Ancient Avian

Handmade ceramic tile mosaic with smalti tile embedded in mortar on wood.

This work came about when I visualized what an artisan may have created on the walls of Babylon 4,000 years ago. Depicting an unusual bird that may have roamed the deserts of what is now Iraq, this hand-made tile mosaic conveys the mystery of an ancient culture that rose and fell while the natural world watched.