Mosaic Master Angie Heinrich of Zetamari

From her tiny studio in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood, Angie Heinrich creates artworks of classical elegance using small glass tiles and beads.  Her mission is "to create spaces that vibrate with positive energy, opening doors to inspiration, joy, and serenity."

Since 1998, Heinrich has been making a variety of things with mosaics.  She enjoys "the soothing symmetries" of glass tiles.  A love of ancient Moroccan art and architecture informs her color and design choices.



18 x 22 oval mirror featuring brick red and
molten gold tesserae, with bead accents.

In fact, she loves that ancient style so much that she went all the way to Italy and Spain just to study mosaic making with masters of the art over there.  Being surrounded by intricate mosaic imagery hundreds, and sometimes over a thousand years old, further solidified her admiration.

Heinrich emphasizes that in addition to honing her design sense, the masters instilled an unwavering devotion to technique, and pride of workmanship.

A close inspection of any of Heinrich's pieces reveals that to be true, as the careful placement of each tiny piece makes the finished whole a beautiful and complete work of art.




Picture frame holds 4x6 photos
with blue iris and silver tesserae
and accents

While mirrors of various shapes and sizes make up the majority of Heinrich's line, she also creates frames for 4x6 photos, jewelry boxes, and a lovely line of candle cups that retail for $24.

A Heinrich art piece can be made in any color the hand-made Italian glass tiles, or tesserae, come in.  That covers the entire rainbow of color options.



Jewelry box with mosaic lid

The variety of options also means there's something affordable for everyone.  While the mirrors range in price from $98 for a small 10" diameter round to $675 for the amazing 30" diameter round, the jewelry boxes are $120, the picture frames $68, and the lovely candle cups just $24.

Candle Cups

A big part of Heinrich's fascination with this medium is found in her own words: "My journey with this art form is intensely spiritual as I aspire to express an interconnected world where seemingly small and inconsequential experiences affect the whole.  Mosaic is a medium effect at illustrating how carefully shaped pieces can unite with other tesserae to create something rich with texture, color, and meaning.  There's something magical about mosaic when it offers a detailed holistic view simultaneously."

Heinrich makes a personal appearance with her art at Manya Vee Selects on Thursday, November 15, from 5 - 8 pm, in conjunction with the Edmonds Art Walk.  You are invited to stop by and meet her, and enjoy her art in person.  If you aren't able to make it, stop by any time, because we always offer a variety of mirrors, jewelry boxes, frames and candle cups!  Or simply call us to place an order: 425-776-3778.

Enjoy our special slide show of a Heinrich studio tour!

Artfully yours,
Manya