Mixed Media
Member of Flag since
2020
Artist Statement:
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Aristotle
All of nature is made up of composite parts – from subatomic particles to the universe. Mosaics are the quintessence of that thought and it is the reason that I seek to explore my universe (real and imagined) through bringing discrete pieces together to form a new idea.
My exploration has led me to integrate materials – both natural and handmade – into complex patterns that often emerge from nowhere. The andamento can lead me in different directions than I had planned, but I have learned to trust my hands, my materials and my heart — and to listen.
I notice in some of my work, I keep coming back to circular movement that depicts the flow of life, without the hard edges. Circular movement has no beginning and has no end. For as long as I can remember I have absorbed the mythology of the world – marveling in the commonality of stories – across time, across cultures, across geography; myths of heroes who break free and soar, rebirth, and the eternal.
Exhibitions:
2020 2020 Vision: Focusing on 3D Art, St. Petersburg, FL
2019 Solo Exhibition: Mirella Cimato Gallery,
St. Petersburg, FL
2015 Femme Fantasy, Soft Water Studio, St Petersburg, FL
2013 Chamber of Commerce, City of St Petersburg, FL
2013 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala FL
Public Art
2020 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 7’x20’
Mosaic Wall Mural
2017-2018 Warehouse Arts District Association
ArtsXchange, St Petersburg FL.
50 square foot mosaic column
Publications
2011 Publisher, Still Listening to the Rocks. The mosaic works of Jo Braun, Bill
Buckingham & Sophie Druoin
Affiliations
2019 Present Member, St Pete Arts Alliance
2013 Present Member, Contemporary Mosaic Arts, Int’l
2012 Present Founding Board Member, Warehouse Arts District Association, St. Petersburg, FL
2009 Present Member, British Association of
Mosaic Artists
2005 – Present Member, Society of American
Mosaic Artists
2005-2007 Treasurer, Society of American
Mosaic Artists
Art Education:
2019 Marian Shapiro: Fold, Bend & Undulate of Substrates
2019 Margo Anton: Precision Mosaic Jewelry
2018 Lynn Chinn: Building 3D Substrates
2018 Carol Carter: Watercolors
2015 Michael Kruzich, Drawing Andamenti & Tessellation
2014 Dagmar Friedrich, Instructor Spilimbergo [[
Mosaic School (Italy)
2013 Kyu Yamamoto: Sculpture
2012 Chicago Mosaic School: Verdiano Marzi,
Master of Mosaics, Louvre, Paris, France
2009 Illana Safir, Renown Israeli Mosaic Artists
Washington DC
2008 Illana Safir, Renown Israeli Mosaic Artists,
Washington DC
2005 Master of Mosaics: Orsoni Factory & Studio,
Venice Italy
2002 Mosaics Workshop, Luciana Notturni; Ravenna, Italy