The driving energy of a tulip bulb striving for the sun. The glistening beauty of a young salamander among the wet leaves. The suspended world within a brooding marsh. I make visible the flowing energy and subtle harmonies of form and hue within the world around us.

I began experimenting with mosaics in the winter of 2005. The rich colours and textures drew me in. I enjoy the physicality in handling and cutting each fragment, in forcing the slurry of grout between the tiles. Then, the moment when I wipe off the excess grout and the finished piece reveals itself ... magic!

There is a lovely soothing rhythm to the evolutionary process of mosiac making; from the creation of a design, to the physical cutting of each piece, and finally, to the grouting.

Many of my designs are generated from photos I have taken. I like to blow the images up, zoom in on one tiny section and discover interesting forms and colours within. Then I dig out my paints and pastels and work up designs based upon those tidbits of life. Other times, the colours or mood of an image will be the inspiration for a mosaic.
Mosaics speak to us through the mind’s magical ability; gathering tiny fragments of colour and patterns of line, revealing images that stir the emotions and feed the imagination.
Sheryl Crowley