JoAnn Locktov, aka the Tileista, deems the mosaic shows of Mark Bulwinkle "energy with manic overtones." Her post reviewing them is worth a click-through on the American Craft Council site. It begins with this glimpse: "At first glance the artistic world of Mark Bulwinkle appears happy. Animals cavort, flowers bloom, a boy has hearts for eyes, the sun shines. The cartoon-like images seem to be laughing at us, as if there is some private joke incised into each of them. Upon closer …
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Mosaic Art and Style: Designs for Living Environments
The journey that the author undertook for this publication actually started with her first book, The Art of Mosaic Design co-authored with Leslie Plummer Clagett. In the early 1990's JoAnn found herself looking for a book on modern-day mosaics and could not find anything. "I desperately wanted to read a book about contemporary mosaic art and there was nothing available." After combing through bookstores, she received first hand feedback that these stores did not have many present-day mosaic …