Jo’s Mosaics
For me, mosaic practice feels a lot like writing poetry. Both are image-intensive. Both require patience. Mosaic art is for the eye, and poetry is art for the mind’s eye. Mosaics uses tone glass, and found objects, while poetry uses phrases and fragments of ideas, but both assemble small bits of things in ways that make sense and meaning out of what we feel, what we see, and what we can’t see. Both rely on lines and line breaks, and both have high hopes for engaging the imagination of the people they encounter!
Here’s a sampling of mosaics I’ve made over the years. You’ll find wall mosaics towards the top of this page, and further down the page, some views of more architecturally-oriented work.
Welcome! As you scroll down I hope you’ll find something to enjoy!
Three by Sea
Alysa’s Peace
Rasta Labsta
Buddha Energy
Cosmosaic
Deconstructed Lizard
Wishing We Had a Magnolia Tree…
Gentle Landing
32cnd Degree: IYKYK
In Flight
Bursting!
Portrait of a Wise Woman
Ann’s Tea
What’s Next?
Galaxy Planter
(Formerly a brick BBQ pit from the 1940’S)
Fancy Foundations
(collaboration with G. Rosen)
A Warm Welcome
Coffee Table
Vermont Ridge
Community Vision/Mission Mosaic
My Brother’s Keeper, Baltimore