Here's How to Commission My Work

To initiate a custom project, please simply call or email me. I can be reached by phone at 1-505/583-2180 or by email at mosaics66@cybermesa.com.

Initial Consultations

My exploratory consultations are free of charge, while we determine whether your need/desire and my skills mesh. We'll discuss theme, the space involved, colors, decor, style, timeframe, expenses.

How I Work with Clients

Once a project plan is agreed upon, I prepare a contract, including a preliminary estimate of costs. I am meticulous and detail oriented. I work on one project at a time to give full attention to that client's needs. I guarantee my work and strive to ensure that you will be fully satisfied with the result.

I suppliment face-to-face client contact with liberal use of the Internet, by creating private webpages to which I post digital imagery of sketches. This streamlines communication and keeps often complex projects moving along toward nicely.

End Products -- Architectural

Mosaics are focal points in an architectural setting or amidst conventional tile. Depending on the project, I can deliver meshed mosaic ready to install with conventional tile, or I can do the installation myself, with my husband. We plan toward the specific end from the beginning, since it might affect factors such as thickness or type of clay used.

Technical Expertise

I've written a detailed description of how mosaics are made. See technical details.

I stay current in materials and trends, but I also consult with other crafts professionals on challenging logistical questions. I'm constantly learning new techniques.

Pricing

Mosaics are gorgeous, but labor-intensive, and therefore time-consuming to prepare. Depending on materials and degree of complexity, an architectural mosaic project runs from $ 175 to 375/per square foot.

Additional costs might include installation, traveling to an installation site, costs of transporting the work to the site, modest lodgings and expenses if working more than 100 miles from home, any additional insurance required for shipping, truck rental, and so forth, and substrates (cement-based hardie-backerboard or plywood).

Deposit

I require a 50% deposit for projects under $5000. For projects over $ 5000, a 25% deposit is required. On such projects, once a design is approved by the client, an additional 25% is required, unless otherwise stated in the contract.