Let's start with "The Art of Mosaic"...

Smooth Jazz

For many years, WEAA - 88.9 FM has been my favorite station for jazz and talk. Now, the Morgan State University-based, public radio station has added visual arts to its mix, and I recently attended an opening reception held in WEAA'S Artist Gallery.

"The Art of Mosaic," an exhibition of skillfully crafted tile and mixed-media mosaics by Baltimore artists Charles and Elizabeth Hawkins opened in late August and will grace the studio’s walls throughout the month of September. Well worth a trip to Northeast Baltimore and WEAA's third floor gallery in Morgan’s new Communications Center, the collection's artful array of colors and textures evoke a spirit of movement and sound.

Charles and Elizabeth Hawkins

Happily married for 37 years, neither Charles nor Elizabeth Hawkins has a background in art. The talented couple just works well together. She is a 37-year veteran teacher in the Baltimore City Public School system, and he is a recent UMMS Anesthesia Department retiree, with 40 years' service, and a member of a popular Baltimore musical group, the Spindles (formerly Frankie and the Spindles).

The couple’s foray into mosaic tile artistry began with a “WOW-factor” project for a newly enclosed porch at their home, another of Charles’ projects. Delighted with the finished product, and with the encouragement of family, friends and admirers, the two have been working away, cracking tiles in their basement studio every since. They describe their work as "Art That Will Crack You Up and Give You a SMILE."

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WEAA's Artist Gallery is open and available to visitors interested in viewing their work through September 30, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Additional images of the couple’s ceramic artistry can be found at http:/ooohlalamosaictile.com/.

Also, if you follow this link, http://picasaweb.google.com/jjwit1/SlideShow?authkey=Gv1sRgCLmX_PutoPuvlAE#, you can check out a little slideshow that I put together on a Web Album.

Enjoy,
Jannette

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