City of Hope By Andrea L. Johnson

Mixed Media Mosaic Glass:  21 1/2"H x 35"W x 3"D with stand. This work was inspired by the Coptic Christian Churches in Egypt with accents of stained glass to add color.  Johnson has a special passion for creating one-of-a-kind glass mosaics,  using  both sides of the glass to reflect slightly different images of color and shape when shown in the light. She perfected a technique to use polymer compound in lieu of grout to finish each piece, accentuating the multi-dimensional relation between objects in the work,  while preserving the transparency of glass. “I want the viewer to be drawn  to  layers  of  color and reflections  to show depth and relief. With minimal sanding,  each  piece  finds  its own unique  space  in the  work,  like pieces in a puzzle,  as  a  metaphor  for  the  natural  order  of things.“  For more information,  go to www.ALJMosaics.com or contact [email protected].

• Ceramic and glass tiles
• Murano cut glass
• stones
• beads
• shells