I was from a literary world before I met Steven. I’m an English major who has written 2 1/2 novels and am still waiting for the first one to get published.While  waiting for a publisher, I got involved in one of Steven’s funkier ideas, painting reeds.  We were both looking for something that would provide a unique blend of color, texture and geometry, and we found it walking the dog along the rural roads where we live.

Cattail reeds produce a long beveled leaf that is rigid and consistent in size which provides a workable surface for our abstract mosaics.   We settled on two sizes for the art that are large enough to provide a dramatic image, yet fits into anyone’s home well.  Collecting and cutting reeds is the slow hard part of the art.  Painting them hundreds of colors and then selecting a color group to make each piece is what’s fun.  I have a lot of fun putting these together and hope you find them enjoyable too.