Mosaic Assemblage – We Are All Meant to Shine!

Tree of Life Mosaic by Laurie Mika

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ~ Thomas Merton

I love stumbling upon “new-to-me” artists whose work calls to me seductively or whose creations seize me by the shoulders and I want to fall to my knees with the word “WOW” echoing again and again from my parting lips. When I walked into Shiloh Sophia McCloud’s Wisdom House gallery in the summer of 2008, while I didn’t drop to my knees, I was drawn to the gallery like a bee to honey and the only word that came out of my mouth for a couple of minutes was indeed “WOW!”

I was in Aaron Brothers perusing canvases in order to take advantage of the buy one get one for a penny deal and I was rather in the mood to turn my little shopping expedition into an artist date, so I stopped by the book section to take a look. I came across a book that blew my mind. It is called Mixed Media Mosaics by Laurie Mika. I was entranced. I restrained myself from buying the $22.00 book, but I did take some photos of it and then immediately googled the artist on my iPhone to be sure she had a web site and also ensure that I could spend a lot more time in the near future gawking at her astounding creations.

Guardian Angel by Laurie Mika

Page from Laurie Mika’s book

Another artist who leaves me marveling is Krista Lynn Brown. Krista and I became Facebook friends before I really knew about her amazing art. She is another one of my favorites now and I love it when she shares what she is currently working on on her Facebook page.

Krista’s art show display at the Oregon Country Fair

MOON MAGIC
Night Blossom Medicine

A NEW STORY
Cracking Open the Imagination

The last artist I would like to introduce is Kelly Rae Roberts. I love how Kelly combines her art with inspirational words. As an art and word person I simply love bringing the two together. She also has a book available that isn’t just about art. She really pours her heart and soul into the book and provides a lot of personal inspiration to her readers.

Are there any particular artists that make you swoon?

Do you have any images or website links to share?

Is there a certain style that draws you in?

What connection do you feel to the art you admire?

In March I was in Healdsburg for a Cosmic Cowgirl member conference and had the pleasure of visiting the Electric Rose Gallery. One of the artists currently showing at the gallery is Sofia Harrison who does the most wonderful Mosaic Assemblage. Her creations had me ooohing and ahhhing and wishing I had a budget that allowed me to purchase even just one of her art pieces. She has an exquisite eye for color and for placement of the glass pieces she uses. Sofia also uses words in all of her works of art and as a lover of words this only added to the appeal of her work.