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I’m fascinated by the interconnectedness of life and see the tessellation as a geometric way to express that perfection.
Created for a renovation build at a trout farm in rural NC by Restoration Wild, a tv show on Animal Planet that specialized in repurposing found items on a property. This frame was made from boards of an historic barn with stains from hanging tobacco across them.
Includes 7 original tessellating shapes, symbolism and story. I was impacted by the narrative mosaic work in St. Marks Cathedral in Venice where the Bible (only in Latin at the time) was taught via mosaic stories throughout the walls and ceiling. Specifically the Creation Dome was my favorite….
More to come from this work…
Each plant depicted was part of the brides bouquet and the crest was to become a family heirloom.
Invitation by Vicki Hanson-Burkhart. Photo by Jordan Maunder
A combination of menswear foulard and ancient mosaic in Ravenna.
My sketchbook involves looseleaf smooooth thick white paper and marker of choice or vellum. If I’m working on a commission project, I begin in pencil and once a concept is worthy I trace it in pen…When sketching for enjoyment…give me a Flair marker and sheets of premium laserjet paper.
I’m an andamento junkie, I love the challenge of evenly dividing a space into tesserae. This is the beginnings of a repeat pattern to come.
Even though I’m a classically trained mosaicist, not every project needs to last for millennia. It’s fun to create a ‘mosaic’ for a shorter term life that can be applied via print, engraving, debossing, etching…
I envision this garden notes design part of a grouping of related home products all focused on journalling your ideas and garden plantings.
• a candle with the designs applied to the glass container and metal lid
• a pillow with applique florals and line stitching detail with quilting lines surrounding the motif reminiscent of the scalloped pattern of the mosaic surround.
We created an heirloom monogram that is more than a day in time, it’s a family crest and mark that fits the client’s lifestyle and vision for the future. This mark and other complimentary designs brought together cohesive touch-points for the guests of the event from the moment they arrived at this destination wedding…Itinerary…the event itself…program, escort cards, menu, signage, napkins…to keepsakes they’ll used back at home…matchbooks, coozies…
Published in High Country Wedding Guide 2018…photos below.
Thrilled for coverage of this event In both the print and digital forms of the annual guide, a four page spread, as well as a lengthy blog post.
Bespoke Wedding Artwork and all print applications by Vicki Hanson-Burkhart. Photos by Jordan Maunder.
Silk screening, quick in use photo by Vicki…
I love topography and loved reading maps back in the days before GPS. I enjoy working to scale and creating something accurate and beautiful at the same time.
More detail coming soon.
A Horse Farm with a unique tree that was the impetus to buy the property inspired this work. The style of the buildings is swedish traditional…more to come soon.
Exuberant Color is a quilting blog that is now offering a pop-up shop with original works for sale….more to come.
“Working with Vicki was such a pleasure, she really heard everything we were looking for and came up with so many unique ideas to take our project above and beyond our expectations.”
