Reading Time: 10 minutes A creator who has always been compelled to make things, Kim Wozniak trained in architectural design before turning towards mosaic. The busy owner of four internet mosaic businesses, Kim creates whenever she possibly can. Now approaching retirement age, she’s looking forward to devoting more of her time to creating. Kim is teaching a workshop at the upcoming Contemporary Mosaic Arts 2 (CMA2) conference in Eugene, Oregon, in May. Here, in the next of a series of interviews in partnership with CMA2, Rhona Duffy catches up with Kim.
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“It’s a personal choice to pick up the pieces and make something anew”
Reading Time: 14 minutes San Diego artist Kim Emerson describes her mosaic work as a calling. Through a serendipitous encounter with artist and architect James Hubbell, Kim became involved in building a kindergarten school in Mexico. The project marked the beginning of Kim’s lifelong dedication to mosaic. Kim is the keynote speaker at the upcoming Contemporary Mosaic Arts 2 (CMA2) conference in Eugene, Oregon, in May. Here, in the first of a new series of member spotlights in partnership with CMA2, Rhona Duffy talks to Kim about her life’s work and she reveals her plans for the future.
Maine artist’s mosaics bring joy: an interview with Amanda Edwards
Reading Time: 13 minutes Amanda Edwards, who lives on Maine’s coast in the USA, finds inspiration around every corner. While she’s most inspired by a foggy, rainy or snowy day, her work is often bright, joyful and whimsical. Amanda delves into a treasure trove of memories from her childhood imagination in her commissions for children’s hospitals and schools. And she enjoys hosting mosaic retreats around the world. Here, Rhona Duffy asks Amanda about her influences, most memorable projects, ideas of what success is, and more. Plus, Amanda shares three technical tips about her favoured materials and processes.
Breaking tiles, building communities
Reading Time: 15 minutes After a 25-year career in local government, Paul Perry from Bargara in Queensland, Australia, completed a degree in visual arts, which led to an art journey through drawing, mural painting, sculpting and – ultimately – mosaic. Rhona Duffy catches up Paul about a range of topics, from his preferred materials, tools and techniques, to his definition of success in the world of mosaic art. Discover Paul’s reflections on the importance of mosaics to society, the role of his art in personal wellbeing, and the exciting projects he has on the horizon for 2024 and beyond.
Combining fragments to create a new story
Reading Time: 8 minutes After stumbling on mosaics by a happy accident back in 1998, Caroline Jariwala’s life was to change forever. Angela Youngman explores.
New mosaic adorns Burnham’s seawall
Reading Time: 9 minutes After reaching the shortlist of applicants to enhance Burham-on-Sea’s seawall, Edinburgh-based Russian artist Svetlana Kondakova Muir won the final stage of a public vote – and, along with it, the commission. Rhona Duffy asks Svetlana about this project and talks to her about her other mosaic work too.
Meditation in motion
Reading Time: 10 minutes For Australian mosaicist Jaky Pinnock, creating mosaics is like meditation in motion. She uses distinctive flow lines and vibrant glass to depict wildlife and oceanic themes in her mosaics. Here, Rhona Duffy catches up with her to find out about her techniques, inspiration and plans for the future. Rhona also narrates the article.
Finding peace and purpose in art
Reading Time: 11 minutes Through mosaic, Anne Marie Price finds peace, purpose and a way to express her truth. Rhona Duffy talks to Anne Marie about her journey and asks her about what drives and challenges her creations.
The Unsettled Holds the Future
Reading Time: 8 minutes Kate Butler’s mosaic art is infused with meaning. A quest for discovering patterns and connections drives her creativity. Rhona Duffy talks to Kate about her recent work, which explores the impact of human activities on our planet’s ecological systems.
“There is still so much more we can do with mosaic in the built environment”
Reading Time: 8 minutes Making a career out of large-scale mosaics requires dedication, collaboration and patience – quite apart from skill and creativity. Gary Drostle has become one of those go-to people whose name is synonymous with giant-sized, monumental mosaics that catch attention and have widespread appeal.
Darkly humorous glass art questions absurdity of human behaviour
Reading Time: 7 minutes Pinkie Maclure’s darkly humorous glass art questions the absurdity of contemporary human behaviour. Angela Neustatter interviews the multidisciplinary Scottish artist about creating art that explores some of the big issues facing us in today’s world.
Making the ordinary extraordinary
Reading Time: 5 minutes Rhona Duffy talks to Anne Schwegmann-Fielding about how she depicts social history in her art and connects people with materials and places.
Bright, bold and happy: A journey from stained glass to mosaics
Reading Time: 7 minutes Without a formal art education, Irish mosaicist Elaine Prunty worked her way from a night class making stained glass bird light-catchers up to creating four-metre high stainless steel mosaicked structures. Interview by Rhona Duffy.
The shape of breath: 1200 Derece leads glass innovation in Turkey
Reading Time: 7 minutes Matt Hanson meets Merve Araslı, the founder of 1200 Derece, one of Turkey’s leading independent glass-makers.
The meditative mosaicist abstracting a traditional craft
Reading Time: 8 minutes Joanna Kessel has been recently awarded the Visual Arts Scotland Inches Carr Creative Development Award 2022, which will support a research project that will enable Joanna to develop new work. Rebecca Ann Hughes caught up with Joanna to find out about the ethos and inspirations underlying her art practice.
Ecology as mosaic: the work of Isidora Paz López
Reading Time: 7 minutes Matt Hanson interviews Chilean artist Isidora Paz López about her journey to mosaic art and asks her about her large-scale mosaic interventions in Chile and Germany.