My Process

In 1984, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine created the musical Sunday in the Park with George, inspired by Pointillist George Seurat. One of its songs perfectly captures the essence of creating mosaics: “putting it together piece by piece.”

My mosaic work reflects my own voice and stays true to my instincts. Over time, I’ve developed an organic process rooted in intuition and trust. Each artwork begins with gathering materials and identifying one or two pieces that resonate with each other, this is what I call the start of a “conversation.” That initial relationship, or the “opening sentence,” sets the tone for the design to unfold.

The tools I use are elemental: form, size, line, color, texture, reflection, contrast, temperature, and composition. I start by placing larger slab pieces to frame the composition. The shapes of individual pieces dictate the lines and motion, while the colors create harmony or tension. Texture and reflection bring depth and dimension to the work.

The mosaic background is as integral to the piece as the assemblage itself. The materials chosen for the background determine the “temperature”—warm or cool—evoking an emotional response from the viewer. From there, I establish the flow of the Andamento, the guiding rhythm that directs the viewer’s eye through the composition.

As I work, the natural flow of the piece reveals itself, shaping the design step by step until it reaches completion.