Laura Harris, is an American artist was born in 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Laura has been working in mixed media, including fiber art, acrylic art and mosaic art for over 25 years. More recently, Laura has concentrated on mosaic portrait art. She uses a direct method of application whereas each piece of tessera is permanently adhered to a substrate. After sketching out a design, each individual piece of tessera is hand cut to create unique mosaics. Her tesserae include venetian and dichroic glass, 24 Kt. Italian gold smalti, porcelain, ceramic tile, mirror, stone and salvaged or recycled materials. Laura’s work has been compared to some of the great European mosaic artists of the 21st century. Laura's career was not limited to the field of art. Although handicapped with MS, first diagnosed in 1985, Laura has risen above her physical limitations to create fine art mosaic pieces that encapsulate the heart and soul of the subject matter.
mosaic painting by Laura Harris
