Always working in assemblage and with extremely tactile materials I find myself immersed in the process from making the tiles, creating the composition and finishing the mosaic a joy. Adding found objects as the base or an integrated part of the mosaic adds to the interest and fun of the artistic journey. Early handmade tile mosaic work was backsplashes for kitchens and bathrooms, table tops and fireplace surrounds. I still do this work on commissions as well as custom mirrors. The found objects mirrors give the observer an element for their own memory and something they may treasure.
Vickie offers Found Object Mosaic Treasure Mirror workshops, Art Object Embellishment classes to make handmade tiles, art objects and ceramic buttons as well as Mosaic Classes. She has been featured in Phoenix Home and Garden magazine and more recently in the coffee table book Mosaic Art Today. November 2012 Vickie was selected as the Feature Artist for the Scottsdale Granite Reef Arts and Crafts Fair.
Vickie’s work is being shown at On the Edge Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, Fountain Hill’s Artists Gallery in Fountain Hills, AZ and The Clay Pigeon Gallery in Sedona, AZ.