I'm
very happy to announce that my design, "Everyone's Tree House" has been
selected as the winning design for a 5-story mosaic mural at Boston
Children's Hospital. The proposal phase was long, and so many amazing
artists applied. I'm still stunned that my piece won the contract... but
beyond that, I'm thrilled & honored. I'll be a very busy camper for
a while now! I'll be sure to post many work in progress shots along the way.. so stay tuned! In the mean time, here is my design.
I don't believe I've ever written about my children on here... but today I was asked by someone what inspires me. The first thing I thought of was, "my children". They remind me to enjoy life... to laugh A LOT, to jump over the waves, to roll down hills, to not take myself too seriously, and to give love freely & as much as possible. The lessons I've learned from them come through in every piece of art I make. My work has no big hidden meanings.... it's just simply color, joy, love, and mome... Continue reading...
I
took my 12-piece exhibit down this morning, and the folks at the
library gallery said it was one of their most popular exhibits all year!
Apparently, different large groups came by to see it.. and often. They
said that a group of 8 people from Canada came in, and that they came to
the area just to see my work! I was floored, honored, and so
unbelievably grateful to everyone, every kind word, every wonderful
email... THANK YOU for making my exhibit so successful! xoxox
Doves are coming in all the time, from all over the world, for the Florence House Dove Mural. It's so exciting to open the boxes... and then I always get a little teary-eyed when I see the beautiful creations. Click here to head over the Florence House page and see the wonderful pieces that have come in so far!
I've been very busy with commissions, and putting together a proposal for a large mural for a New England hospital. More to come on that! I was thrilled to find out that I'm a finalist...
Summer is half over now... and what a busy summer it's been! Doves for the Florence House mural have been showing up at my doorstep, and each one is just so lovely & moving. There will be 17 doves in the mural when all is said and done. I'll be posting photos of the doves I've received so far VERY soon!
Yesterday, I hung 11 pieces of work at the Thomas Memorial Library, here in Cape Elizabeth, for a summer art show. My son is almost 10 years old, and he asked if he could be my assistant. He ...
A few weeks ago, I was VERY excited to be juried into the Art is Community III art show, in Buxton Maine. It was my son's first time going to an art show opening (he's 9)... and he was the one who first noticed that I had won First Place in the Mixed Media and Sculpture category! I think it was just as exciting for him as it was for me!
First Place! Woo-hoo!!
I was beyond surprised, and totally honored! To make things even MORE exciting, I received an email the next morning that I also was vot...
It's Memorial Day weekend... the official start of summer here at the beach! - and what better way to start a new season than with a new big project? If you haven't heard of Florence House, in close-by Portland Maine, then please take a look at this video:
It's an inspirational place... and when you see a group trying to start over, and banding together in a place of support, love, and sympathy, you want to jump in and do something. As an artist, my mind always floats to mosaics... and so I ... Continue reading...
Yesterday, I went back to the Children's Hospital, with photographer Kelly Ash, to take photos of my mural. Kelly is taking the photos that will be in Vidro Impresso Magazine. It was great to see the mural again, now that it's all settled into it's new home. Along with Kelly, I snapped just a few pictures of my own... because how could I not? Enjoy them!
.. and just a couple of detail shots.
I have also finished putting the last of the glass onto a window for a holistic medical practice in C...
I'm a stained glass & mixed media mosaic artist living on a beautiful beach in Southern Maine, with my husband & two children. Simply put, I love glass. I love the textures, variety of colors, shapes, sizes, reflections, even the sound it makes when I’m scoring and cutting it. Glass allows me to take a thousand little pieces of color and turn them into a flowing representation of my very active imagination.
I'm a stained glass & mixed media mosaic artist living on a beautiful beach in Southern Maine, with my husband & two children. Simply put, I love glass. I love the textures, variety of colors, shapes, sizes, reflections, even the sound it makes when I’m scoring and cutting it. Glass allows me to take a thousand little pieces of color and turn them into a flowing representation of my very active imagination.
