Katrina Doran

Doran Studio Mosaics & Sculptures
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Organizations
 

 

Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA)  http://www.AmericanMosaics.org
 
British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM)  http://www.bamm.org.uk
  
The Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) http://www.creativeartscenter.org
 
The Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA) http://www.tvaa.org
 
Texas Sculpture Association  (TSA) 
 
 
 
 
Mosaic Artists
 
Sonia King, my mentor and teacher.  Sonia's mosaics are like maps to landscapes both familiar and unknown.  Beautiful creations using natural materials.  http://www.mosaicworks.com
 
Drucilla Perez-Tubens is a talented mosaic artist and teacher.  She is one of my greatest inspirations.  http://www.Drucillasmosaics.com
 
Cleo Mussi.  Extraordinary use of everyday objects.  Cleo's designs are magical and fun.  http://www.mussimosaics.co.uk/
 
Emma Biggs is one of the coolest chics around.  http://www.emmabiggsmosaic.net
 
Lia Catalano's site has mosaic demos!  http://www.hannacroismosaics.com
 
Norman Tellis includes a great selection of mosaics from around the world.  http://www.classicalmosaics.com
 
Ilana Shafir's mosaics flow from her belief that mosaics have their own rules. www.shafirart.com
 
Irina Charny mixes materials and delights the soul.  www.icmosaics.com
 
   
 
Lynne Chinn has a beautiful site with a great step-by-step process of how she creates her mosaics.  http://www.lcmosaics.com
 
Valerie Carmet and picassiette  http://www.valeriecarmet.com
 
Shug Jones and Julie Dilling of Tesserae Mosaic Studio  http://www.tesseraemosaicstudio.com
 
Ellen Blakely is the queen of tempered glass!  http://www.ellenblakeley.com
 
Wouterina Riana De Raad creates folk art mosaic sculptures for the garden. 
 
 
Dawn Marie Zimmerman includes a glass-on-glass mosaic tutorial on her website.  http://www.ladybughill.com
 
Timmerman Daugherty  http://www.weirdgardens.com
 
Soloman Bassoff & Domenica Mottarella create concrete creatures and other garden features.  http://www.faducci.com
 
 
Lynn Cassinerio makes up some of the most enchanting memoryware you've ever seen!  http://www.cassinerio.com  
 
Candice Bahouth is a mosaic artist with a great sense of fashion and style.  http://www.mosaicbahouth.com
 
Barbara Dybala makes a big splash in the mosaic world with her large orbs.  http://www.barbaradybala.com
 
Steven Sadvary  http://www.stevosphere.com   
 
 Resources for Mosaic Materials & Tools:
 
 
 
 
 
Artful Crafter 
Mosaic art supplies, stepping stone and bead making supplies at affordable prices.
 
Mosaic Tile USA
Specializes in bringing Glass Tile, Stone, Steel and Mosaic tiel beauty to your home at an affordable price. 
 
Witsend Mosaic
Micromosaic tiles, Trend, Karma, Cinca unglazed porcelain, fun shapes, gems, mirror, tools, grout, substrates and more.
 
Smalti.com
Perdomo smalti from Mexico
Mosaic smalti
Orsoni smalti from Venice, gold, tools, substrates.  Devices for hanging Wedi board.
Santa Theresa Tiles
Handmade, colorful tiles.
 
Tessera Glass
(formerly mosaic-tile)
Assorted glass tiles, glazed ceramic, substrates, tools and mesh.
 
DiMosaico
Mosaici Dona Murano (MDM), Venice factory smalti; smalti 291 colors, gold 30 colors, transparant smalti 48 colors, stone tiles 60 colors, tools, gemini saws.
Cool Tiles
Glow-in-the dark tiles and much, much more!
Dynasty Smalti
Chinese smalti, new to the USA with an entirely different color pallet to choose from including those hard to find good purples.
http://www.pieceloveandsmalti.com
 
 
More Artists:
 
Rebecca Collins creates pet portraits and some totally awesome mosaics,
 
Chris Howell Photography
 
Mark C Merchant, surreal drawings.  Some of my favorite personal artworks.
 
Susan TINK O'Neil creates jewelry - most of what I wear!  Look for our new collaboration of mosaic jewelry with the name: KATINK 
 
Ray Mel Cornelius, paintings and illustrations at http://www.raymelcornelius.com
 
Billy Hassell, paintings at http://www.billyhassell.com
 
Don Thacker, paintings at http://www.donthacker.com
   
Andrea Feathers loves to paint chickens!  You will truly be delighted with her designs.  http://www.andreafeathers.com
 
John Murphy makes sculptures from old socks.  http://www.stupidcreatures.com
 
Michelle Stitzlein, assemblage.  http://www.artgrange.com
 
 
Art Resources
 
Robert Genn's web source for artists, artist quotes, and an opportunity to sign up for a twice-weekly newsletter.  http://www.painterskeys.com
 
Folk and Outsider art at Raw Vision.  http://www.rawvision.com
 
The Dallas Bathhouse Cultural Center, a performing and visual arts venue.
 
A listing of mosaic shows for you to enter is available at http://www.mosaicjamboree.com