This is my representation of the total solar eclipse that I saw in August 2017 from atop Mt. Rendezvous, Wyoming, over 10,000 feet high! It was definitely a high point in my life to experience the power of celestial movement.

This mosaic was made using 24 carat white gold glass tile, stained glass, slate, and tinted mortar.

12” x 16” Framed 14” x 18”

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11’ x 14” Abstract, utilizing open space as a design element. China, glass, tile, and black mortar.

$135

Currently available through the Placerville Art Gallery, 352 Main Street, Placerville, California. 530-295-1100 Open daily 10 - 6.

An abstract piece using negative space. This is made from broken china, glass rings, hardware, and tinted mortar.

9” x 9”

$115

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This abstract piece was created using tinted thinset, and beautiful stones some of which I was able to break open, revealing some sparkling interiors. Also stained glass, tile, and 24 carat gold tile.

11" x 14" framed.

$95

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Abstract design on handmade three-dimensional substrate.  Clear glass place on edge,, stained glass, dichroic glass, and glass frit, with tinted thinset adhesive and charcoal grout.  Green, brown, purple, blue.  

Mosaic:  13.5" x 11" unframed

Price:  $265

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Constructed from hand-cut art and iridescent glass, with charcoal grout.  Suitable for hanging indoors.  Inspired by the challenges and delights of real love.  Pink, purple, red, cream.

 13" wide by 12" tall

 $225

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Hand-cut art and iridescent glass. It is difficult to capture the reflectivity of this piece in a photograph, as the glass changes as the light changes.

Mosaic is 9" x 12"

In black wood frame: 11.5" x 14.5"

$270

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This mosaic was created using a piece of palm bark, found on a morning walk. I created the substrate by covering the palm bark with wire mesh, plaster bandages, and mortar, and then I proceeded to mosaic it with art glass, iridescent glass, fused glass, glass rods, china, and buttons. It was a challenge to find a way to hang it on the wall without any wire showing, but I was able to do it. It is a beautiful lush piece, with a lot of movement.

18" by 20"

$700

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"Surrender," is a sculptural mosaic, 17" long, 7" tall, and 6" wide. I created the primitive boat out of wire mesh, plaster bandages, and thinset mortar. I mosaiced the the entire boat with mirror glass, art glass, gold smalti, and glass frit. I also used glass, metal, and ceramic beads, copper wire, teensy glass spheres, and fabric. 

$500

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Stained glass, , mirror glass, iridescent glass, glass beads, and cathedral glass pieces on end into tinted thinset mortar.

Mosaic: 18" X 10.5" With frame: 21" x 13"

$295 including frame

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Stained glass, , mirror glass, iridescent glass, glass beads, and cathedral glass pieces on end into tinted thinset mortar.

Mosaic: 18" X 10.5" With frame: 21" x 13"

$295 including frame

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$295 including frame

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Stained glass, dichroic glass, with gold metallic grout, in black wood floater frame.

23" x 11.5" framed

$370 with frame

Currently available through the Placerville Art Gallery, 352 Main Street, Placerville, California. 530-295-1100 Open daily 10 - 6.

Glass mosaic on 21" circular substrate, with textured silver mirror glass, blue adventurine glass, art glass, dichroic glass, and iridescent glass,.  All glass is handcut and then glued to the substrate.  Finished with charcoal grout.  

There are a total of 11 different shades of blue in this mosaic.  While it is a two-dimensional piece, it gives the illusion of depth when viewed from some side angles.  Unframed, suitable for either indoors or outdoors.  

$600

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While this mosaic is two-dimensional, it has the illusion of being three-dimensional when viewed from some side angles.

$600

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Glass tile, iridescent glass tile, stained glass, and glass frit, with black grout. Pale pink, white, pale green.

Mosaic: 9" x 11" With frame: 11.5" x 13.5"

$235 including frame

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Glass tile, iridescent glass tile, stained glass, and glass frit, with black grout. Pale pink, white, pale green.

Mosaic: 9" x 11" With frame: 11.5" x 13.5"

$235 including frame

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Another sunset, inspired by picnics on the edge of Mount Tamalpais, overlooking the Pacific Ocean,  but for this piece I used just black, gray, and white glass (with the exception of the bird in the upper left and the sun itself).  I used mirror glass, stained glass, and iridescent  glass.  A bit of color is added by using multiple grout colors.  

Mosaic:  19" x 10.5"    With frame:  21.5" x 13"

$390 including frame

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Another sunset, inspired by picnics on the edge of Mount Tamalpais, overlooking the Pacific Ocean,  but for this piece I used just black, gray, and white glass (with the exception of the bird in the upper left and the sun itself).  I used mirror glass, stained glass, and iridescent  glass.  A bit of color is added by using multiple grout colors.  

Mosaic:  19" x 10.5"    With frame:  21.5" x 13"

$390 including frame

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Abstract design.  Stained glass, glass cabochons, and glass frit with Delorean gray grout,  in black frame.  Red, black, silver, beige

Brain Dance reflects my  interest in the human brain.  It suggests brain structures, including firing neurons and gray matter, in both color and form, and includes some explosions of thought and sparkling ideas.  The form hints at dancing figures fleeting across the mind.  As a former psychologist, the evolution and function of the brain continues to fascinate me.Contact me if interested.

Mosaic:  9.5" x 15.5"    With frame:  12" x 18" 

$250 including frame

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Materials:  textured glass, stained glass, glass tile, glass beads, mirror, alcohol inks. 

This piece was inspired by the drought in California, and pays homage to water in its many forms (i.e., frost, snow, rain, sleet, hail, ice, mist, steam, fog, clouds, icicles, icebergs, puddles, oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, creeks, and streams).   

This mosaic was photographed with a black fabric background prior to being framed.  It currently has a black frame

It was accepted for the "Water, Water, Everywhere" exhibit at the Institute of Mosaic Art, in Berkeley, California..  The exhibit ran from November 14 through January 15, 2016.  

Mosaic:  8.5" x 11"   With frame:  18.5” x 11” 

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3D wall-hanging made from hand-formed substrate.  Materials include clear glass, stained glass, iridescent glass, tempered glass, tiny glass spheres, and alcohol inks.  Some of the glass was nipped along one edge, and adhered along the other edge.  It was grouted using multiple grout colors.  

Was on exhibit at the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Juried Exhibition in Ashland, Oregon at the University of Southern Oregon in September and October 2016.  

Was on exhibit at the Left Coast Juried Exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, California in April and May 2017.  

Mosaic:  26"  x 21" 

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3D wall-hanging made from hand-formed substrate.  Materials include clear glass, stained glass, iridescent glass, tempered glass, tiny glass spheres, and alcohol inks.  Some of the glass was nipped along one edge, and adhered along the other edge.  It was grouted using multiple grout colors.  

Was on exhibit at the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Juried Exhibition in Ashland, Oregon at the University of Southern Oregon in September and October 2016.  

Was on exhibit at the Left Coast Juried Exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, California in April and May 2017.  

Mosaic:  26"  x 21" 

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Sold!  -- and In it's new home.  It looks wonderful on this front porch!

This mosaic was made using stained glass, pieces of an old frosted glass fountain, mirror glass, pottery, and pieces of snow chains that had been cut apart, on a cement board substrate.  Grouted with a purple (grape) colored grout.

Mosaic:  21" x 19" unframed

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Stained, mirror, and iridescent glass, glass cabochons, glass frit.  Some of the glass was laid on edge, with the exposed side nipped to produce and irregular edge which catches the light.  

Mosaic:  12" x 12"      With Frame:  14.5" x 14.5"

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Stained glass, glass bicycle reflectors, iridescent glass, and glass stringers, with black grout on Wedi board, with black wood floater frame.  

Mosaic:  19.5" x 11"    With frame:  22" x 13.5"

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This mosaic was made using a hand-made substrate in the shape of a Calotropis bloom, with tesserae of stained glass, iridescent glass, and tile.  The mosaic was then mounted on a board that was coated with two layers of thin set mortar then carved with lines so that the green lines from the tinted first layer show through.  Green, magenta, pink, violet.  Framed and ready to hang, 14" X 14"

 I was not satisfied with the look, so I covered it with some gorgeous green glass, and grouted with dark green grout.  I am very happy with it now.   It has two layers, the background, and the flower sits on top of that.   I am  much happier with this beautiful green background which really sets off the blossom.

Currently on exhibit in the window of the Placerville Art Gallery, 352 Main St., Placerville, California.  The gallery is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  530-295-1100.

Mosaic:  12" x 12"    With frame:  14" x 14"

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Sold! -- and here it is In it's new home.  I love how this mosaic looks with the background wallpaper,

Glass mosaic based on a NASA photograph of Saturn's rings and shadows, taken from the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn. I used a variety of black, clear, white, and iridescent glass, as well as glass beads and tinted adhesive.

9" x 9" unframed

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Art glass and mirror glass on cement board substrate.  This mosaic was created in anticipation of a trip to central America.  Greens, purples, gold.  

20" x 15" unframed  

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Stained glass, 24-carat gold Venetian smalti.

Mosaic:  9": x 16"    With frame:  11.5" x 19" 

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Stained glass, 24-carat gold Venetian smalti.

Mosaic:  9": x 16"    With frame:  11.5" x 19" 

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A piece commissioned by my daughter, who wanted a forest, boulders, and California wildflowers, in an uplifting, happy scene.  This will be installed behind her range top, so will be getting lots of attention.  It is 22" x 28", on wediboard, with five different grout colors.  Stained and iridescent glass.  

This mosaic was created on commission.  I was asked to create a beach scene that had both a peaceful, calm feel, as well as some movement.  The design was developed by sharing and revising concept and color ideas via emails and drawings with my client. The final result pleased both of us.

Stained glass, iridescent glass, mirror glass, and glass fit.  The foam on the wave was created by multiple layering of clear, coarse glass frit.

24" x 18"

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Stained glass, iridiscent glass, copper button, on cement board, with wooden frame.

Mosaic:  8" x 16.5"    With Frame:  10.5" x 19"

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Inspired by the colors of the glass, and the sensuality of the shapes and images.  Stained and mirror glass, beads, and broken glass dish, with charcoal grout and black frame.

Green, pink, gold, maroon.

On exhibit at Stained Glass Garden "Spring Contest" from March 7, 2017 to March 31, 2017, 1800 4th Street, Berkeley, Ca 94701.  510-841-2200.   Party and Sale:  Saturday, March 11, 2-5 p.m.

Mosaic:  9" x 9"    With frame:  11.5" x 11.5"

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4" x 11.5" on cement board substrate.  Materials include undrilled mixed gemstones (aquamarine, quartz, amethyst, carnelian); stained, iridescent, and mirror glass; beads; and vintage glass cabochons.  Grouted with black grout.

11'5" x 4" unframed

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Iridescent glass, mirror glass, stained glass, tiny glass balls, and unglazed porcelain tile, grouted with charcoal, and framed in black floater frame.

Mosaic:  9.5" x 11.5"   With frame:  12" x 14"

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This is a mosaic that was inspired by a week at the 2010 Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada.  The kite emerged from the head of the burning man effigy, and the woman appeared out of the flames as I was creating the mosaic.  It is composed of stained, mirror, and iridescent glass.  It is about three feet across.  The pentagon shape represents the perimeter fence of the festival.  It was on display at the Burning Man headquarters in San Francisco from November 2013 to June 2015.  

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Afternoon shadows cross "Fire Dance" at an outdoor event in San Francisco -- Burning Man 2013 "Decompression."  My sweetheart , Jon Alexandr, mounted the piece onto heavy wood covered with black fabric.  Two overhead lamps and a thin string of tiny perimeter lights gave illumination at night.  The sun angle here highlights my representation of "Balloon Chain," a large and evolving "sky art" project started by Robert Bose that has been at Burning Man and other events around the world.  Notice how the iridescent glass pieces of the sky are dark here.  As with many glass mosaics, the angle of light is very important to the way the art is perceived.

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At the Artery at Burning Man 2013 with Burner Love and Fire Dance.  We later moved both mosaics to our camp, and invited people in to view them in our  box truck.  

This mosaic was inspired by my time at the 2012 Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada with my sweetheart, Jon.  There is fire in the background, we are wearing "blinkie" necklaces (essential in the darkness of the playa to avoid being run over by an art car), and lasers are shooting into the night sky.  The mosaic was based on a selfie that Jon took of both of us during the burning of the "Man."

The mosaic is in the shape of a pentagon, which represents the perimeter fence of the festival.  It was made on a cement board substrate, using mirror, stained,and iridescent glass, and beads.  When Jon and I married, we used this image on our wedding invitations.

Dimensions:  27H x 28.5W

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This mosaic was given to my dear friend, Fran, who arranged and donated the flowers for my wedding.  I felt that it was an appropriate gift for such a lovely person.

12" x 12:  Stained glass.   Some of the blue glass was placed on edge, after first nipping it to give it many reflective surfaces.  

This was a commissioned piece.  I was asked to create a mosaic based on a needlepoint leather purse from the 1970s.  I tried to find out who created the original image, but to no avail.  In addition to being inspired by the original image, I was also inspired by the image of "The Wave" by Japanese artist, Katsushkia Hokusai.

This was done on a 22" diameter cement board substrate.  Individual tesserae of stained, iridescent, and dicroic glass were hand-cut and then glued to the substrate.  Once all tesserae were in place, the piece was grouted using three different grout colors.  

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A shot of Wave Woman from the side, in order to show the lovely reflections on the iridescent glass used for the wave foam.  

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 In private collection

This piece was created for a show at the Insitutute of Mosaic Art in Berkelely, CA.  The requirement for the show was to create a mosaic that was 95% white.  I used iridescent glass, stained glass, shells and rocks, and dichroic glass.  It is an abstract piece, but there is what looks to me like a  little "space craft" in the upper right of the mosaic, which made me wonder and hence, the title.   In private collection.

Stained and mirror glass on cement board substrate.   Inspired by love, lust, and the colors of the glass.

8" x 8"

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This small mosaic was inspired by the many picnics I've had with my husband on the edge of the North American continent, above Muir Beach in California.  We love to find a tree to sit under and watch the earth turn away from the sun.  It is made with stained glass, mirror glass, and iridescent glass.  It is approximately 14" x 7" on a cement board substrate.  

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Stained glass, iridescent glass, beads, and pieces of broken iridescent blown glass, on Wedi-board.  All tesserae were hand cut by me and then glued to the substrate.  I used three different grout colors.  The inspiration for this piece was the work of biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel.

Was on exhibit at the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Juried Exhibition in Ashland, Oregon at the University of Southern Oregon. in September and October, 2016.    

16" x 22" unframed

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Stained glass, iridescent glass, beads, and pieces of broken iridescent blown glass, on Wedi-board.  All tesserae were hand cut by me and then glued to the substrate.  I used three different grout colors.  The inspiration for this piece was the work of biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel.

Was on exhibit at the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Juried Exhibition in Ashland, Oregon at the University of Southern Oregon in September and October, 2016.    

16" x 22" unframed

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Stained glass, iridescent glass, beads, and pieces of broken iridescent blown glass, on Wedi-board.  All tesserae were hand cut by me and then glued to the substrate.  I used three different grout colors.  The inspiration for this piece was the work of biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel.

Was on exhibit at the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Juried  Exhibition in Ashland, Oregon at the University of Southern Oregon in September and October, 2016.    

16" x 22" unframed

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This mosaic was created using almost exclusively green glass and tiles, with the exception of a bit of iridescent blue and gold, and some violet glass.  It is on a cement board substrate, and grouted with multiple grout colors.

 22.5"H x 11"W, framed

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This was an experiment with setting the glass on edge to give a three dimensional look to the piece.  The substrate was painted glass, and the piece was left ungrouted.  In private collection.

This side-view gives a look at how the glass was laid on it's edge, rather than flat, in order to give the mosaic a three-dimensional quality.  In private collection

This was a piece that was commissioned by a friend to be hung as part of a cupboard door.  While abstract, it seems very other-worldly to me.  I used stained glass, iridescent glass, and mirror glass.  

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Installed in cabinet door.

I had a lot of fun making this abstract mosaic, and enjoyed the movement that was created, as well as the various colored circles.  I did intend for there to be an "A" in the image, which is quite strongly suggested.  It is made with stained glass,handout and glued onto the substrate prior to grouting.

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Stained glass, iridescent glass, mirror glass, beads, millefiori, on a hand-made substrates, each mounted on thinset covered board, giving the pieces an interesting background texture.    Each of these mosaics is framed in a black wooden frame.  The outside dimension of each frame is 10.5" x 10.5", and the frames are 1 3/8 inches wide.  Note that the photograph is taken on a black background.  

Stained glass, mirror glass, iridescent glass, beads, millefiori, glass cabochons, on a hand-made substrate, mounted on thinset covered board, giving the piece an interesting background texture.  Framed with flat black wood frame, 1 3/8 inches wide.  Outside dimension is 10.5" x 10.5".  Note that the photograph is with a black background.  Reds, oranges, with black grout.  

Stained glass, mirror glass, iridescent glass, millefiori, beads, rocks, glass cabochons, on a hand-made substrate, mounted on thinset covered board, giving the piece an interesting background texture.  Framed with flat black wood frame, 1 3/8 inches wide.  Note that the photograph is on a black background.  Outside dimension is 10/5" x 10.5".  Purple, violet, red, pink, with black grout.  

Stained glass, mirror glass, iridescent glass,beads, millefiori, glass cabochons, on a hand-made substrate, mounted on thinset covered board, giving the piece an interesting background texture.  Framed with flat black wood frame, 1 3/8 inches wide.  Outside dimension is 10/5" x 10.5".  Note that the photograph is taken with a black background.   Blues, blue-greens, greens, with black grout.  

A little mosaic with a hand-formed folded substrate, covered with red and black stained glass, milifiori, and glass cabochons,  with charcoal grout.  

7" x 9"

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I found a wooden mask at the Animal Rescue Foundation thrift store, where I volunteer.  I immediately saw it as a potential mosaic.  I imagined a headdress depicting royalty and high status.  As I began working on the mosaic, I became unsure as to whether it represented a man or a woman.  At one point, I felt strongly that I was creating the face of a woman, but in the end, he emerged as a male.

His eyes were one of the first components that I laid down, and I decided to shift the focus of his eyes to the left, feeling that it made him more alive.  I liked the eyes, but was unsure what they were looking at.  As I finished the piece, the true story emerged – he had recently had a red jewel embedded into his left forehead, and as he entered a social gathering, he noticed that some men off to his left had seen the jewel and were talking to each other, behind their hands, about the jewel and about him.  It is unclear what he is feeling, but I sense some insecurity and/or uncertainty in his face.   It is noteworthy that he is concerned with the jewel, while paying little attention to his very ornate headdress, which is a signal of his status and conventionally expected of a man of position. 

I enjoyed using a variety of materials for this mosaic, including recycled china; beads of glass, stone and metal; glass of various kinds (stained, iridescent, dichroic, and mirror);  glass cabochons; and tile. 

Dimensions:  21H x 7W x 4D

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Vortex was made using dichroic, stained, and mirror glass.  It is approximately 22" in diameter.  Each piece of glass was handcut and then glued to the substrate.  Once all of the tesserae were glued into place, it was grouted with black grout.  

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This mosaic is totally flat, but does have the illusion of being three dimensional.

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A piece commissioned by my daughter, who wanted a forest, boulders, and California wildflowers, in an uplifting, happy scene.  This will be installed behind her range top, so will be getting lots of attention.  It is 22" x 28", on wediboard, with five different grout colors.  Stained and iridescent glass.  

Installed.

This mosaic was created as part of San Francisco General Hospital Foundation's 2018 Fundraising campaign.  My heart design was one of six designs selected to create the 17" hearts, which will be auctioned in February 2018.   Prior to that, the hearts will be on display at Macy's in San Francisco.

The heart substrate was provided by the Foundation..  I covered the entire heart with glass -- stained, iridescent, dichroic, and mirror glass.  I chose to create sunsets because the sunset over the Pacific Ocean from Mt. Tamalpais is so very representative of the San Francisco Bay area to me, and is close to my heart.  I hope my creation brings in a good amount of funding for the foundation.  I am very pleased and honored to support the hospital in this way. 

The other side.

Another version, but with 24 carat gold leaf tile used for the sun.

Another version, but with 24 carat gold leaf tile used for the sun.

This mosaic was created on commission.  I was asked to create a beach scene that had both a peaceful, calm feel, as well as some movement.  The design was developed by sharing and revising concept and color ideas via emails and drawings with my client. The final result pleased both of us.

Stained glass, iridescent glass, mirror glass, and glass frit.  The foam on the wave was created by multiple layering of clear, coarse glass frit.

24" x 18"

I was asked to create a mosaic based on a needlepoint leather purse from the 1970s.  I tried to find out who created the original image, but to no avail.  In addition to being inspired by the original image, I was also inspired by the image of "The Wave" by Japanese artist, Katsushkia Hokusai.

This was done on a 22" diameter cement board substrate.  Individual tesserae of stained, iridescent, and dichotic glass were hand-cut and then glued to the substrate.  Once all tesserae were in place, the piece was grouted using three different grout colors.  

Another shot of Wave Woman from the site, in order to pick up some of the lovely light on the iridescent foam of the wave.

This is a piece that was commissioned by my sister.  Actually, it turned out to be two pieces (see next image).  It was a great learning experience for me in cutting large pieces of glass and in learning about adhesives.  I learned a lot.  In fact, this is actually one of three mosaics, the first of which I retrieved because I was so dissatisfied with it.    However, this one and the next I am happy with.  They are hanging in her dining room, in front of a sliding glass door.  The are glass on clear glass, so the light definitely shines through these pieces.  They are about 28" x 14".  

This is the second piece that was commissioned by my sister.  It was a great learning experience for me, in cutting large pieces of glass, and in learning about adhesives.  I learned a lot.  In fact, this is actually one of three pieces, the first of which I retrieved because I was so dissatisfied with it.    However, this one and the former I am happy with.  They are hanging in her dining room, in front of a sliding glass door.  The are glass on clear glass, so the light definitely shines through t hess pieces.  They are about 28" x 14".  

This table was made at the request of a friend who loves orange and green.  She had purchased this table, but the top was broken, so she asked me to mosaic it.  She gave me free reign, but I attempted to fit the design to her personality and taste.  It is made using stained glass, mirror glass, and dichroic glass, all hand cut and glued to the substrates prior to grouting.  The table is approximately 12" in diameter.   It is reminds me of the 60's and feels very happy.

This table was made at the request of a friend who loves orange and green.  She gave me free reign, but I attempted to fit the design to her personality and taste.  It is made using stained glass, mirror glass, and dichroic glass, all hand cut and glued to the substrates prior to grouting.  The table is approximately 12" in diameter.   It is reminds me of the 60's and feels very happy.

This is a piece that was commissioned by a friend, to go into a cupboard in her studio.  Her studio was quite unique, and I tried to keep in mind her sense of color and design.  This photo shows the mosaic after it was installed in the cupboard door, and after she had painted the cupboard a turquoise kind of color.  

Installed in cabinet door.

A name plaque for my new granddaughter, Chloe. Her mama asked for something in green and purple/violet, so this is what I came up with. It changes dramatically with the light, since her name is done with iridescent glass.

A name plaque for my new granddaughter, Chloe. Her mama asked for something in green and purple/violet, so this is what I came up with. It changes dramatically with the light, since her name is done with iridescent glass.

This was my fourth name plate, for my fourth grandchild, Kane.  He was born on Valentine's Day, hence the heart.  The idea for his little feet I got from my friend, fellow mosaic artist, and mentor, Gina Dominguez.  

This nameplate was created for my third grandchild, little Gabrielle, for her third birthday.  I tried to incorporate her favorite colors (pink and purple), and her love for stars, and I just had to throw in Saturn for good measure.  

This was definitely my most challenging nameplate to date.  I wanted the letters to reflect a "Superman" theme.  It worked out pretty well.  The background glass is an iridescent blue.  This was for my third grandchild, Sebastian.

This was the first nameplate I created, and it was completed when I was fairly new to mosaics.  It was done using pink glass, hand-cut,  and blue glass cabochons, cut in half.  It certainly makes it much easier when the name is short!

This mosaic was created as part of San Francisco General Hospital Foundation's 2018 Fundraising campaign.  My heart design was one of six designs selected to create the 17" hearts, which will be auctioned in February 2018.   Prior to that, the hearts will be on display at Macy's in San Francisco.

The heart substrate was provided by the Foundation..  I covered the entire heart with glass -- stained, iridescent, dichroic, and mirror glass.  I chose to create sunsets because the sunset over the Pacific Ocean from Mt. Tamalpais is so very representative of the San Francisco Bay area to me, and is close to my heart.  I hope my creation brings in a good amount of funding for the foundation.  I am very pleased and honored to support the hospital in this way. 

The other side of the heart. 

"Surrender," is a sculptural mosaic, 17" long, 7" tall, and 6" wide. I created the primitive boat out of wire mesh, plaster bandages, and thinset mortar. I mosaiced the the entire boat with mirror glass, art glass, gold smalti, and glass frit. I also used glass, metal, and ceramic beads, copper wire, teensy glass spheres, and fabric. It was quite a project and I learned a lot.

$650

Delivery to you within 100 miles of San Francisco:  $75, 

Pick up in Pleasant Hill, CA:  No Charge

This heart mosaic was created on wediboard, then built up with a quick setting cement to give it a 3D element.  Tesserae included stained glass, glass cabochons, iridescent glass, recycled china, beads, and rhinestones.  It was finished with a black grout.  It is made to hung on the wall.

The jagged black line across the heart suggests many aspects of love.  Perhaps the ups-and-downs of a real relationship;; perhaps that love isn't always smooth sailing; perhaps that when we fall in love, we seem to fit together so perfectly; perhaps a broken heart; perhaps that love isn't all pink and flowery, but has some jagged edges?  

Mosaic:  10" x 9"

Regular Price:  $225 unframed

Delivery to you within 100 miles of San Francisco:  $75, 

Pick up in Pleasant Hill, CA:  No Charge

3D wall-hanging made from hand-formed substrate.  Materials include clear glass, stained glass, iridescent glass, tempered glass, tiny glass spheres, and alcohol inks.  Some of the glass was nipped along one edge, and adhered along the other edge.  It was grouted using multiple grout colors.  

Was on exhibit at the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit Juried Exhibition in Ashland, Oregon at the University of Southern Oregon in September and October 2016.  

Was on exhibit at the Left Coast Juried Exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, California in April and May 2017.  

Mosaic:  26"  x 21" 

$1300 unframed

Delivery to you within 100 miles of San Francisco:  $75, 

Pick up in Pleasant Hill, CA:  No Charge

I found a wooden mask at the Animal Rescue Foundation thrift store, where I volunteer.  I immediately saw it as a potential mosaic.  I imagined a headdress depicting royalty and high status.  As I began working on the mosaic, I became unsure as to whether it represented a man or a woman.  At one point, I felt strongly that I was creating the face of a woman, but in the end, he emerged as a male.

His eyes were one of the first components that I laid down, and I decided to shift the focus of his eyes to the left, feeling that it made him more alive.  I liked the eyes, but was unsure what they were looking at.  As I finished the piece, the true story emerged – he had recently had a red jewel embedded into his left forehead, and as he entered a social gathering, he noticed that some men off to his left had seen the jewel and were talking to each other, behind their hands, about the jewel and about him.  It is unclear what he is feeling, but I sense some insecurity and/or uncertainty in his face.   It is noteworthy that he is concerned with the jewel, while paying little attention to his very ornate headdress, which is a signal of his status and conventionally expected of a man of position. 

I enjoyed using a variety of materials for this mosaic, including recycled china; beads of glass, stone and metal; glass of various kinds (stained, iridescent, dichroic, and mirror);  glass cabochons; and tile.   The piece is grouted with black grout. 

Dimensions:  21” long; 7” wide, 4” deep    SOLD

SOLD

This mosaic has a slight three-dimensional element to it, which makes for more reflectivity.  I used dichroic glass, stained glass, mirror glass, ball chain, jewelry chain, buttons, and cabochons, on a handmade cement subsrate, and grouted with black grout.  It is about 12" x 4".

13.5" x 4.5"

SOLD

To grace a garden, I created this 10" gazing ball.  The substrate is styrofoam covered with mesh and quick setting concrete.  The tesserae include small and large glass cabochons,  stained, iridescent, and mirror glass,, as well as some broken dishes.  Once all the pieces were glued in place, it was grouted using black grout.  

NFS

Another view

NFS

This mosaic was created by starting with a flat surface with a shape cut out of wediboard, and then building it up into a slightly three-dimensional shape using a quick setting concrete that was then sculpted into a three-dimensional pumpkin.  It was nice to have more planes to attach glass to, giving the piece added interest, and more variety of color and reflectivity.  In private collection.

This was created as a Valentine gift.  Stained glass and mirror glass with black grout.  It is four inches by five inches.  Not for sale

The other side of the heart vase.

This was created using a clear glass vase, painting the vase with transparent glass paint, gluing down pieces of shattered safety glass over the painted glass, and grouting with black grout..  The vase is six inches tall and five inches wide.  It made a really nice Valentine gift.

This table was bought at a thrift store (Animal Rescue Foundation in Concord, CA). It had a shabby-chic look with slightly worn white paint.  I decided to enhance it with a mosaiced top depicting a dragonfly.  The table tope is octagonal in shape.  The mosaic was  made using stained glass, mirror glass, and individual teensy clear glass spheres for the eyes.  It was grouted with green grout.  

This table was a commissioned piece.  It was done for a friend who loves orange and green.  I used stained glass and dichroic glass, with black grout.  It is about 14" across.  SOLD

This is a small table, 14" x 14",  that I picked up at a local thrift store, and spruced up for my sister with some stained glass, using colors compatible with her living room color scheme, and a leaf motif.  Once mosaiced, it was spray-painted dark brown.  Reminds me of fall.  In private collection.

In private collection

This mosaic was made for my son and his wife.  He wanted something to hang outside, and so I thought I would incorporate a thermometer.  It was made on a cement board substrate, with rocks, stained glass, and mirror glass.  While it is abstract, it brings to my mind a fairytale character.  In private collection.

This is the piece of palm bark that I found on a morning walk, brought it home, and covered it with wire mesh, plaster bandages, and thinset mortar. to make a good substrate to receive glass and other materials.  

This is how Fiddlehead looked after I had the substrate prepared and ready to receive its lovely glass, china, buttons, or whatever else I might use.  

This is the heart, without any work yet done by me, as I received it from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation ready for me to cover it with glass.  As you can see, without anything at all, it has a beautiful form.  I was one of the artists selected to create unique hearts for the Foundation for their annual fundraiser.  I feel honored to have been chosen to contribute in this way.  You can see my completed heart (two sides) on my other pages of this website or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/janerussellmosaics/.   

I'm working on another version of my vortex mosaic, but this time in honor of the color blue.  So far, I'm feeling the ocean and outer-space.   I'm using a combination of opaque and transparent glass in various shades of blue, along with a wavy silver mirror glass, and some dichroic glass.  Substrate is wediboard cut into a circle with a 21" diameter.

Photo taken in my studio while this commissioned piece was in progress.  I love the lighting here, and the way it reminds me of a jigsaw puzzle.  

At my friend and mentor's studio, Gina Dominguez, where I have enjoyed the cameraderie with Gina and other mosaic artists a couple of times a month.  A fun and valuable time.

When finished, this will be approximately 28" x 22", and will be installed behind a range top.  It is all stained glass, and will be adhered to fiberglass mesh, and then adhered to her wall using thinset mortar.  

My daughter wanted a depiction of wildflowers, forest,  and large boulders, and this is the design we came up with.  I finally started working on this after a few months of design work, and waiting for the right time.  So far, I'm quite happy with it.

Tree, Boulders, Flowers are all affixed, as well as some clouds.  Next is the sky.  Coming along nicely.

In my studio, on my beautiful new table which tilts, waiting to be glued to a hand-made substrate prior to installation.  Still needs to be grouted.  

Working in my home studio.

Putting some finishing touches on "Vortex," in my studio.

Almost done!

In the middle of grouting "Calyxia."  

Holding "Another World," after grouting, at Gina Dominguez's studio.  

"Brain Dance" in foreground on table.

This photo was taken in 2013 when I took these two pieces to Burning Man to share.  I was going to hang them at the Artery, the location where all the artists check in, but decided that it was just too risky, both weather-wise, and in terms of security.  So my husband and I took them down from where they were hung here (getting lots of light!) and we hung them in our box truck, and invited folks in to see them.  It was a real learning experience, but turned out well.