Hampton Mosaics

Bringing a touch of shimmer to your world.

Have a passion for pattern, love creating mosaic art for Home + Garden

Creating mosaic art for gifts and home decor, these signature mosaic wall crosses, custom wall letters, photo frames, mosaic planters and unique wall art have become the place for me to express my love of pattern and texture in a time honored art form.

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My Mosaic Story began a number of years ago as I looked for a medium that I could call my own... I started thinking about what I most liked and I kept coming back to mosaics....After living in Rome for almost a decade, I would find myself surrounded by mosaics, which were an unspoken part of the city. People would pass by and even walk on beautiful examples of cut stone walkways and patterned walls, extraordinary works of art, taking them for granted and not fully appreciating the artisanal effect this art form had on the city.

My love of mosaics was first inspired by my Sicilian roots as I was taken by my parents to ancient sites in Sicily, such as Monreale in Palermo, where the walls and floors were covered with thousands of exquisite tiny pieces of smalti glass as well as in Piazza Amerina, in the center of Sicily, where some of the best preserved mosaic floors can be found in the Villa Romana del Casale.

Drawn to forms inspired by nature, mosaic allows me a forum to explore works that are compositions in contrast. The contrast between values of light and dark, size, and textures of materials such as stone and glass are combined into motifs that explore observations found in natural patterns.

Each stone is in itself a unique element and yet together they utilize repetition and pattern to form an integrated whole.

Function and decoration become incorporated into a singular work in mosaics. This method of creating with small pieces of material has a long history and tradition, yet I find inspiration in the contemporary exploration of the form, focusing on texture, shape, size and color. The natural elements of stone, glass, cement and grout are enhanced by cut, placement and juxtaposition within a design. There is a luminous quality in the tesserae that changes in relation to your position to the work. Forming mosaics is a process that takes patience and precision, yet the result can be extremely fluid and organic.

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Thanks for stopping by my shop -I love working with my hands - hope you find as much enjoyment in my mosaics as I have had in creating them.