“The best part about creating mosaics is that the design possibilities are endless. The worst part about creating mosaics is that the design possibilities are endless”.         
                         — Karen Johnston, BFA, RECE

Artist, Educator, Designer, Maker

Hello!

I am an Artist, a passionate Maker, an Early Childhood Educator and an Author and Illustrator of two children's books (Mr. Bob's Magic Ride in the Sky, 2002 and Six Owls and A Party, 2015). After working for many years in advertising as a layout artist, art director and freelance graphic designer I established mosaicworks (2005), a small design studio that focuses on creating and teaching visual arts (more specifically drawing, painting and mosaicking).

Artist/Educator

My creative abilities paired with my understanding of child care and child development form a well-balanced partnership. I see how the two worlds complement and enrich each other especially within the framework of a play-based, emergent curriculum.

Artist/Designer/Maker

Six Owls and A Party, is a self-published children's picture book that celebrates the ancient art of mosaics while giving a style called Picassiette a fresh and contemporary spin. It tells a simple tale of Six Owls and one party. With it, I've visited many diverse schools in and around the Greater Toronto Area, with an author reading and mosaic workshop called The Magic of Mosaics, happily celebrating literacy through art.