My name is Jeanine and I am a mixed up mixed media & mosaic artist living in the Northwest Hills of Connecticut. Fanatic about all things vintage & ReTRo, especially 70's patterns and anything that Carol Brady would have had in her kitchen. I recycle old plates and various random items that have been overlooked and discarded and create unique pieces of art.

As a child, I can remember being intrigued by the somewhat tacky, and often loud patterns on fabrics and wallpaper in our apartment. Besides the fact that you couldn't help but notice them (I am talking huge, olive green, gold and black flowers all over the kitchen walls!) there was something beautiful about them to me. I wanted to trace them in my tracing pad, I wanted to color them with my crayons. Visually they were interesting to look at. They were confident, energetic, they shouted "look at me!" They also spoke volumes about an era where there was no fear when it came to home decor or fashion. Just pull out the family album from 1977. I am sure you will see what I am talking about.

Perhaps it is the memories of my wonderful childhood that make it so rewarding to use these patterns in my art today. The sundresses my mother used to sew for my sister and I ~ the rust and brown velour furniture we would hang out on in the living room ~ the plaid butterfly color shirt, floral blouse that Gordon and Maria on Sesame Street would wear as they sang ~ the bright red shag rug throughout my Granparents house which of course went perfectly with the scotch plaid stitched couch with the wood detail ~ the list could go on for days.

Mosaic art allows me to take an actual piece of the past and use it to create something new. Old dinnerware still full of color and brilliant design once again evoke the emotions I had when I looked at that wallpaper all those years ago.

My life is music, creating, sharing my art with the world and most importantly my husband Matt and our two Siamese cats who I could not live without.

Thank you for stopping by my website and reading a little about me. I hope you enjoyed your visit. Please feel free to use the contact button on the right hand side of the page if you have any questions.

Peace, Love & Tile,
Jeanine