I’m so pleased to have my 2004 mosaic, La Siren II, featured in this beautiful book from the American Museum of Natural History! The museum also commissioned me to build a recreation of La Siren to accompany the traveling exhibit now on tour. This is a book I would buy and enjoy regardless […]
La Siren III, 2017Vitreous glass, bottle caps, stone, copper, 15.65 carat emerald, glass eyes, plywood and Hardiebacker substrate60″ H x 36″ W x 1.5″ DCommissioned by the American Museum of Natural History La Siren III was commissioned by the American Museum of Natural History for the traveling exhibition Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids. I’m […]
My mosaic of the Vévé for Erzuli was used for the cover design of Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics by Kameelah L. Martin. Martin, Kameelah L. Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics: African Spirituality in American Cinema. N.p.: Lexington, 2016. Print.
Introduction “Nowhere is Kongo Angola influence on the new world more pronounced, more profound, than in black traditional cemeteries throughout the south of the united states. The nature of the objects that decorate the graves there, as well as in places as diverse as Haiti and Guadalupe in the West Indies, reveals a strong continuity. […]
Discovery Playhouse commissioned this fence for their Children’s Museum in Cape Girardeau, MO. The faces in the fence are glass mosaic, which were complete as a project with a local arts group.
Old Glory is an American flag created from over 20,000 Budweiser bottle caps and was commissioned by Golden Voice and Budweiser for the 2015 Stagecoach Music Festival. Measuring ten feet tall by sixteen feet wide, for a total of 160 square feet, Old Glory is my largest bottle cap artwork to date. The short documentary […]
Every few weeks I get an email asking me about how my Bottle Cap Mosaics are created… people want to know what they’re made of, how the caps are attached, where I get the caps for the mosaics and so on. I’ve created the video below to answer most of those questions. Probably the most […]
Mosaic Fish For Limelight Lodge Swimming Pool, 2008
Sicis glass, glass eyes, glass tile
Dimensions variable
Commission
Buckingham, Bill. Mosaic Art 2007 Yearbook. DVD.
Johnny Evers Mosaic Portrait, 2006vitreous glass mosaic, steel frame.48″ H x 60″ W x 1.5″ DCommission This portrait of Johnny Evers is the centerpiece of a triptych commemorating “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon,” also known as “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Below are a few pictures from the installation of the piece. The first shows baseball club […]
Bluegill Mosaic No. 2, 2006Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper.11 x 17.5 x 1.5 in My daughter Mya did so well last summer helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and working out the gradients […]
Lake Trout Mosaic, 2006Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate.11″ H x 18.5″ W x 1.5″ DPrivate Collection My daughter Mya did so well last summer helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and […]
Brook Trout Mosaic No. 1, 2006: Dimensions: 11″ high x 19″ wide x 1.5″ deep. Materials: Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper. Mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding.
Bluegill Mosaic, 2005
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper.
11″ H x 17.5″ W x 1.5″ D
Rainbow Trout, 2002glass tile, glass eye, copper, Wonderboard substrate on plywood.27.5″ H x 16.5″ W x 1.5″ DCommission Rainbow Trout Commissioned by Jeff Ott for his office at Warner, Norcross & Judd. The iridescent glass tiles create a highly realistic shimmer on the surface of the fish.
Brook Trout Mosaic No. 2, 2006Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate.11″ H x 19″ W x 1.5″ D Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the […]
Rainbow Trout Glass Mosaic, 2006Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate9″ H x 21.25″ W x 1.5″ Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the scales of […]
When my dad was young he had a series of pet crows, all named Peter, and Peter was the hero of my bedtime stories.
Vévé for Erzuli Mosaic Table, 2003vitreous glass, glass gems, steel table.30″ Tall x 42″ x 42″Commission Laurie Beasley of Ridge Art commissioned this table, featuring a version of the Vévé for Erzulie, the Haitian goddess (Lwa) of love. My mosaic of the Vévé for Erzuli was also later used in the cover design of Envisioning […]
This table was commissioned by Angelo at Casa Loca in Chicago. The original design is from the Mexican Loteria deck, a traditional game similar to Bingo.
La Femme Astrale, 1999ceramic tile, plywood substrate.24″ x 48″ x 17″ highStolen, whereabouts unknown The design for this table was adapted from a 19th Century French poster for a floating woman act.… This is one of a set of four tables I did in collaboration with Neil Verplank. The orange background tile is really nice […]
Cocktail Girls, 1999ceramic tile, glass, plywood substrate.24″ x 48″ x 17″ highPrivate Collection The design for this table came from an antique matchbook… Most of my early mosaics were based on old 4 color ads and posters. The limited colors of tile I was using seemed well suited to matching that style, and as a […]
Shiny Happy Puppy: A Modern Take On An Ancient Mosaic When I first saw an image of this “beware of dog” mosaic from Ancient Rome, I immediately fell in love with it…. If you compare the flow of tile where the dog’s right shoulder and rear leg meet the body, I think you’ll agree that they look a little better than the original mosaic…. More importantly, I kind of feel like the world is far too full of warnings and dire threats these days and I just don’t want to contribute to the culture of fear even on a minor level…. This is the kind of thing that makes being an artist so much fun really— you start out with a simple idea like recreating an ancient door mat, and by the time you’re half-way through you’re doing amateur cultural analysis based on how the words available to a culture influence what and how they can think…. One guy had said something to the effect that he really didn’t care one way or the other about the war, the economy or stem cells, but he really wished that they would let him shoot the endangered wolves that were eating his cattle.
Ballad of the Dragon, 1999ceramic tile, glass, plywood substrate.24″ x 48″ x 17″ highCommission The design for this table was adapted from a metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada. The eye is a photo pasted behind a Xerox copier lense. Most of my early mosaics were based on old 4 color ads and posters. The […]
Christy MacLear commissioned this piece for her gallery, Fleur Fine Art, because people kept asking her to sell the mermaid from her private collection and she couldn’t bring herself to part with it. She gave me “total artistic freedom” to create any bottle cap mermaid I wanted to and I took that ball and ran with it. Unfortunately, this is currently the best photo I have, but I will replace it as soon as possible with one showing the mermaid straight-on. in the meantime, click here for a close-up of her face and hair.
The Friendly Gesture, 1999 ceramic tile, slate, plywood substrate. 24″ x 48″ x 17″ high Private Collection The design for this table came from an antique matchbook. The tile is a mix of ceramic and porcelain. The cigars I carved from slate.
La Siren With her Italian glass top and bottle cap tail, LaSiren reflects not just light but a sense of humor and playfulness. Private collection.
DisneyQuest Chicago: Mosaic Mural and Sculpture, 2005
Plastic rhinestone mosaic
Commission
What I love most about this piece is the variety of interpretations I’ve heard— from holding up the weight of the worlds garbage, to being crushed by alcoholism, to a desire to drink in the entire world.
One of four mosaics commissioned by Eson Chan, Art Director at Northeastern University Magazine,to illustrate an article about dolphin watching off the coast of Spain.
Community Harmony Through Song & Play, Panel 1: Music, 2001Ceramic mosaic on wood substrate.66″ H x 48″ W x 2″ DPublic Art Commission Panel 1 portrays musical styles which have been cornerstones of the African American culture and experience. The sax man probably plays jazz or blues. The banjo player picks out a country blues […]
Community Harmony Through Song & Play, Panel 2: Arts and History, 2001Ceramic mosaic on wood substrate.66″ H x 48″ W x 2″ DPublic Art Commission An African horn player blows his horn from the deep past, communicating with the sax man in the first panel. Behind him a mask hangs like the sun in the […]
Community Harmony Through Song & Play Panel 3 In the park a band plays, a man and woman dance, a child jumps to catch the notes in the air…. A man sells balloons and children get sno-cones from a pushcart vendor, a common sight in North Lawndale…. Community Harmony Through Song & Play: panel 3, 2001: ceramic tile on wood substrate 66″ x 48″ x 2″ One of three mosaics created for Manly Career Academy High School in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Assisted by Caswell James and advised by veteran muralist Nina Smoot-Cain, I worked with a team of nine community youths to design and produce three mosaic panels totaling 66 sqare feet. Commission sponsored by Chicago Public Art Group with support from Gallery 37 and the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development.
My neighbor across the street lives in what was once the old train station, sometime around the turn of the century. He commissioned this piece for the exterior of his home. This was actually the most difficult mosaic I’ve done to date.
This piece and the What Would Elvis Do? mirror were created for a show of all-Elvis art at Fleur Fine Art in Chicago.
This piece and the Elvis Is Love mirror were created for a show of all-Elvis art at Fleur Fine Art in Chicago.
Mud’s Marker, 2001Concrete, Ceramic tile12.5″ H x 12″ W x 4″ DCommission I made the headstone above for Mud, a friend’s cat who had sadly used up it’s allotment of nine lives. The marker has been through five long winters in Michigan with no sign of wear.
The mosaic bottles shown here are a series completed between 1999–2002. They are inspired by the sequined libation bottles of Haitian Vodou, a standard feature of Vodou altars traditionally used in ceremony to serve rum to the spirits. Libation bottles are often much more plain than the ceremonial flags which have become one of Haiti’s […]
The floral pattern in these fences was designed to complement clerestory windows overlooking the courtyard where they are installed. Incorporating natural slate, iridescent glass mosaic tile and copper, this project is the culmination of techniques I have been developing over the past few years.
Having seen pictures of my Acrobat Fence, my friends Howie and JoAnn approached me to design four sections of fence to enclose a round garden at their Evanston, Illinois residence. Together, they scripted a narrative telling the story of their lives together in four acts: meeting and falling in love; traveling Asia; their first child, Gabriel; and their second child, Julian.
These graceful figures suggest both the motion of their dance and the music that moves them. The obvious joy of the figures is engaging— but their simplicity is what really captivates us. We can easily see ourselves, someone we know, or the person we might like to be in this dance.
The Mosaics: Music | History | Peace in the Park Contents: Credits | The Design Process | Creating the mosaics | The Youth Artists Credits Lead Artist: Rachael Que VargasAssistant Artist: Caswell JamesMentor: Nina Smoot-Cain With Youth Artists: Sheena Barlow, DeJuan Birge, Katheris Ellis, Ashley Harvey, Kenyetta Howard, Ernest Johnson, Deanna McElroy, Tiana Solid, Andrew […]
While I was in Chicago, I delivered the finished mosaic of Frank Chance that Mya and I worked on this summer. This is the second of a tryptich featuring portraits of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance.
For a long time, my most well-know work was the Devil Girl tile mosaic windvane. I felt like she needed an angelic sister to balance the family. So last winter while the snow piled up to the eves of my studio I created this sleeping angel. I knew exactly what pose I wanted, but, not having access to a live model I had to search the web for an image to work from.
The Amazing Devil Girl— She Whirls!, 2000ceramic mosaic, plywood, steel, copper, bronze87.25″ H x 48″ W x 13″ D I’m pretty sure I’m the only mosaic artist who’s ever made a wind powered kinetic mosaic sculpture… The wind vane sculpture shown above is the second of two which I’ve made. The original was done […]
Erastes + Eromenos Marble Mosaic, 2005Marble mosaic on Durock substrate. Steel frame.62″ x 38″ x 2″ D The original vase painting this mosaic is based on has been dated approximately 500 BC. It depicts an older lover (erastes) and his beloved youth (eromenos) making love surrounded by egg-like pillows. I’ve always been fascinated with the […]
Anima Sola/Marinette Altar, 2004Steel, cast iron, vitreous glass mosaic, slate,antique mirror, copper, bronze76″ H x 31″ W x 10″ DPrivate collection I’ve always wanted to do a mosaic of the image of Anima Sola, or “The Lost Soul.” It’s such a powerful image… When my friend Marilyn Houlberg told me she was organizing a museum […]
The city of Lincoln City, OR commissioned this Fish and a 41 inch Waves O’ Fire Sculptural Firebowl as public art. I was a Featured Artist at the Art Sea Festival and gave a live demonstration of creating a Bottle Cap Mosaic.
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 54, 2007plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled bronze sheet, copper nails26″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish was a commission to recreate as closely as possible Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 4 and No. 42. A combination of caps, Sierra Nevada, Stewarts Ginger Beer, Dos Equis and Becks went […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 53, 2011plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Corona and Corona Light bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped but […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 52, 2011plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled car body, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Blue Moon, Maine Root and Michelob Ultra bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. The eye is a jar lid with […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 51, 2010plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled car body, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap fish mosaic was a recent commission based on Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 47. I love the fins, which were cut from an old Chevy van of some kind… the grooves in the […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 50, 2011plywood, primer, bottle caps, spatula, dust pan, antique rake, copper nails20″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ Commission loosely based on Fish numbers 4 and 5. This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Heineken and Oberon bottle caps. The fins are cut from a steel dust pan with corrugated sides. The […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 49, 2009plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish is made with Budweiser and Budweiser Select caps. This was commissioned for a 50th birthday gift, and the client specifically requested BudWeiser caps. The fins and tale are cut from an old […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 48, 2008plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails12″ x 40″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from a mix of blue bottle caps with a white face made of Becks caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. The eye is a […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 47, 2008plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled car body, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Heineken, Bud Light and Becks bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. The eye is a jar lid with a bottle […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 26, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled vintage car steel, copper nails12″ x 40″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from two different styles of Bud Light bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. All the caps are partially […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 45, 2008plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Michelob and Labatts bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped but not […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 44, 2009plywood, primer, bottle caps, vintage car steel, copper nails12″ x 40″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Coke, Becks and Harpoon bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. All the caps are partially crimped but not […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 43, 2008plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from a wide mix of bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 42, 2007plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled roofing copper, copper nails26″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish was a commission to recreate as closely as possible Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 4. A combination of caps, Sierra Nevada, Stewarts Ginger Beer, Dos Equis and Becks went into this attempt to […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 40, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled car steel, brass nails20″ H x 27″ W x 1.5″ D This fish is made from Reed soda and Harp beer bottle caps. The fins and tail are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. The eye is a jar lid. All […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 39, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, vintage car steel, copper nails20″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Two different styles of Bud Light bottle caps. The fins and tail are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. The eye is a jar […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 38, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, vintage car steel, copper nails20″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Labatts and Newcastle Brown Ale bottle caps. The fins and tail are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. The eye is a jar lid and […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 36, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Amstel Light, Peroni and Bass Ale bottle caps. I love the way that the coloration of the caps mirror each other— Some are red with a little gold, […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 35, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, vintage car steel, antique rake, brass nails20″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Labatts and Molson bottle caps. I wish I had a better photo of the way the light reacted with this one— the little bit of red […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 34, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, brass plated nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Corona, Corona Light and S. Pelligrino bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from vintage car metal from the 60’s or 70’s. The eye is a Grey Poupon jar lid […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 32, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, bronze sheet, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Heineken, Pacifico and one Topo Chico bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from bronze sheet recycled from a door kickplate. The eye is a jar lid and a […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 30, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, vintage car steel, brass gear, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Coke and Beck’s bottle caps. I love the way that the coloration of the caps mirror each other— Coke is red with a little white […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 28, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Coke and Beck’s bottle caps. I love the way that the coloration of the caps mirror each other— Coke is red with a little white and Becks is […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 26, 2006 plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails 12″ x 40″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from Heineken and Becks bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. All the caps are partially crimped but not flattened and then nailed […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 24, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled copper roofing, copper nails20″ x 50″ x 1.5″ This bottle cap mosaic fish is made from all different kinds of bottle caps— every brand that was mostly white or mostly black but uncommon enough that I only had a few. So both sections have […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 22, 2006bottle caps, recycled roofing copper, plywood, primer, 20″ H x 27″ W x 2.5″ D This fish is made from Sam Adams, Reed, and Export Special bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 21, 2006 plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled roofing copper 20″ H x 27″ W x 2.5″ D This fish is made from Bud Light and Izze bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled roofing copper. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 17, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, recycled tin cans, brass nails20″ H x 27″ W x 1.5″ D This fish is made from Rolling Rock, Red Stripe and Pacifico bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled tin cans. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 15, 2006plywood, primer, bottle caps, printed signage, brass nails18″ x 48″ x 1.5″ This Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish is made with Budweiser and Budweiser Select caps. The fins and tale are cut from an old enamel beer sign. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped and […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 12, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, bronze sheet, rake, brass nails18″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Red Stripe and Becks bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from an antique gasoline can. The eye is recycled roofing copper and a bottle cap. All the caps are […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 10, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, bronze sheet, rake, brass nails18″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Amstel Light and Bass Ale bottle caps. The fins are cut from bronze plate and the tail is a rake. All the caps are partially crimped but not flattened and then nailed […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 8, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, stainless steel nails12″ x 35.5″ x 1.5″ This Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish is made with two different styles of Bud Light caps. The fins are cut from tin cans and the tail comes from a trivet for resting hot irons. The eye is […]
Mosaic Art + Style: Designs for Living Environments, JoAnn Locktov, Rockport Publishers, March, 2005. 117.
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 7, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, dust pan, bronze nails18″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Heineken, Budweiser Select and unidentified bottle caps. The plywood is primed with two layers of Kilz primer. I love the copper colored dust pan for the tail fin. The way […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 5, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, antique rake, bronze shipwright’s nails and brass plated nails26″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Heinekin, S. Pelligrino, and Newcastle bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled tin cans. All the caps are partially crimped but not flattened […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 4, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, antique rake, bronze shipwright’s nails and copper rose head nails26″ x 55.5″ x 1.5″ A combination of caps, Sierra Nevada, Stewarts Ginger Beer, Dos Equis and Becks went into this attempt to capture the gradient of a trout in bottle caps. The fins […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 3, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, brass plated nails12″ x 35.5″ x 1.5″ This fish is made from Corona and Corona Light bottle caps. The fins and tale are cut from recycled tin cans. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped but not flattened and […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 2, 2005plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, stainless steel nails12″ x 35.5″ x 1.5″ This Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish is made with Budweiser and Bud Light caps. The fins and tale are cut from tin cans. The eye is a jar lid. All the caps are partially crimped and then […]
Joe Tinker Mosaic Portrait, 2004vitreous glass mosaic, steel frame, copper.48″ H x 30″ W x 1.5″ DCommission This is the first panel in a triptych featuring portraits of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance. Tinker to Evers to Chance: A Tribute to the Chicago Cubs Here is the full triptych. Here are the baseball […]
Bottle Cap Mosaic Fish No. 1, 2004plywood, primer, bottle caps, tin can, earring, gear, copper nails12″ x 35.5″ x 1.5″ My favorite Jim Harrison poem begins: I want to die in the saddle. An enemy of civilizationI want to walk around in the woods, fish and drink. Every couplet thereafter ends in variations on fishing […]
“The Days of the Dolphins,” 4 marble mosaics, Northeastern University Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2002, 14, 17, 21-22
