26" x 20" x 9.75"
Mixed-media sculptural mosaic art provides a medium through which I design works that create a new way of seeing natural objects and their beauty. The designs flow from the raw grace of unaltered animal skulls as the scaffold for my work. Integrating nontraditional elements into the design allows for the creation of a unique voice for the animal that is at the heart of the piece. Elements can range from stained glass, ceramics and smalti to beads, buttons, shells, vintage jewelry and other decorative objects. There is a lack of symmetry in any skull and I incorporate that variability, resulting in shifting designs from one side of the skull to the other.
One aspect of my work that inspires new ideas is reading about the animals in their natural habitat and viewing photos and paintings of them in the wild. Nature is the most amazing artist of all and viewing these beautiful beings as they were created is humbling and moves me beyond just creating a design to making the work an expression of the animal’s essence. The skull of the animal creates the landscape for the story that is told and the process of placing one bead at a time becomes a type of moving meditation that allows for an immersion in the flow of color and shape.
$1800.00
Mixed-media sculptural mosaic art provides a medium through which I design works that create a new way of seeing natural objects and their beauty. The designs flow from the raw grace of unaltered animal skulls as the scaffold for my work. Integrating nontraditional elements into the design allows for the creation of a unique voice for the animal that is at the heart of the piece. Elements can range from stained glass, ceramics and smalti to beads, buttons, shells, vintage jewelry and other decorative objects. There is a lack of symmetry in any skull and I incorporate that variability, resulting in shifting designs from one side of the skull to the other.
One aspect of my work that inspires new ideas is reading about the animals in their natural habitat and viewing photos and paintings of them in the wild. Nature is the most amazing artist of all and viewing these beautiful beings as they were created is humbling and moves me beyond just creating a design to making the work an expression of the animal’s essence. The skull of the animal creates the landscape for the story that is told and the process of placing one bead at a time becomes a type of moving meditation that allows for an immersion in the flow of color and shape.
$1800.00