I speak in dialects of brokenness and light. Mosaic becomes a metaphor for restoration.
My practice is a dialogue between the visions in my mind, the hammer, and the stone.
My process is deeply rooted in ancient methods.
I ask each tessera to break using only hand tools, cutting each piece with a carbide tipped hammer and a pitched anvil called a hardie.
I place each fragment directly into thinset tinted with earth oxides. I allow each shard to stand as its own sculpture, possessing the power to reflect, refract, or absorb light.
Initially self-taught using broken ceramic shards, I eventually sought the rigor of Classical training at Studio Arte del Mosaico in Ravenna Italy and The Chicago Mosaic School.
My work is an exploration of the mystical, and a manifestation of the resilience of the human spirit.
Every Mosaic created over the past six years represents a step in my healing journey toward the light.