ABOUT
LIGHT is my inspiration and fascination. For the most part, all art forms rely on light to function and for the observer to interact and to process what they see. I want to experiment and discover light's reaction, movement, and behavior on my mosaics: how is the mosaic changed or transformed by time of day, season, lighting (natural, artificial), types and textures of materials, or use of color (or lack thereof)? I use a relatively neutral color palette so that light can “play” and explore the mosaic's surfaces on its own. I utilize many different materials that include natural stone, marble, granite, slate, sheet glass, metal, etc. I also incorporate into my mosaics gold, silver, and colored smalti (a highly reflective slab glass manufactured in Italy and Mexico).
Over my lifetime, I have explored painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, stained glass, and in the last 8 years, mosaics. Mosaic art is the perfect communion of all my art explorations; it has become my focus. I am particularly influenced by the brutalist style of art and architecture. Artists that inspire me include Robert Ryman, Barbara Hepworth, Donald Judd, Richard Serra, Edgar Miller and others.
My study of mosaics started in 2011 at the Chicago Mosaics School, where I learned the basics and advanced mosaic techniques from some of the most accomplished mosaic artists from around the world. I continue to use what I learned at the school in my work.
Over my lifetime, I have explored painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, stained glass, and in the last 8 years, mosaics. Mosaic art is the perfect communion of all my art explorations; it has become my focus. I am particularly influenced by the brutalist style of art and architecture. Artists that inspire me include Robert Ryman, Barbara Hepworth, Donald Judd, Richard Serra, Edgar Miller and others.
My study of mosaics started in 2011 at the Chicago Mosaics School, where I learned the basics and advanced mosaic techniques from some of the most accomplished mosaic artists from around the world. I continue to use what I learned at the school in my work.
I use a hammer and hardie to cut marble, stone, slate, smalti, etc. into individual tesserae (workable smaller pieces/tiles). This method of stone cutting has been used for centuries to make mosaics.
An infinite number of materials can be used to make mosaics. Here is a small sample of what I use: stone, marble, granite, slate, smalti, stained sheet glass.