Susan Wechsler presents her portfolio of amazing mosaics. Enjoy, and see more of her work by visiting her website.
![My Three Angels](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Memory-Dress.jpg)
“My Three Angels” Memory Dress, mixed media, 23″ x 17″ x 5″
My studio is a magical place where my true creative desire is to inspire while being inspired by my students. I teach my unique mosaic style in workshops all over the world as well as in my studio.
![Bexley Workshop](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Bexley-workshop.jpg)
Susan Wechsler teaching at the Boulder workshop
As an artist and a passionate collector, my palette begins with discarded treasures: antique china, jewelry, beads, figurines, gemstones just to name a few.
![Buddha Shrine](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Buddha-Shrine.jpg)
“Buddha Shrine” mixed media, 28″ x 20″ x 8″
I work with images, metaphors, and other forms of symbolic language from diverse world cultures to create my sacred shrines.
![Gilded Lady](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Gilded-Lady.jpg)
“Gilded Lady”, mixed media, 19″ x 33″ x 4″
My years as a New York City costume designer and designer at Esprit in San Francisco has taught me how to use colors, patterns and textures to tell compelling stories in the form of a dress.
![Willow](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Willow.jpg)
“Willow” mixed media, 48″ x 30″ x 4″
I am often asked how did I get started in mosaics, while going through my beloved grandmother’s family china, I discovered some broken pieces that I could not bear to throw away. So I made my first mosaic from my own personal history.
![Lyons Elementary School Mural by artist Susan Wechsler](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lyons-Elementary-School-Mural.jpg)
Lyons Elementary School Mural by artist Susan Wechsler
Sharing my artistic voice with children is one of my goals. By creating permanent mosaic murals with a community, I am able to inspire the future generation of creative minds.
![Happiness for Mary](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Happiness-for-Mary.jpg)
“Happiness for Mary” mixed media by artist Susan Wechsler
When creating the commission “Happiness for Mary” the client asked me to tell her personal family story in a mosaic dress. I received a box full of broken memories: cracked family china, broken jewelry, scrabble letters. With these treasures, I created this memory dress for Mary. Send me your FAMILY TREASURES, & I can make one for you too!
Simply stated…AMAZING WORK!
Fredda
http://www.themagnificentmagnet.etsy.com
Hi I was just having a curious peek at your website and came across your mosaic dresses wow, have I fallen for them, could you please tell me what elements you start with I wonder if it is a wooden cut out as a base I am in new zealand but would love to join one of the classes one day. Regards Valma Shanks.