Sharon Bachner was raised in and currently lives in New England. She has also lived in New Orleans and San Francisco. Traveling across Europe, Asia and South America as a child, she drew inspiration from bold colored mosaics and the techniques of ancient art. She started making mosaics in 1995. Since that time, she has progressed through many different styles, methods and materials. Her current methods involve blending alternative media with traditional mosaic techniques and motifs. She uses primarily stained glass, fused glass, tempered glass, copper, wire, polymer clay, and epoxy resin. She was mostly self-taught, with some formal education in painting and architecture at Rhode Island School of Design and Tulane University 1988-1993.

Artist Statement

The quality that I strive for most in my work is a sense of cohesion. I have a particular interest in exploring edges, both literal and figurative, that delineate and separate. Boundaries exist between different groups or colors within a composition and within a society. Despite the boundaries, we are all fundamentally and inextricably intertwined on a spiritual level.

I keep a sketchbook of visual ideas and develop the most interesting ones into detailed compositions. I work backwards from the two-dimensional image developing a plan to create the various elements of the design. My work integrates layered surfaces, borders, and textures and involves multiple techniques and media. New projects often require a unique approach and I frequently learn and implement new methods with each design. My work has used a wide variety of stained and patterned glass, glass cane, fused glass, sheet metal, wire, found metal, metal leaf, polymer clay, clay cane, glass beads, shattered tempered glass, and lenticular sheets. With every work comes a new composition as well as a new method of integrating materials.

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