Swirls, Spirals and Circles
Inspired by the movement of the beach pebbles in the waves that abrade and shape these gifts from the last glacial ice age.
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"The Lava Exhaled" - Central cobble of amygdaloidal basalt. Slate, beach pebbles, beach glass, glass beads, glass tiles, metals beads, and Smalti. On wood Wedi board. Pieces embedded in tinted thinset. 18x15". (Available at Northwind Gallery in Port Townsend, WA).
"Petals" - Central cobble of granite surrounded by obsidian. Slate, glass beads, tiles and rods, metals beads, beach glass, beach pebbles, Smalti and stained glass. On wood substrate. Pieces embedded in tinted thinset. 14" diameter. (Available at Northwind Gallery in Port Townsend, WA).
"Blush" - Central cobble of porphyritic andesite. Slate, glass beads, glass tiles, metals beads, Smalti and stained glass. On wood substrate. Pieces embedded in tinted thinset. 10"x10". (Available at Northwind Gallery in Port Townsend, WA).
"Whisper" Cobble of granite. Slate, mica, beach pebbles, glass beads, rods and tiles, stained glass in tinted thinset on Wediboard. 14”x14" (Available at Northwind Gallery, Port Townsend, WA)
"Puff" - Lapis lazuli, kyanite, slate, glass beads, glass tiles, and Smalti. On wood substrate. Pieces embedded in tinted thinset. 13" diameter. (Available at Northwind Gallery in Port Townsend, WA).
"Blush" - Central cobble of granite. Slate, beach pebbles, mica, glass beads, glass tiles, metals beads. On wood substrate. Pieces embedded in tinted thinset. 14" diameter. (Sold).
“Spectacular Granite” - Cobble of granite. Obsidian, pumice, glass beads, rods and tiles, stained glass, beach pebbles, and slate in tinted thinset on Wediboard. 17”x17" (Sold)
Serpentinite Swirl - Pebble of serpentinite. Slate, beach pebbles, muscovite mica, beach glass, glass beads and tiles, metal beads. 7.5"x7.5" (Sold).
"Lava Lake" - Ceramic pebble, basalt scoria, polished black river rock, Smalti, slate, beach pebbles, glass beads, glass tiles, and, stained glass. 10.25" x 10.25" framed, ready to hang. (Sold).
"Strato Cone" - Granodiorite central pebble, obsidian, polished black river rock, Smalti, slate, beach pebbles, glass beads, glass tiles, glass rods, and, stained glass. 12.25" x 12.25" framed, ready to hang. (Available).
"Much Love" - Beach pebbles, muscovite mica, glass and metal beads, glass tiles, and slate on Wediboard in tinted thinset. 9.25"x9.25" (NFS)
"In the Queue" - Porphyritic Andesite central pebble, Smalti, stained glass, slate, grass rods, metal beads, beach pebbles on Wediboard in tinted thinset. 8.5" x 8.5" framed and ready to hang. (Available).
"Stone Coil" - Slate tiles, beach pebbles, glass beads on Wediboard in tinted thinset. 6" x 6" (Available)
"Rolling In - Teal" - Central quartzite cobble topped with granite pebble, slate, beach pebbles, muscovite mica, glass beads, stained glass, glass tile rounds, and smalti. On Wediboard with tinted thinset. 8.5" x 8.5" (NFS)
"Porphyritic Rhyolite Twist #1" - Central porphyritic rhyolite coble, slate, beach pebbles, muscovite mica, beach glass, glass beads, metal beads, glass rods, stained glass, and, glass tile. On Wediboard with tinted thinset. 8" x 8" framed (NFS)
"Porphyritic Andesite Twist #1" - Central porphyritic andesite cobble, slate, beach pebbles, muscovite mica, glass beads, metal beads, Smalti, stained glass, glass tile, and, beach glass. On Wediboard with tinted thinset. 8" x 10" framed (NFS)
"Rolling In - Lavender" - Central granite cobble, slate, beach pebbles, muscovite mica, glass beads, stained glass, glass tile, and, beach glass. On Wediboard with tinted thinset. 8.5" x 8.5" (NFS)
Serpentinite Swirl - Serpentinite beach pebble, glass rods, slate, muscovite mica, smalti, metal beads. On Wediboard in tinted thinset. 6.25" x 6.25" (NFS)
"Igneous" - Amygdaloidal Basalt pebble, glass rods, muscovite mica, beach pebbles, slate, smalti and glass beads. 6" x 6" (Sold)
"Sedimentary" - Crossbed pink quartzite pebble, glass rods, beach pebbles, red slate, beach glass, glass beads, glass rods, muscovite mica. 6" x 6" (Sold)
"Metamorphic" - Gneiss pebble, glass rods, beach pebbles, slate, muscovite mica, stained glass, beach glass, glass rods. On Wediboard in tinted thinset. 6" x 6" (Sold)