My journey to becoming a mosaic artist started in March 1999, when Kristin and I visited Italy. My obsession started at Basilica San Marco in Venice, admiring the gorgeous stone floors, some of which were almost 1000 years old. The craftsmanship and color drew me in. At the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican , I jostled with a million other tourists, eking out a smidge of space to study the floors. It may sound like heresy, but I didn’t really connect with the famous ceiling, but I was mesmerized by the humble floors. This was my introduction to opus sectile mosaic, an art and craft that requires an astounding level of skill and technical ability, especially in the centuries before electricity. I have been fascinated since. 

Though I found my calling in ‘99, it was a long time before I actually started making mosaics. My first forays into cutting stone and fitting them tightly were patio projects, a departure from the chisel work and rustic feel that defined my traditional stonework. I sublet shop space from a granite fabricator to cut and assemble my first such patio. The countertop guys taught me a lot about tools and techniques. My skills were limited but I could already see the potential. I raided their scrap piles for the materials for my first true mosaics.  I still have a few of those pieces around; it’s fascinating to track the progression, particularly how much the tooling and techniques have changed. Before I developed an affinity for tile saws, I did everything with an angle grinder. That seems crazy to me now, but it was the only tool I had that could make stone move the way I wanted it to. 

I am an archivist at heart. This page is my best attempt to document my mosaic work from start to now and hopefully forever onward. The images are organized with the most recent works at the top. My first pieces are at the bottom of the page. While not everything might technically be a mosaic, they all contributed to my capacity to execute my vision in some meaningful way. Some images link to more detailed portfolios of certain projects. I have resisted the urge to include every bit of every process. Sometimes though, I can’t resist certain images, glimpses into the process, reminders of how my artwork and process has evolved. 

This is my original artworks, except for a couple of pieces I adapted for mosaic, like the Green Man Brewery logo. I fabricated many of the smaller pieces on my own, but I’ve been ably assisted by my talented crew, present and past, who helped fabricate and install the larger pieces.