Margaret Almon Mosaics

Wordless Wednesday: Keys for My 1900 House

January 25, 2012 By Margaret Almon 4 Comments

Keys to All the Inside Doors in My House. Photo by Margaret Almon.

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Dora Ficher and What the Bees Told Her: Vibrant Encaustic Art

January 24, 2012 By Margaret Almon 5 Comments

@Dora Ficher Art 2010"Sun Heat" Encaustic 8x8

It is serendipity to discover an artist online who turns out to live in my part of the world! The art of Dora Ficher compels me with the color and texture and vibrant energy, almost buzzing with the bees that bring forth the medium of encaustic, beeswax. Recently, I checked a book out [...]

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Margaret O’Rorke(b. 1938): Incorporating Light and Water Into Clay

January 23, 2012 By Margaret Almon Leave a Comment

Source: louhallceramics.blogspot.com via Margaret on Pinterest Source: google.com via Margaret on Pinterest Source: culturame.it via Margaret on Pinterest Margaret O’Rorke describes sitting in her garden and showing a friend a vessel she had made, holding it up to the light, and being struck by the beauty of the translucence, and wanting to pursue [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Mosaic House Number in Blue and Yellow

January 18, 2012 By Margaret Almon 7 Comments

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Nutmeg Designs at Pebble Hill Gallery, February 5-25, 2012 in Doylestown, PA

January 17, 2012 By Margaret Almon 1 Comment

Hope Mosaic by Margaret Almon and Wayne Stratz of Nutmeg Designs

Nutmeg Designs: Margaret Almon & Wayne Stratz Mosaics and Stained Glass February 5th-25th, 2012 Pebble Hill Gallery, Doylestown, PA Reception February 5th, 2012, 12:15-2:00 pm Pebble Hill Gallery Hours Daytime: Sunday Afternoons….12:30 – 2:00pm Mon. Tues. Thurs. …..10:00am – 12:00pm Call ahead for weekday visits: 215-348-3428 x2 Evening: Monday nights…6:30 – 10:00pm 2nd Friday [...]

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Margaret Walker(1915-1998): For My People

January 16, 2012 By Margaret Almon Leave a Comment

Source: poetryfoundation.org via Margaret on Pinterest For Martin Luther King Day, it is apt to pay tribute to Margaret Walker(1915-1998), African-American poet. I first read her powerful poem, For My People, when I was an undergraduate. The poem first appeared in Poetry Magazine in 1937, and became her signature piece, the poem by which [...]

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