Beaumont Enterprise wrote an article about the new Science & Technology building at Lamar University. The article mentions the 25-by-12 foot mosaic “and We Waltz with Water” created for the building. The mosaic features a Southeast Texas swamp with lily pads and a body of rippling water. Check out the full article below!
Read MoreThe Houston Chronicle's Molly Glentzer has written a great online article about my most recently completed project, Wild Wonderland. This 12' x 63' mosaic mural is part of the new Midtown Park here in Houston, located at 2811 Travis. The mural features a plethora plants, flowers, insects and other tiny creatures found in nature.
Read MoreThe Austin Chronicle featured Lake Nessy in an online article about Austin's large-scale public art.
Read MoreD Magazine featured North Texas Sunrise in an online article about public art in Dallas airports.
Read MoreMy most recent public art commission Reality's Illusion was installed last week in an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, near Seattle. This project was part of Washington State's Percentage for the Arts program. Reality's Illusion features seven 47 inches x 47 inches mosaic panels crafted from glass and hand glazed tile, along with hand formed cast glass and ceramic pieces. My two studio assistants, Kasi Kubiak and Emily Burgess, helped in crafting the cast glass pieces. The panels were designed with the microscopic ecosystems of the Olympia Peninsula in mind and have hidden elements, unique shapes, and images to be discovered by students and adults alike.
Read MoreGlasstire did an interview with me and several other local artists whose homes and studios were affected by Hurricane Harvey. The image is of my own studio and the impact the flood had. Please take a moment to read these stories.
Read MoreThis is a short, insightful video created by Ariane Roesch and the staff at Glasstire on the creation of "Birds of a Feather," located in front of the Alice M. Young Neighborhood Library in Houston, TX.
Read MoreThis is a write-up in the May 2017 Issue of Local Magazine by Tim Moloney, describing the newest installation "Books of a Feather" at the Alice M. Young Neighborhood Library.
Read MoreMake sure to stop by The Williams Tower this month and check out Kaleidiscope: Approaching Nature. An exhibition featuring works by Penny Cerling, Janice Freeman, Dixie Friend Gay, and Allison Hunter. Exhibition organized by Sally Sprout Fine Art.
Read MoreFollowing are the names of some well known mosaic brands. All of these artists have clearly defined brands. What do you think of when you read these names? Check out their websites to see if your thoughts and their websites are consistent (I'll bet they are). Enjoy their great art too, then see how to make your brand.
Read MoreThis sculpture serves as a playful welcoming terminus to Mueller’s Lake Park in Austin, Texas. The 16-foot-high, 30-foot-long serpent-like sculpture was inspired by mythological water creatures, using handmade tiles to give the feeling of barnacles and other sea life, adding textual distinction from the smooth, glossy, glass “scales.”
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a great time at The Orange Show with great friends |
An Installation for D-10 Senior Center in San Antonio
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| Head of School Ricki Komiss cuts the ribbon at the dedication ceremony |
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| Dixie Friend Gay's gate features native leaves in corten rusting steel |
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A very interesting show for FOTOFEST INTERNATIONAL
at Silver Street Studios
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| so glad to see my friend Clint Wilhour |
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| Another great show at Nicole Longnecker Gallery |
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| a great piece by my friend Meredith Jack |
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| Emily and "Nessy" want to see who is taller |
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| head grouted. |
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| Dixie and Saskia's efforts on the head look amazing! |
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| Emily and Dixie after a long, long day |
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| All the parts are ready to be installed in Mueller Park |
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| a scaly green underbelly |
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| beautiful bands run along the body of the creature |
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| the monster is "stamped" amongst sea life |
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| "NESSY" and DIXIE!!! |
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| Day 4- Dixie tackles the head |
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| middle hump has all it's scales! |
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| sea life gets installed on the neck of the creature |
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| shells and starfish ride a cresting wave on the tail |
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| the tail shows a bit of its green underside |
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| 3 parts of "Nessy" close to completion at the end of DAY 8 |
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| Emily, Mike and Lorna! Family at work |
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| Day 3 Dixie and Mike grapple with the beast's mid-section |
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| "Nessy's" scales glisten with tile from Blackbird Mosaic! |
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| "Nessy"... ever watchful. |
