Someone asked how an artist could sign their mosaic work. Here's a close-up photo of how I do it I take a narrow strip of copper a...

This evening's progress... I've been using the Laticrete glass tile adhesive (thinset mortar). This is the third mosaic I've...

This morning's work. Looking at it from both ends... A close-up... And a view without the distraction of my messy workbe...

Today's progress:

I've started a new mosaic today. I have a thin, white smalti pizza that I purchased from Mosaic Smalti that I've been brooding over...

The completed, framed mosaic. I'll be packing it up in a few minutes (I just want to look at it some more) and delivering it tomorr...

Real aggies... A gift from a co-worker... to use in mosaics. Happy day!

Finished all except for the framing of the mosaic tonight. I thought the glass work was done and was going to call it a night, planning to...

Just a quick photo of where I'm at with the mosaic. Getting very close. Maybe one more evening's work on it.

Started working on the sky part of Sea & Sky... I'm almost up to the point where I'll change colors to the darker aqua blue. Two...

I was a bit stuck on how to do the sky of the Sea & Sky mosaic. After staring at it for a while and roaming off to do other things only ...

Worked on the mosaic a bit on Saturday - between talking to Art Tour goers - and a bit more this evening. I've got the sea done. After...

Just a quick update on the Sea and Sky mosaic. I've got a bit more work done on the water. The Laticrete mortar is very nice to work w...

It was yoga night so I didn't work on the mosaic. But I thought I'd mention a few technical items. I'm trying out a new adhesi...

Ha! Every act of creation is first an act of destruction. ~ Pablo Picasso This is particularly true of mosaic. First I break things. T...

I think I got a perfect sailboat cut for this mosaic. I wanted to make the sailboat first - for some silly reason it felt like if I got that...

I've started drawing more preparation sketches for mosaics. But I rarely follow my drawings with any clear intent... the drawings are on...

Starting a new mosaic - working title is Sea & Sky. It's a commission for a friend. Commissions are always a bit more pressure- an...

The mosaic part of the labyrinth is finished. We completed it with a team of students (along with one staff member and one faculty member) f...

The year mosaic (now titled The Year That Was...) is on its way to the Gallery of Contemporary Mosaic. If any of you are in Chicago between ...