My days working in the mosaic studio vary, which I like. A typical day? Often I don’t know until I set foot in the studio. Yesterday I bubble glazed and loaded the kiln. Some days I cut clay pieces or sand dried ones for bisque firing. The last few days[…]

The Energy of 2023

Sea foam and crashing waves require bubbles. Not just bubble shapes, but bubble texture and bubble glaze. Creating a bubble effect with glaze, using a straw and a little soap, is a little like being a kid again. The ocean image on the Dana Point Stair Mosaic has loads of[…]

Playing with Bubbles

Twenty years ago I could not have done this. Not because I had to work, more that I lacked the patience, confidence, and even vision for a creative life. Yet this is the direction my later years are taking. I don’t know what’s better: living it or witnessing it. There’s[…]

City of Dana Point Mosaic

Does a painted rock have life changing energy? You bet! Read how in my second essay with Orange Coast Magazine, Stepping Stones to Kindness. Note, the title of the essay is different in the print version should you happen to have a copy. Stone-Cold Inspiration or Stepping Stones to Kindness,[…]

Stepping Stones to Kindness