Mosaic Artist,

Beth Himsworth

  For 30 years my love of art waited quietly as I pursued nursing and education.  

 I was priveleged to provide health care in its most high-tech form in a Chicago area Intensive Care Unit and in its most low-tech form in the Amazon rainforest as I supervised and trained workers for medical, vaccination and dental clinics.   Later, I worked in training and education in South Brazil's  mountainous “Serra Gaúcha” region. 

My contemporary glass mosaics meld the ancient art of mosaic with the complexity and textures of modern glass. 

Spending nearly 18 years in South America and around the world brings the vitality of the rainforest and the strength of exploring new cultures to my work. 

After living and traveling in contrasting cultures and countries, I weave my love of nature with what I have learned abroad. I think that this is what gives my work its vibrancy and uniqueness.  Tropics and temperate zones each contribute their wealth of subjects and styles.

My work draws from life experience and a love of color.

   Pink Lilies   20X 28        2008

Selected by Ohio Designer Craftsmen for the

"Best of 2009" Exhibit

Glass is a fantastic medium for depicting the diversity of nature.

Like in the outdoor world, its rich array of textures, translucence and color shine or recede as the daylight changes and the lights of night appear.  Whether in the direct sunshine or reflecting the glow of indoor lamps, these colors jump to the observer’s eye and draw us into their shape and rhythm.