'Fragmented' by Joanne Daschel Our job is to collaborate with nature. Most fundamentally, it has to do with humility.  - Dr. Jerry...

This spring, I created a new mosaic of a peculiar subject: artichokes. The catalyst for this piece was a call for artists to the annual...

‘Still Hope’ - a series of 8 mosaics When we consider the designation of species as threatened  or endangered , it can lead us to feel...

All of us have strong connections to a place, anchored in memory of our time spent there. For me, it's mostly places throughout the...

After 8 glorious years of studio residency at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, it's time for me to move my workspace back to where it...

I'm one of 10 members of Cascadia Mosaic Collective, a group of Pacific Northwest professional mosaic artists (and friends) who create...

Hydrangeas are sensitive flowers, wilting with insufficient moisture and easily scorching in summer sunshine. But when they find their...

A mosaic that explores the changing conditions in our seas and how it might affect Dungeness crab and the people who depend on them.

It seems like a good time to write about this piece. It's winter solstice, when we turn a corner and the darkness falls a little later,...

From a high perch on protected public refuge land, an Oregon silverspot butterfly forages nectar from a thistle flower. Far below and...

Today I want to share with you all an exciting change for me and my art practice. After 2+ years in a large, lovely space in the basement...

We're all in this together. This refrain has been repeated in the media for months. I always feel a twinge when I hear it, wondering, but...

Finding renewal in the deeply symbolic native flower of Easter, the trillium.

When we moved to the Oregon coast, I was inspired to learn how to catch my dinner. In the land of Dungeness crab, we were quickly...

In the maritime Pacific Northwest, a distinctive landscape stands apart as a defining character. This is the temperate rainforest. From...

In August 2019, I was asked to create a hands-on activity for participants of the Oregon Community Foundation's Studios to Schools...

You may recognize this iconic place near my hometown of Lincoln City, Oregon. High up on a rocky cliff, there are grassy meadows and...

In a series of three related works, follow the movement of water through a coastal watershed. First, the rain falls heavily on the...