"An Ancient Art for a Modern Time.."
A word from Tricia Huffman
“ I believe that art is a window into a person - things that can not be communicated in words. I learned much about this principle by studying my Native American heritage. My grandmother was Ojibwe, from Naubinway,MI. I have spent a good part of my life discovering the importance of "being" through her.
Being a ceramist as well as a mosaic artist, I delight in combining delicious glass with clay tidbits I have created glazes for and watching them come alive together in a sensuous dance of colour and texture.. quite often, I will design by piling items together to see how they tell their story to me; found objects, glass, shells, ceramics...I stand back and look, fascinated at how the design just seems to "be".
Mosaics to me are a vessel to emote the quiet, inner beauty that resides in all creation, some are solemn, others playful. At times I use the grout colour or spaces in the design to communicate, other times an odd or hidden item. My mosaics encourage the onlooker to pull up a chair and sit for a spell.....
I love scale in my works, giant panels or sculptures with infinitely tiny pieces, as well as lilliputian creations of beads and threads. I like to stretch the boundaries of my art. ( In my gallery, you will see examples of my work , if you would like to purchase one, please send me an email for details.)
The work is time consuming and fussy, I admit; but I cannot think of another thing I would rather do. Above the door of my studio is a sign in an ancient Algonquin language that sums up my philosophy, borrowed from my Native American grandmother: "The hand forms, the eye beholds, yet it is the mind that sees. ”
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