by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
Recently I found an entire set of dishes that I couldn’t pass up. I usually steer clear of sets of dishes as even the Goodwill employees know that a full set of china is something special. However, this was closer to earthen-ware and not fine porcelain. It was also...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
A Rectangle in a Circular Room Once upon a time, a family decided their rectangular table wasn’t right for their dining room space. “A round table would fit the space better,” they said. So they traded tables with a friend and now had a much more...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
Hopefully this website makes it clear that I am a fully-admitted mosaic addict. So when my partner Mark and I decided we should have a formal celebration to honor our union in front of our friends and family this summer, of course I wanted it to include mosaics! I...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
The inspiration piece. NOT MY WORK. As Lou Ann Weeks describes in her pinterest for mosaic artists article, Pinterest is a treasure trove of inspiration and ways to connect with other artists. I check my Pinterest feed at least once a day and...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
The Problem: An Ugly, Cracked, Old Driveway In the summer of 2016, we were in the midst of wedding planning. Despite my partner Mark’s and my agreement that we didn’t need to have a wedding to feel tethered to each other, our kids had other ideas. “But you’re...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
When I started mosaics I would visit the gorgeous studio of Betsy Grury/Sugarloose Studio where there were jars and jars of sorted tile, beads, and more — all at the ready. I would walk around her table and shelves just looking at all the beautiful and fun tiles that...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
When your mosaic addiction becomes strong enough that you need to start selling the results of your addiction, you too may want to try out selling at a craft fair. I recently participated in the Artisans In The Garden event at a local community garden. Here...
by Alexis | Mar 10, 2020 | mosaic musings
Anyone that has shopped in public in the last year will be familiar with the onslaught of specialized coloring books for adults on display. These are not the cheap, brownish-colored pages with cartoon characters you may remember from childhood. No, these coloring...
by Alexis | Mar 7, 2020 | work samples
KEEPING PEOPLE COMING BACK FOR MORE How do you keep people coming back for more of your content/product/brand? I like to compare the process to my former job of working in museum public programs (the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC and the Witte...
by Alexis | Feb 3, 2020 | reviews
Alexis simply took what I had in my mind …and created a beautiful website. … I could not believe she “got me.” The colors and images she captured were exactly what I wanted. Feeling proud of your website is everything! Courtney Pressa, Well + Good...
