Thaden Mosaics


ORGANIC & recycled ELEMENTS



End of the Drought



12" x 12"





Our homestead on Colorado’s Western Slope relies on snowmelt and rain for our hay pasture to feed our horses. This past year broke 30-year records for lack of precipitation, and Colorado wildfires devastated over 64,000 acres. Climate change is leading to increased temperatures, lower humidity levels, and drought conditions more often. My mosaic “End of the Drought” is hope for our planet, and our government, to take action NOW.


Beach glass, millefiori, glass crystals, wire, feathers



NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST



6" x 6"

Found objects, shells, wood, smalti, wood, raku



BLackbird



12" x 9"

Glass on wood



LIGHT OF THE WORLD



12" x 12"

Raku, assorted porcelain, ceramic, wood, gold smalti



CHAOS



10" x 10"

Mini ceramic tiles, bone slices, wire, rolled paper, stained glass, millefiori



LOST



8" x 10"

Plastic people, mini ceramic tiles, beads, twisted wire in mortar



BORDERLINES



14" x 14"

Found objects, assorted stone, ceramic, raku, wood, shells, smalti



CIRCUITOUS



12" x 12"

Wood, raku, ceramic, stone, millefiori



RANDOM ACTS



20" x 26"

Smalti, millefiori, ceramic, beads, stained glass, pottery, found objects, bullet shell casings



FINDING COMMON GROUND



12” x 9”
Stained glass, smalti, millefiori, ceramic, assorted beads, tinted mortar



rISE ABOVE



20" x 8"
Raku, porcelain, glass, assorted beads, ceramic, tinted mortar



DESERT SKY



13” x 18”
Stained glass, smalti, millefiori, raku



CALM OVER CHAOS



18" x 36"

Broken dishware, millefiori, glass mini-rounds, shells, glass beads



CONFLUENCE



12" x 12"

Smalti, raku, stained glass, ceramic, mirror glass



understory



19” x 22”
Italian smalti, millefiori, slag glass, gold smalti, Litovi mosaic stone, hand-dyed silk



BREAKING THE TIES THAT BIND



16" x 16"

Smalti, rusted metal, ceramic, millefiori, assorted wood and glass beads



RISING



8" x 17"

Gold smalti, assorted smalti, millefiori, tempered glass, mortar and cheesecloth on hand-formed substrate



THEN THERE WAS LIGHT



37" x 11"

Assorted glass, marble, sea spines, shells, gold smalti, tinted cheesecloth and mortar



ORIGINS



8” x 8”
Smalti, millefiori, stained glass, pebbles, ceramic shards



JUBILATION



12" x 10"

Smalti, millefiori, raku, mortar



SEEING RED: FROM CURvES TO CONTAINMENT



12" x 17.5"

Smalti, pebbles, ceramics, coral and tiny plastic people



EBB & FLOW



12" x 16.5"
River stones, stained glass, beach glass, smalti, beads, topographic maps, paint



RESILIENT



10.5 x 22 x 2

Smalti, millefiori, charcoal from Colorado wildfires



VANISHING



20" x 26"

Shale, smalti, millefiori, ceramic, stained glass shards, pottery, found objects, organic elements (bone, shell, fossils, wood, wasp nest), cheesecloth in mortar with watercolor



OFFERED UP



18” x 12”
Wood, ceramic, pyrite, agate, shell casings, twigs, assorted stone, fossil, rusted and found metal, rope, beads​



BUILDING PEACE



15" x 15"

Ceramic, millefiori, beads, porcelain



ERODING



18" x 24"

Wood, ceramic, assorted metal, stone, glass, agate, smalti, mortar and cheesecloth



fragile earth



12" x 15"
Raku, wood, slate, smalti, muscovite mica, abalone, paper, turquoise, orange howlite, sandstone, twigs on hand-formed substrate



divide - a.k.a. common ground



9” x 7.5”
Gold smalti, miscellaneous glass, smalti, paper, acrylic paint on hand-formed substrate



shattered



24" x 24"
Geode, tempered glass, cork, shell casings, bottle caps, framing hardware, keys, scrap stained glass



fire & water



12” diameter
Miscellaneous glass and found objects



sanctuary



8" x 8"
Smalti, stained glass, ceramic tile, vitreous, stone, beads, millefiori, gold



i am my brother's keeper



9.25" x 36"
Smalti, stained glass, ceramic tile, vitreous tile, stone, beads, shells, beach glass, millefiori on hand-formed substrate



the passion



6" x 6"
Hammered gold, smalti, stained glass, ceramic tile, vitreous, gravel, beads, millefiori, copper foil



eden



9" x 17"
Stone, smalti, miscellaneous glass, tile, beads, millefiori, porcelain, shells, button



JOURNEY



7" x 19"
Smalti, beads, stained glass, ceramic shards, millefiori



deeply rooted



10" x 24.5"

Porcelain, millefiori, twigs, ceramic, stained glass, tree bark, assorted stones, paper on hand-formed substrate



remnants



48" x 12"
Paper, cardboard, mortar, twigs, stones, bottle-caps, beads, buttons, hardware, glass, ceramic, wire, coins, plastic toys, zipper, millefiori, broken china, shells.



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