Custom Mosaics and Stained Glass

 Carol A. Krentzman, Artist  e-mail: carol@piecefulcreations.com           

Professional Objective:

To add beauty and joy to the lives and homes of my customers by creating custom designed mosaic and stained glass artworks, using my artistic imagination and attention to detail to enhance each hand-made piece. 

Education:

2009: Isaiah Zagar Studio; Philadelphia, PA; Outdoor Mosaic Wall Murals Workshop

2009: Snow Farm; Williamsburg, MA; Richard Moss Workshop - Roman and Byzantine Mosaics 

2007: Sherri Warner Hunter Studio; Bell Buckle, TN; Concrete Camp                                    

2006: Sherri Warner Hunter Studio; Bell Buckle, TN; Outdoor Mosaic Sculpture                                    

2002-present: Snow Farm-The New England Craft Program; Williamsburg, MA; Mosaics 

2001-present: MW Stained Glass; Framingham, MA; Stained Glass 

1973 BFA Crafts: Massachusetts College of Art; Boston, MA

Teaching Experience:

2005-present: C McAuliffe Regional Public Charter School; Framingham, MA; Mosaics grades 6-8

2005-present: Natick Community Organic Farm; Natick, MA; Mosaics adults

2005-2007: Together in the Arts at TCAN-The Center for Arts in Natick; Natick, MA; Mosaics, Collage, Sand & Shell Art, Papier-Mâché ages 5-12

2001-2004: Gann Academy-The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston; Waltham, MA; Crafts and    mosaics grades 9-12

1990-pres: Natick Community Organic Farm; Natick, MA; "Meet and Feed the Farm Animals;" Ages 3-8

Art Exhibitions: 

September-October 2009: Doors and Windows - Natick Artists Open Studios; Morse Institute Library, Natick, MA; Stained Glass-on-glass Mosaic "Sharing Space" and Tile Mosaic & Collage "USA Blending At Last"

September-October 2008: The Shoe Project - Natick Artists Open Studios; Morse Institute Library, Natick, MA; Mosaics & Baby Shoes Collage

August 2008: The Bag Project - Natick Artists Open Studios; the Natick Collection, Natick, MA; Paper Mosaic Bag, Bag Lady

March 2008: The Chair Project - Natick Artists Open Studios; the Natick Collection, Natick, MA; Tile Mosaic Chair

Fall 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009: Natick Artists Open Studios; Natick, MA; exhibits at Morse Institute Library, TCAN, Gallery 55, and Yikes!; Mosaics and Stained Glass

March 2005: Natick Community Organic Farm Education Center; Natick, MA; Mosaics, Stained Glass and Nature Photography

July 2004: The Center for Arts in Natick; Natick, MA; Mosaics and Stained Glass

Commissions:

September 2009: New Stained Glass Logo; 22"x20"; TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick, MA

April 2009: Stained Glass Transom Windows - Front Entrance Doorway: In honor of Paula Polk; Morse Institute Library Main Floor; Natick, MA

Fall 2007-present: Stained Glass Transom Windows - 17 Story Book Windows; Morse Institute Library Children's Room; Natick, MA

Spring-Fall 2007: Seven (7) Stained Glass Morning Glory Transom Windows; Atlanta, GA

Winter 2007: Stained Glass Restoration Window; Natick, MA

Winter 2007: Glass Mosaic Spiral Ohm Mailbox; Framingham, MA

Winter 2007: Glass Mosaic Rose Mirror; Natick, MA

Fall 2006: Tile Mosaic Coffee Table; Natick, MA

Fall 2006: Stained Glass Yad; West Roxbury, MA

Fall 2005: Stained Glass Logo; 18"x18"; TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick, MA

Spring 2005: Italian Tile Mosaic Table and Matching Flower Pots; Needham, MA

Fall 2004: Custom Tile Mosaic Medicine Chest; Brighton, MA

Fall 2004: Glass Mosaic Family Shabbat Challah Platter; Natick, MA

Fall 2004: Glass Mosaic Wooden Boxes and Wall Tile; Holiday Gifts; Syosset, NY

Summer 2004: Stained Glass Logo; 2'x1'; "B flat Woods;" Summer home; Lenox, MA

Publications & Projects:

Fall 2007: Participating Artist, Mosaic Art 3, International Portfolio of Mosaic Art, CD, Mosaic Rocks

Summer 2007: Curator, Barbara Krentzman Retrospective, Morse Institute Library, Natick, MA

Summer 2006: Photographer/Narrator, Broad-Winged Hawks in Our Yard, DVD, Natick, MA

Spring 2006: Editor, Now and Then: Poetry and Reminiscences, booklet by Barbara M. Krentzman

Fall 2002: Author, A Year at the Farm, Natick Community Organic Farm Children's Book, Natick, MA

Winter 2002: Editor, Women of Natick at the Turn of the New Century, collection of essays, Natick, MA