Short video on Houston PBS Art InSight

Check out this great short about my recent public projects and process first aired on July 25th on PBS Arts InSight.
Special thanks to Don @ Houston PBS for producing such a well crafted piece.

Sam Houston Progress

I'm in Montreal Canada this week working with Mosaika on the finishing touches to the 3 story mosaic for Sam Houston State University satellite campus in the Woodlands, TX.  I'm working to place the handmade tiles Kate and I made in the studio this summer.  The tiles are a variety of shapes and textures  from frogs, spiders and lily pads to microscopic pollen, seeds and pond life. We are also recycling left over tiles made for Strata which was completed in 2009!  I'm placing all the textural handmade tiles at hand and eye level so they can be viewed and accessed easily as people move up and down the staircase.

The whole mosaic is looking great and I'm excited to see it installed.  The installation date is set for January 2012.

Special thanks to the whole Mosaika team! It would not look as good without your hard work and goods eyes.  To see the team in action check out their studio blog.  To see the original painting and a rendering of the mosaic click here.

placing handmade tiles

recycled Strata tiles

Strata Installation

I've been very busy this past year with multiple installations in Texas. In October/Novemeber 2009 we installed Strata, a 3 story mixed media mosaic and glass stairway mural. Thanks to the Mosaika team from Montreal, it went up like a dream...with a hint of a nightmare... See more pictures of the install on the Mosaika blog.

Final piece in!

Houston condensation is dreadful!

Strata Tiles: Waterway Project in The Woodlands

This project, Strata, is to be installed in fall 2009. These are handmade tiles that will be incorporated into a larger mosaic of mixed stone, clay and glass.

Cast glass to represent a lizard trapped in amber

Detail of amber

 

Fake fossils created in clay, fired and glazed