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Richard Davis has a BA in sculpture from Bard College, Annadale-on-Hudson, New York. He practiced the art of fine cuisine in the restaurant business for many years. In 1998, he volunteered to help install mosaics on the front of the Craft Center Building in Nelson, New Zealand and has been making mosaics ever since. Upon returning to the USA, he joined the Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) and now makes mosaics in Seattle, WA. He is a frequent contributor to SAMA’s publication “Groutline”. Recent articles have covered mosaics in Central Asia, Egypt and St. Louis. He has also written an article for the British Association for Modern Mosaic about a recent visit to Tunisia. He continues his mosaic education by taking workshops at SAMA’s annual conferences. In 2005, he participated in a technical tile workshop offered to professional tile installers by Schluter Systems. Richard is influenced by the numerous mosaic styles he has seen in his travels. Many of his pieces incorporate found or recycled objects and tiles, often carted back in suitcases from far away lands! It is from this large and costly inventory of colors and textures that he draws inspiration for his mosaics. He works in both figurative and abstract styles. His work may be viewed at Rugs & Art Gallery in downtown Langley,WA on Whidbey Island. To see my photographs of mosaics from around the world visit Mosaic Atlas

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