Making art in the hope that a solution to ocean plastics isn’t our white whale
In November 2018, a dead sperm whale washed up on an Indonesian shore. It had 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste in its stomach. Drinking cups, pop bottles, flip…
A problem in three dimensions: Mountaintop removal mining, mosaic, and the Anthropocene
The characteristics and impacts of the Anthropocene are so diverse and all-encompassing that I’m hard-pressed to think of even one aspect of our lives and the planet we…
Hey oceans, it’s not all about you: A mosaic to shine the light on freshwater microplastics
Playing second fiddle is tough. Over the years, I’ve experienced it many times at my day job where, as luck would have it, my various files always seem…
Predictably unpredictable: A mosaic about the wild ride that awaits us
The earth and its systems aren’t 100% predictable at the best of times. There are always blips and surprises and occasionally big upheavals. But the more we push…
From there to here: A mosaic about the driving forces behind the Anthropocene
How did we get here? That’s the question at the heart of my mosaic, “The Three Horsemen”. It’s not an angsty, existential question. It’s a specific question, where…
Come learn and get creative with me…online!
I’m super happy (and just a wee bit nervous) to share with you something a little different for me: an online course all about using constraint as a…
Never tell them it’s art (Or: How I rid myself of the itch to show my art internationally in one not-so-easy step)
It is always a thrill to be invited to show your art. Even more of a thrill: being invited to show your art in a faraway country. For…
What’s black and white and is but isn’t a mosaic?
I have just quietly launched a product line that is and isn’t mosaic. “Trace Elements” are prints of tracings that I make of my own mosaics. There are…
Dear future: We tried and…
Who knew that plastic cutlery would be such an inspiring material? Certainly not me. This is one of the big things that keeps me coming back to mosaic:…
Enough talk. It’s time for action.
This mosaic is junk. No, really. It is 100% scrap that any sane person would have tossed right into the trash. But not me. I just can’t help myself.…
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