Catching the eye, delighting the soul.
Another photo from my and Stratoz’s trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum last month, of Marsden Hartley‘s Sextant. I knew Hartley’s name, but as as poet, not a painter, from my days of writing poetry and going to school for an MFA. The sextant reminded me of Stratoz’s drafting tools, many of which came [...]
Stratoz was pleased last night to discover someone purchased his Scraps of Faithfulness Mandala from our Nutmeg Designs Etsy shop, that he created, with bits of glass from our Fruit of The Spirit commission. I find it fascinating how our mosaic mandalas have a different flow with his larger pieces, and yet look akin [...]
Recently, I had my first interview on video, with Rachel of Square Peg Artery and Salvage in Philadelphia. We filmed in my studio, and Rachel had a calming effect on me, since being on video made me nervous. Rachel asked me what artists I would tell others to “google” and why. One of the [...]
In our partnership of marriage and craft, it is good that one of us has some geek talent, and that Stratoz puts it to such good use. Over Memorial Day weekend he took on iMovie and made 4 videos about our art, and created the Nutmeg Designs YouTube Channel. I admire Stratoz’s ability to learn [...]
In March of 2011, Stratoz and I received our biggest commission yet. Our friends Gary and Suzanne Halstead have a wall in their yard, overlooking the labyrinth they created last summer. The space serves host to retreats and labyrinth walkers, and Suzanne had a vision of the wall mosaiced in the style of our Nutmeg [...]
Nutmeg Designs Custom House Number in Amber 1770
Nutmeg Designs Custom House Number in Amber 1770
Sunset Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon
Sunset Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon
Sunset Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon
Helix Nebula Mandala by Margaret Almon
Blue Sky Spiral in the Light
Custom House Number 46 in Blue and Yellow by Nutmeg Designs
Hope Rainbow Mosaic by Nutmeg Designs
Blue Skies Spiral Mandala for Suzi
Chinese Coins Quilt Pattern in Mosaic
Log Cabin Quilt Mosaic in Orange and Pink
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