About Vickie Morrow
In the last seven years I have been working in ceramics and mosaics. Early planned, scaled, glazes tested and precise projects have evolved to richly colored and textured tiles and wonderful abstract mosaic assemblages. Making the tile for my mosaics gives me one more opportunity to immerse myself in the joy of the process. More recently (four years ago), I added the found objects element to my mosaics. Sometimes they are added to the ceramic mosaic and other art pieces are of the found objects only. As I continue to work and experiment with found objects, clays and glazes and experience their wonderful surprises the more organic my mosaics become.
Lately I have been gravitating to more and more found objects. There is something about the history and patinas of things that I want them in my art work. Rusted zig zags, nails and handmade heart tiles are showing up to create a whole new “Salsa” series of work. It must be a creative departure from the detailed kitchen backsplashes and larger commissions I spend so much time on. I love it all!
Shows and Exhibitions
Arizona State University Ceramic Research Center Studio Tour, 2013
Camelback Studio Tour,Scottsdale, AZ 2010 and 2012 Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour, Cave Creek, AZ, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012,
Galleries
On the Edge Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Fountain Hills Artists Gallery, Fountain Hills, AZ
Residential Installations
Paradise Valley, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Public Projects:
Phoenix Children’s Hospital: Hand in Heart 5’x5’ mosaic
Salvation Army Kroc Center, Phoenix: Six 2′x10′ panels in handmade tile mosaics
Public Art:
Pedestrian Bridge, Litchfield, AZ (ADOT and Litchfield clients)
Publications:
Mosaic Art Today, Shiffer Books, 20012 (I am so honored to be one of fifty mosaic artists featured in the beautiful coffee table art book)
Artist Portrait, Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, May 2009
HGTV, Featured on two Kitchen episodes March and April 2013
Website: http://www.tileartmosaic.com
Classes
Teach hand made tile classes for mosaics Found object mosaic classes
Education: BFAStephensCollege,Columbia,MO
Vickie Morrow’s Occassional Blog
- Artists’ Stash Sale April 6, 2013Call to all artists, upcyclers, weavers, fiber artists, knitters, assemblage artists, mosaic artists. ALLLL Artists and folks who just like stuff! We are having one big heap of two artists’ secret stash sale with more interesting things than you can even imagine. 5840 E. Windsor Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 Near 60th Street and Thomas Saturday April 6 […]
- New “Salsa” works at On the Edge GalleryOn the Edge Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona I’m so excited to be included in the fabulous new On the Edge Gallery in Old Scottsdale’s Art District. I am introducing my new “Salsa Art”, Mexican folk art using handmade tiles, rusted nails, bottle caps and other upcycle items. I am also featuring a copper-black-and brown mixed media mirror, and […]
- Art Unraveled Shopping ExtravaganzaHandmade art tiles and handmade buttons along with great hangies were to be my offerings during the Shopping Extravaganza. Then I got a little carried away. Now I have a big box of nails, screws, nuts, bolts, washers, pins etc so heavy I can’t move it! There is a flying goddess, lots of round rusted […]
- Mosaic is Going to the Kroc!After two years and three weeks the six piece mosaic is complete and on it’s way to the new Salvation Army Phoenix South Mountain Kroc Center on a truck! The children from Rose Linda school make thier tile hands over a year ago, the little houses made by families in South Mountain last summer, tile made […]
- Studio Tour Visitors place tiles on Salvation Army Center MosaicAll ages helped set tiles on the Salvation Army Community Mosaic We had a fabulous three days at the Camelback Studio Tour. One of the highlights was the overwhelming community response to participate in setting the tiles on the “South Mountain Community” mosaic panel. This is one of six panels for the new Salvation Army Kroc […]
- Camelback Studio Tour – March 9, 10 and 11Yikes! There are five projects in progress on my studio table. I work best with several things to work on at once and lots of tiles and ojbects around me to inspire or add to the art piece or mosaic. Before the Camelback Studio Tour in only two and half weeks I will have these […]
- Tile Making with Children from Phoenix South MountainThe new Salvation Army Kroc Community Center Phoenix South Mountain has been under construction for almost two years. The grand opening is May 18, 2012. Yikes! We still have lots of work to do on the mosaic for the new building. I have been working with the children and families to make tiles for a HUGE […]
- Getting Closer to a Really Nice Mosaic Website and Blog!Today I’ve gotten a little closer to a website I can be proud of. At least I have some of the back room and ground work done so I know what I am doing and can share all my artistic adventures and ideas with you. For now though, the best place to see my work […]
- Getting it all together!This blogging is all new to me. Please be patient and in a few days I will have all the going ons of my art classes and workshops, where I am showing and selling my work and the progress of my large projects and commissions. Vickie Morrow […]
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