Woo hoo! Best in Show!

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Was thrilled to be recognized by the Duxbury Art Association for Best in Show in the 105th Art by the Bay show. My submission, Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Italy is a mixed media mosaic cityscape of the town of Monterosso on the west coast of Italy that I visited in 2016. I incorporated stained and smalti glass, vitreous tile, millefiore, and beads in the piece. The show features a wide range of media and ...

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Mosesian Center for the Arts Member Show Opens

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I attended the opening for the 2018 Member Show last night.  It was well attended.  The band and refreshments were great and the art impressive and varied including white line woodcuts, paintings, sculpture, and collage media.  I was also very impressed by the center itself, which offers a full range of art programming in  theatre, music, and the visual arts.  My work included 3 mosaic cityscapes.  I was happy to see them grouped together.  

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Mosaic cityscape receives Second Prize in juried Summertime show

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I am encouraged and glad to receive the Second Place award for my mosaic of the Cinque Terre coastal town Monterosso al Mare.  This piece is one of three accepted into this juried show at the Artists Corner & Gallery in West Acton, MA.  The show includes a wide range of media focused on the theme of summer, well worth the trip to this very comfortable gallery.  The show runs through August 19, 2018.

 

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New mosaic depicting Cinque Terre region of Italy

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New mosaic depicting Cinque Terre region of Italy

I just finished this view of the most popular of the 5 Cinque Terre villages in the Liguria region of Italy.  I visited the area several summers ago and was amazed at how the villages grew up on the cliffs of the area.  This is Number 8 in my Italy series of mosaics.  You may also find photography from this and other trips in the photography section of my website.

 

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Getting Ready for New England Mosaic Society Member Exhibition 2017

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I am excited to participate in the New England Mosaic Society’s Member Exhibition to be held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts running September 20 – October 8, 2017.  The show was juried by two renowned mosaic artists, Carol Shelkin and Rachel Sager.  Two of my mosaic cityscapes are among the 30 pieces selected for the show.  Additionally, there will be a salon where members will offer selected works for sale at $300 or ...

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New England Contemporary Craft exhibition includes 3 of my mosaic cityscapes

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The Brookline Arts Center selected three of my cityscape mosaics for its upcoming New England juried exhibition, Contemporary Craft.  The show was juried by Lindsay Miś, Director of CraftBoston who has also worked at art institutions such as Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Metalwerx, and The Visual Art Center of Richmond, VA.    

The exhibit opens June 16, 2017 with an opening reception from 6 – 8pm and runs through July 21, 2017.  The gallery is located at 86 Monmouth Street, ...

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Two mosaics accepted to Arts in Bloom show

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I am excited to say that two of my mosaics will be showing in the annual juried Arts in Bloom show being held by the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. This year’s show was juried by Mim Brooks Fawcett, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Attleboro Museum.  One is a cityscape, entitled Venezia, from my Italy cityscape series.

The second piece I literally just finished the day before the show deadline. I call it First Ride. It is a ...

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New Cityscape of Venice

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I just framed the latest mosaic in my Italy series in a lovely Italian molding.  Called Venezia, I used smalti and vitreous glass for the buildings, along with stained glass for the canal.  Beads provide some of the detail.  The piece measures 12.5 x12.5″ including the frame.

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