Playing in Snow

Two dogs are playing in the snow.

Materials: Stained glass, white rocks, ceramics, glass beads
Dimensions: 8.5" x 6"
Weight: 2 lbs

Curves

Materials: Marble, leaded crystal, ceramic, glass beads, mirror
Dimensions: 9" x 18"
Weight: 5 lbs

Into the Sunset

Materials: Stained glass, marble
Dimensions: 20 1/2" x 15 1/2"
Weight: 8 lbs

Runners' Heartbeat

Materials: Stained glass, onyx, marble, fused glass, abalone, rocks, coral, ceramic
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 18 1/2"
Weight: 5 lbs

Children's Garden

Acquired By:
Sharyn Isom
Midway, Utah
02/17/2011

Materials: Stained glass, fused glass, ceramic, stone chips, sand
Dimensions - with frame: 8"(H) x 6"(W) x 1.5"(D)

Mushrooms


Materials: Ceramic, stained glass, glass, mirror, mother of pearl, rock, seashells, urchin spines, mini tiles
Dimensions: 10" (W) x 23"(H)
Weight: 4 lbs

White Flowers

Acquired By:
Mike Higaki
Half Moon Bay, CA
Gift for Mom
(09/15/2011)

Materials: Glass, sea shells, stained glass, mini tiles, quartz, pyrite, coral
Dimensions: 10" (W) x 23"(H)
Weight: 4 lbs

Penguins

Materials: Marble, fused glass, clear glass, mirror
Dimensions: 10" x 10"

Serenity

Materials: Ceramic, stone, stained & fused glass
Dimensions: 10" x 10"

Green Leaves

Materials: Stained, tempered & fused glass, urchin spines
Dimensions: 10" x 10"

Koi Fish Pond

Materials: Rocks, crystalline glazed porcelain, fused glass, stained glass, handmade ceramics, marble, ox bone, drift wood, glass beads
Dimensions: 35" x 13"
Weight: 12 lbs

Solitude

Lonely in the night. Await for tomorrow to come...

Acquired By:
Bui Viet-Ha
Daly City, CA
(02/28/2010)

Materials: Italian Gold Smalti, stained glass, glass beads
Dimensions: 9" x 9"

Blue Eye

Acquired By:
Bui Viet-Ha
Daly City, CA
(02/28/2010)

Materials: Italian Smalti, ceramic, stained glass
Dimensions: 9" x 9"

"Red City"

The view of the city at night from the bird's eye view.

Acquired By:
Bui Viet-Ha
Daly City, CA
(11/25/2009)

Materials: Italian Smalti

Dimensions: 9" x 9"

Weight: 3 lbs

Flowers Window

The inspiration for this piece comes from my travels in Europe. I saw many beautiful flower pots outside of the windows of old brick walls which I translated the window style and wall using layers of stained glass.

Materials: Stained glass, mirror, glass
Dimensions: 12"(H) x 10"(W)
Weight: 5lbs

"Thunderstorm in the Village"

Acquired By:
Bui Viet-Ha
Daly City, CA
(02/28/2010)

Exhibition:
This piece is selected for the juried show of Wounded in Action: An Art Exhibition of Orthopaedics Advancements - March 7th - March 14th, 2010, at the E. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2010 Annual Meeting.
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Materials: Handmade ceramic, lead crystal, marble, hematide, glass, mirror.

Dimensions: 27 1/2" x 11 1/2"
Weight: 10 lbs

"Houses on the Beach"

Materials: Handmade & China ceramic, pyrite

Dimensions: 13 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Weight: 5 lbs

"Hawaii"

This is a series of Hawaii - the volcano, the mountains, and the beach in the sunset

Materials: Handmade & China Ceramic, slate, glass, rocks

Dimensions: 12" x 12"/each

Weight: 4 lbs/each

"Swing Move" (black and white)

A young girl dressed up in a white blouse, scarf, and a black skirt happily dances through the night.

Materials: Ceramic, glass beads, seashells, hematite
Dimensions: 10"(diameter) x 2 1/4"(W)
Weight: 5 lbs

"Swing Move" (color)

A young dancer twirls as her beautiful red scarf gracefully flows with her movement.

Materials: Stained glass, glass beads, abalone, hematite, millefiori
Dimensions: 10"(diameter) x 2 1/4"(W)
Weight: 5 lbs

"Reaching out" Wall Hanging

Materials: Ceramic, jasper, corals, rocks

Dimensions: 9 1/2"(diameter) x 2 1/4"(W)
Weight: 4 lbs

"The Mask" Wall Hanging

Materials: Handmade ceramic, jasper, vitreous, tempered, stained, and fused glass.

Dimensions: 14 3/4" x 13"
Weight: 5 lbs

"Biking on the Mountain" Wall Hanging

This is a group of bikers riding up the mountain during sunrise. The sense of joy and freedom is felt here as they make their way through a scenic path into the wood with the vibrant colors of the sky and ocean far beyond.

Materials: Petrified wood, sodalite stones, salmon bay rocks, aquatic cove rocks, abalone, quartz points, ceramic, stained glass, gems.

Dimensions: 31" x 8"

Weight: 8 lbs

"The Girl in Red"

Acquired By:
Professor Doan Hoang, PhD MIEEE MACS
gift for wife Ngoc-Bich Dang Nguyen
Sydney, Australia
02/16/2007

This piece depicts a girl with her favorite red dress, walking passed the rough road to a smooth and brighter perspective.

Materials: Ceramic, glass, yellow and white abalone, tempered glass, seashell chips, stone chips, granite, glass beads

Dimensions: 14.5" x 20.5"
Weight: 10 lbs

"Swirling Reflection"

A lonely young woman, captivated by her own imagination, explores the mysterious and the magical, represented in this piece by swirling, layered curves in a range of colors and depths.

Materials: Ceramic, smalti, mirror, green and white abalone, seashell chips, stained glass

Dimensions: 24.5" x 15"
Weight: 13 lbs

"Ballet Dancers"

Acquired By:
Thuan Do
Santa Ana, CA
(07/09/06)

The ballet dancers at the final movement within the spot light on stage

Materials: Vitreous glass, stained glass, ceramic, tempered glass, glass beads, mirror, horn bone, mother-of-pearl, feather pewter

Dimensions: 20" x 18"
Weight: 12lbs

"Dancing in the Sunset"

Acquired By:
Bui Viet-Ha
Daly City, CA
(10/01/2008)

Exhibition
Pacific Art League Exhibition - Landscape: America the Beautiful
Palo Alto, Ca - 07/11/2008 - 07/25/2008
Award: Third place

The four angels are performing their dance in the sunset on the hill side of an open space area.

Materials: Stained glass, tempered glass, ceramic, stone chips, glass

Dimensions: 30.5" x 14.5"
Weight: 15lbs

"The Beach Corner"

Acquired By:
Jackie Feretzis
San Francisco, California
03/07/2008


The colors, lines, curves, and textures help form this abstract aerial view of the corner of a remote beach. The un-symmetrical layout mixes with the pattern of repetition and illusions creating the energy flow, which I explore in this piece.

Materials: Vitreous glass, beach glass, glass beads, glass fritz, stained glass, seashells, seashell chips, wood chips, stone chips, rocks,
glitter, dry starfish, button

Dimensions: 23" x 14"

"Hidden Face"

Acquired By:
Bich-Lan T. Nguyen, MD
Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
01/06/2007

The elegance yet unlimited complexity of a woman face is conveyed in this piece. The ornamentation, the graceful curvatures of the hard materials, softness of the figure, the stylish hat all blend together in harmony.

Materials: Ceramic, tempered glass, glass beads, abalone tusks, horn bones, stone chips, decorative leaves.

Dimensions: 22" x 11" x 1.5"

Pieces of Life

Exhibition:
San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, CA
08/08/2008 - 08/17/2008
Award:
2nd place in Fine Arts category

The essential elements in Pieces of Life are the sun, the sky, the mountains, the sea, the woods, the river, the garden, animals, and half of a face of a female.

Materials: China ceramic, rocks, painted beans, acrylic jewels.

Dimensions: 12 x 12

"Chip Queen"
(Not for Sale)

As a good mix of traditional and hi-tech mosaic materials, the small pieces of broken tiles in different colors blending in with 4 pieces of 24K gold Pentium which are weatherproof, to form a border around the beautiful face.

Materials: China Ceramic, brick tile

Dimensions:12" x 12"