitled 2008 $200

Materials: broken shards of pottery, Mexican smalti, pebbles, handmade tile on a wediboard substrate 10”x10”

“I’ve Got the Blues” 2008 $100

Materials:  smalti, vitreous tile, Blue Willow plate, doll size teacups on wediboard substrate 9"x4"

An exploration of where the materials would take me.

“Playing Around” 2008 $100

Materials: tissue paper decoupage, yellow glass, clear & patterned glass on Cementboard 8"x9"

I wanted to experiment with the patterns and shapes that would show up under the glass.  I decided not to grout and fill in the interstices, as I liked the way it looked.

Shafir Workshop Piece 2008 $400

Materials:  broken pottery, pebbles, lapis lazuli, shale, handmade tiles, seashells on a 12”x12” wood substrate

Went to the Chicago School of Mosaics in May 2008 to take a workshop with Ilana Shafir who teaches spontaneous mosaics.  It was hard work but a lot of fun and what I learned that has definitely influenced the way I look at a rock, tile, shards, and shells!

“My Mandala” 2008 $300

Materials: African red whiteheart beads, bone beads, brass beads, Cinca tile, recycled glass beads, stained glass, African wedding beads, 6mm seed beads, shell beads, ungrouted on cementboard, 9”x9”.

Playing around with all the different tesserae I had lying around, I created this design.  Shortly after finishing I was reading A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and came across the word mandala.  Having heard of a mandala but not really knowing what it was, I looked up the definition and realized I had created my own mandala.

“Making Sense of it All” 2008 $350

Materials: gold potato pearls, African bone beads, brass beads, copper nails, Cinca tile, glass tile, stained glass, recycled glass beads, 6mm seed beads, and shell beads ungrouted on 8” x 8” cementboard.

Again, playing around with the tesserae, I ended up making this weeping willow tree and creating patterns in the design. 

Commission 2007

Materials:  Stained glass, smalti, pebbles, vitreous tile on cementboard substrate  NFS

Commission 2007

Materials:  smalti, Mexican smalti, vitreous glass and stained glass on a wood substrate, 47” x17”  NFS

“Make Your Own Path” 2007

Materials:  Mexican smalti, smalti, Cinca tile, vitreous glass tile on a wood substrate 27”x17”

The original design began as a triptych, and I WILL make the other two panels!  I started this in a Sonia King workshop in October 2007.  Her perspective really helped focus me on the details of my work.

Commission 2007

Materials:  stained glass, pebbles, smalti, vitreous tile NFS

Commission 2007

Materials: glass cabochons, Sicsis tile, stained glass on a round wood substrate 13” in diameter  NFS

The piece that started it all!

Materials: Sicsis tile, vitreous tile, stained glass, glass cabochons on a 4’ diameter wood substrate.  NFS