The next section of this mosaic moves from celebration to a reflection of a place, its people, and what they make. Each drop shape holds a miniature world: a little something from the sea, a little something from the soil, and the circuitry that helps us understand it all. Together, reflect a town where land, […]
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Finished! A little section of wall completed with a big bang! This mosaic firework is made from bottlecaps, can tabs, wristwatches, buttons, beads, and a pair of big lobster sunglasses. It’s the kinds of things we keep without knowing why. Now they’re part of something joyful, permanent, and just a little bit loud. It’s the
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Every mosaic begins the same way: one hand, one tile, one moment of doubt. Today I started a new project. A small burst of color on a quiet patch of wall. It’s not a big space (yet), but I have big plans for it. The vision for this first part is fireworks: hot summer nights
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Process
Burbank, CA | 2023 Southern California’s iconic burger server got glammed up with 340,000 rhinestones applied one-by-one. Bob stands five feet tall and has made appearances at the classic car show in Burbank’s original Bob’s Big Boy location. Bob is available for sale! Contact Renee for more information!
Carbondale, IL | 2022 In a rural farmhouse, Renee completed a kitchen backsplash made up of tile, ceramic, and cherished memories of the client’s family. Completed in record time over a holiday weekend, it represents the personal touch of Renee’s largest works, rendered in loving detail that will last for generations.
Pacoima, CA | 2020 A 1998 Toyota Corolla became the canvas: blanketed in tiles, buttons, sunglasses, chess pieces, mannequin forms, and images of car culture in sunny southern California. The car’s weight was more than doubled by the artistic improvements, resulting in the most unique example of history’s most popular car.
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Projects
North Hollywood, CA | 2018 A massive gray cinder block wall was transformed into a flowing river of vividly colored metal and shattered mirrors. A drab sidewalk strip became a window into an ocean of musical instruments. 100 feet of rope light, 1,200 aluminum cans, and 4,800 nuts and bolts coalesced into an unmissable union
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Projects
Burbank, CA | 2017 A motif from “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley and the Wailers floats through a kaleidoscope of colored tile, charms, and beadwork. All this is placed on Renee’s first fully portable mosaic piece, 8 feet by 4 feet. Music students who pass through the school’s halls are inspired by this synesthetic
Studio City, CA | 2017 A music teacher in Studio City commissioned a mosaic on the steps leading up to her private studio. Her students are greeted with placid blues, greens, and intertwining motifs of love and music.
Burbank, CA | 2016 10 weekends, two carload of materials, four bins of styling supplies, and 14 tubes of industrial-strength adhesive combined to create a beautifully vivid entrance to this Burbank hair salon. Accessible to the public at 113 N. Naomi St., Burbank, CA 91505