A Week With the Italian Master Giulio Menossi
What an experience! I was so fortunate and happy to have had the opportunity to attend a workshop at Casa Valencia in Tijuana, February 2-11, with Italian Master mosaicist, Guilio […]
Entries by Marsha Rafter
Tree of Life
One of the pieces I’ve completed since the beginning of 2017 is this Tree of Life. Â This is the first piece I have made that combines ceramics with Mexican smalti […]
Tree of Life Mosaic
Over the last several years I have created many trees in clay as well as in mosaics. It’s a theme that obviously resonates with me. Here is my latest work […]
Angel Making in the Studio
On occasion I depart from mosaics to create with clay (my roots and my college degree). Every year before the holidays I enjoy creating ceramic angels. This year I posted […]
Life Sometimes Throws You a Curve Ball
Last weekend I was showing my artwork at a local event here in Rancho Bernardo. With the help of my friends Kim Willing and Pam Jara, and my husband Mark, […]
A Weekend of Mosaic Making in Los Gatos, CA
Last weekend I had the pleasure of teaching beginning mosaics in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The mountains are truly my happy place and having lived there for five years it […]
Vision Board: Birds
One of the things I do every January is complete a vision board for the coming year. A couple years ago, my board included a picture of six birds on […]
Welcome to My Mosaic World!
Welcome to my mosaic world. I am so thrilled with my new website! I feel very fortunate to live in the San Diego area where we have such a lovely […]