Sample Projects
Public/non-profit
Mosaic patio inset for baptistery
Niles Discovery Church, Fremont
Winner in competitive RFQ process
Role: Design in consultation with church committee; production and installation of approx. 15 square feet of ceramic tile mosaic
Completed Summer 2019
“Reflection” patio: Winner of design competition for art piece to honor the client’s many volunteers
The Marine Mammal Center, Golden Gate National Park
Ceramic tile floor mosaic insets interspersed with “waves” of concrete seeded with glass; 120 square feet total with approx. 40 sq ft of mosaic
Role: Work with committee, design art piece, produce mosaic, oversee mosaic installation
Completed Spring 2017
Alameda County Arts Commission
Selected paintings digitized and applied to utility boxes in various locales within Alameda County
Role: work with Alameda County Arts Commission to select paintings
Completed: Spring 2019
Residential
Tulip magnolia-themed stained glass windows
Private clients, Alameda, CA
Stained glass
Role: work with clients to design windows, execute design
Completed Fall 2021
Kitchen backsplash and countertop
Private client, Truckee, CA
Porcelain tile countertop and glass backsplash mosaics
Role: Design, produce and install countertop and backsplash
Completed Spring 2020
Residential garden seat wall face mosaics
Private client, Clayton, CA
Glass, mirror, approx. 8 square feet
Role: Design, production and installation
Completed Spring 2017
Exterior mosaic wall hanging, theme: Portrait of a well-known figure: Jesus
Private client, Clayton, CA
Glass
Role: Design and production (including substrate); prepared for hanging
Completed Fall 2021
Exterior mosaic wall hanging, theme: San Francisco Skyline
Private client, Clayton, CA
Glass, mirror
Role: Design and production (including substrate); prepared for hanging
Completed Summer 2020
Exterior mosaic wall hanging: Venice Canal
Private client, Clayton, CA
Glass, mirror
Role: Design and production (including substrate); prepared for hanging
Completed Fall 2019
Several paintings for private clients
Working as a mosaic assistant
with Rachel Rodi Mosaics, 2014 to 2019
Parks
Airplane-themed seat wall insets and exterior bathroom wall mural, Larsen Park
Friends of San Francisco City Parks, San Francisco
Ceramic tile, handmade tile, approx. 50 sq ft
Role: Production assistant
Locally-themed seat wall inserts, top; Bayview Hunter’s Point
Trust for Public Land/City of San Francisco
Ceramic tile, approx. 50 sq ft
Role: Production assistant, on-site installation, work with local students
Compass wayfinding sidewalk inset, Esmeralda Slide Park
Esmeralda Slide Park Neighborhood Group, San Francisco
Ceramic tile, approx. 20 sq ft
Role: Production assistant, on-site installation
Mural on exterior of neighborhood recreation center building, Parchester Park
Richmond Friends for Recreation and the Trust for Public Land, Richmond, CA
Ceramic tile, mirror, handmade tile, approx. 80 sq ft
Role: Production assistant, on-site installation
Endangered snake-themed McLaren Park seat wall project
McLaren Park Neighborhood Group, San Francisco
Glass, approx.100 sq ft
Role: Production assistant, on-site installation, work with local community members
Schools/community projects
Wall/mural mosaic, Willard Middle School, Berkeley
Ceramic tile, handmade tile, and mirror, approx. 500 sq ft
Role: On-site installation, work with school community and neighbors
Waterfall/stair mosaic, Jefferson Elementary School, Berkeley
Ceramic tile, handmade tile, approx. 150 sq ft
Role: On-site installation, work with school community and neighbors
Wall mosaic/signage, Malcolm X Elementary School, Berkeley
Youth Spirit Alliance, Berkeley, CA
Ceramic tile, handmade tile, approx. 80 sq ft
Role: On-site installation, work with at-risk youth and community members
Large planters, University of San Francisco
Ceramic tile, handmade tile, approx. 80 sq ft
Role: On-site installation, work with staff members
Local Government
Bollard insets
TB Penick for the City of Santee, CA
Glass, approx. 40 sq ft
Role: Production assistant
Commercial
Ocean-themed wall and pier-themed wall mosaics
Private developer, Manhattan Beach, CA
Glass, approx. 180 sq ft for large mosaic and 24 sq ft
Role: production assistant, on-site installation
Seat wall face and mermaid-themed fireplace insets
Private shopping center developer, Norfolk, VA
Glass, mirror, approx. 40 sq ft
Role: Production assistant
Lizard sculpture/fountain (3D) and abstract flowers (2D) for wall set within circular seat wall
Private shopping center developer, Sylmar, CA
Ceramic tile (30 sq ft) for lizard; glass, mirror (20 sq ft) for flowers
Role: production assistant
Residential
Louisiana-themed custom kitchen backsplash and countertop
Private client, Oakland, CA
Glass, approx. 40 sq ft
Role: Production assistant, on-site installation
Floor inset
Private client, San Mateo, CA
Ceramic tile, approx. 20 sq ft
Role: Production assistant
Education
2017-2018 several classes, Stained Glass Gardens, Berkeley
2014 Mural Making Intensive with Laurel True, Institute of Mosaic Arts, Berkeley
2014 The Business of Mosaics, Laurel True, Institute of Mosaic Arts, Berkeley
2014 Community Mosaic Projects with Rachel Rodi, Institute of Mosaic Arts, Berkeley
2014 Do-It-Yourself Installations with Rachel Rodi, Institute of Mosaic Arts, Berkeley
2014-2016 several other classes, Institute of Mosaic Arts, Berkeley
2014 Get Grants! Alameda College
2005 Painting, Materials and Methods, California College of the Arts, Oakland
2004-05 Landscape Architecture, UC Berkeley Extension, San Francisco
2003 Drawing, UC Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, 2003
1994 Master of Arts (Environmental Planning), University of British Columbia, Vancouver
1990-92 Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
1987 Bachelor of Science in Forestry (Resource Management), University of British Columbia