Cinderella's sisters are not the only women who go under the knife to be more attractive to men. My mosaic is a comment on this bloody commonality, which often actually results in disfiguration.

In the VI Century in Ravenna, Italy the Empress Theodora reigned alongside the Emperor Justinian. Great controversy exists regarding her origins and life. She may have been a Syrian non-royalty who made a name for herself because of her beauty and talents...

This ancient menorah image has seven candles and predates the contemporary eight candelabra.  The original image is from a marble floor in a VI Century Nirim synagogue in Ma'on, Israel.

For my garden I cast mushrooms in concrete using molds which I make and break with each piece so that no two sculptures are alike. Then the stems and tops are individually sculptured, adding more individual character.

A neighbor's broken bowl with a menu in French, a ceramic chef, a tile with pork cuts in French and other food related images on thrift store finds all coalesce in a mosaic in the pique assiette"style.