Glass Mosaic

After decades of cake decorating, I discovered a new creative passion in mosaics. I work with a rich collection of glass smalti and tiles, natural stone, and stained glass. I'm still early in this journey, more focused on the joy of making than any particular style or niche. I’m drawn to color, texture, and natural elements — the rest is still unfolding, and honestly, that's the best part.

I named this piece Crustose after the lichen that inspired it.

I make my own malmischiato using a blow torch, pulling and mixing colors that are entirely my own. It's hands-on, a little unpredictable, and no two pulls are the same. The colors I end up with always surprise me, and I love finding a place for them in my work.

Malmischiato is the technique of intentional, beautiful chaos… torch-blending different smalti colors together and pulling them into filati threads. It results in tesserae that are richer, sharper, and more complex than anything you could achieve with a single color.