Marissa’s Mosaics and Works

04/24/2026

04/24/2026

I shopped at Archon Glassworks on Wednesday afternoon. I came in to see if they had the color of glass I needed for a custom pet portrait, unfortunately the glass color was discontinued, but they were able to find a long scrap of the color in the back. I also got one of every color for the grant project I’ll be facilitating this summer.

04/13/2026

This was my booth at the Spring St. Paul Art Crawl at Virginia Street Church this weekend. I was the one in charge of counting people because I have a clicker for counting people. There was 200 people on Friday, 430 on Saturday and 380 today. So around 1,000 people came through our art crawl location. I might have counted some people twice, but I was gone out for at least 10 minutes every day to have personal breaks.

I sold mostly pendants, coasters and cards this year. I didn’t sell any of my hanging pieces, but I met my minimum goal and got a lot of interest in custom pet portrait coaster commissions. I also ran out of business cards.

I had fun even though I’ve been dealing with a sinus infection this weekend. I hope to get more connections as I go to different Art Crawls these following weekends.

04/07/2026

This is the custom frame I made for my mom at my twin sister’s wedding two and a half years ago. It’s all 3 of us together, plus my niece Elizabeth inside our older sister’s Chelsea’s belly. Our mom commissioned me to make a frame for this photo last year and I finally got around to designing and finishing it last week, after a rough last year. With our dad passing away in October 2025. I based the frame off of the bouquets.

03/09/2026

More cat coasters! My goal is to complete 20 coasters before the St. Paul Spring Art Crawl in April. I have completed 11 now, so 9 more to go. My goal is to do 3-4 a week. These are all the cat coasters that will be there. DM me for custom pet portraits in mosaic.

02/27/2026

Want to see what La Fresh Eye studio looks like. Come and tour the St. Paul Art Studio on March 20th from 4-7pm. It’s our 5 year anniversary (I’ve been here for 2.5 years), so we are having an Open House! Contact Lauren to RSVP.

02/21/2026

So I’m going to try to finish 20 coasters before St. Paul Art Crawl in April. These are the first 4 that I knew I could whip out quickly. I always have the bees have mixed amber colors for the background. Coasters start at $30. I’ll be at Virginia Street Church for the St. Paul Art Crawl this April: Friday the 10th from 6-10pm, Saturday the 11th from 12-8pm, and Sunday the 12th from 12-5pm. I will resume doing custom pet portraits after these 20 coasters are down.

02/17/2026

These are the textiles that I have made so far this year. Each one has their own title. I’ve been weaving these wall hangings since the new year. But now that Art Crawl is less than 2 months away I’ll be going back to mosaics.

02/07/2026

I never throw away my extra diamonds from my diamond art. So I finally did something with them. I did the entire lid in 3 days, with serval breaks.

01/30/2026

Here’s a little glimpse into my home. I know it’s not artwork, but I’m so proud that these are finally up in my home! I’m a big reader, and I’ve been listening to audiobooks when working on my art since July. I haven’t really sat down to read a book in a long time, but I am able to listen. I’ve been reading for fun since I was 13, I did not read as a child because of my dyslexia. I still struggle with reading out loud. So this is just a touch of my personal life on my page. I also have read over 1,000 books according to my GoodReads.