This 117 square-foot custom mosaic bench duo was commissioned by Texas retailer HEB for a new Joe V’s Smart Shop in Duncanville, TX. It’s a fun and playful complement to “Splashville,” the children’s interactive water feature at Armstrong Park in Duncanville. The mosaic features birds, butterflies, fish, crabs, starfish, boats, sea turtles, 21 + seashells and seahorses, all enjoying water in different ways. Don’t forget to look for the cannonballing armadillo!

This two-layer mosaic is part of a sensory wall installation for young children and people with SPD. The background is a soothing landscape, while the colorful trees, flowers, clouds and birds are in porcelain and glass, creating a tactile surface that beckons the user to touch the leaves and petals. The finished project will feature two additional sculptural “dandy” lions, three butterflies and several interactive “sound flowers” created by playground manufacturer, Whirlix.

“Infinite Greens” is a panoramic niche mosaic for the refreshed Women’s Spa Locker Room at The Nelson Golf and Sports Club. The mosaic is 21 feet long and 19 inches tall, made of vintage Italian smalti and Mexican smalti. Inspired by photos of the golf course taken by a member, the mosaic depicts rolling greens, trees at various seasons, and a waterfall pond.

Part four of a five-site installation at North Animal Care and Control in Fort Worth, Texas. Mags is a mixed-media sculpture with Mexican glass smalti mosaic.

A custom 12 x 12-foot glass mosaic for the City of Mesquite, Texas fire station #4. Design by John Wehrle of Trout in Hand studio, Richmond, CA. Mosaic fabrication by Julie Richey Mosaics. ©John Wehrle, 2020 and ©Julie Richey Mosaics, LLC 2021.

Created with vintage Italian and Mexican glass smalti. © Julie Richey Mosaics, LLC

A new sculpture for the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Pamplona Rose is an 8-foot-tall fiberglass column in the shape of a half chap, or pollaina. The setting is a traditional boot stitch inspired by a custom M L Leddy cowboy boot. Commissioned by Dallas development company Jackson Shaw CRE, the owner of the AC Marriott. Mexican glass smalti mosaic clads the surface in a design inspired by another M L Leddy custom boot. Photo by Danny Fulgencio.

Photo by Danny Fulgencio

We’re filling in the final sections of the pattern using mosaics we made in advance and taped with a mosaic tape. Photo by Danny Fulgencio.

Photos by Danny Fulgencio

Three double-sided Quarry Tile mosaics in stainless steel frames sit atop steel gabions filled with river rock. The installation marks the entryway of the facility.

Quarry Tile mosaic in stainless steel frame.

Quarry tile mosaic in stainless steel frame.

Quarry Tile mosaic in stainless steel frame.

3-D fiberglass and Mexican mosaic glass sculpture for the North Fort Worth Animal Care and Control Adoption Center building.

2-D Italian glass smalti mosaic cat naps on an overhead I-beam.

2-D relief mosaic of Mexican and Italian glass smalti and glazed ceramic tile.

Italian and Mexican glass smalti with 24k gold accents. Mosaic images designed by Rex Kare, Kare Studios. Center mosaic images by Giulio Menossi, Menossi Mosaics. Side panels by Romeo De Candido, Romeo Luxury Mosaics and Construction. All images are the property of the artist. Copyright 2021 Rex Kare.

Mosaics created for Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Italian and Mexican glass smalti with 24k gold accents. Mosaic image by Rex Kare, Kare Studios. Center mosaic by Giulio Menossi, Menossi Studios. Side panels by Romeo De Candido, Romeo Luxury Mosaics and Construction. Project management by Julie Richey Mosaics, LLC.

Cement and stained glass mosaic sculpture. Temporary mounting in half-ton moss boulder.

Cement and stained glass butterfly sculpture, suitable for outdoor display. Available for purchase.

We created a custom Mexican glass smalti mosaic for the floor inset of this remodeled baptismal font at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Edina, MN. April, 2019.

The water pump and filtration system is concealed under this hidden hinge door. We created a custom inlaid top that continues the design’s surface.

This classic version of the University of Dallas logo was commissioned by the graduating class of 2018, whose members donated the funds to purchase the mosaic. It will be installed in the new admissions and administration building, Cardinal Farrell Hall, in May, 2019.

Mexican enameled glass and Italian 24k gold smalti in brushed aluminum frame. 48 x 48 inches.

48 inch diameter mosaic seal in Mexican and 24k gold Italian smalti with brushed aluminum frame.

Our team recently completed a cosmetic preservation of the 1968 Gyorgy Kepes-designed mosaic mural at St. Jude Chapel in downtown Dallas. See more photos on our public iCloud album.

Photo by Danny Fulgencio.

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church, El Paso, Texas.

Water reflects the chandelier in the cast bronze font made by Wanner Sculpture Studio, Milwaukee, WI. Photo by Manuel Aragon.

A baptismal font mosaic for St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church in El Paso, TX. Designed by Julie Richey; fabrication by Julie Richey and Lynne Chinn. Photo by Lynne Chinn.

Mexican and Italian smalti and 24k gold. 2016

Photo by Manuel Aragon.

Created for the Porter Henderson Library at Angelo State University, the mosaic depicts the San Angelo region’s history, geography, culture and campus traditions to reflect the connections between Angelo State University and the surrounding community. The sides of the wall depict landscape scenes including native plants, wildlife and symbols derived from the nearby Paint Rock pictographs painted by the Jumano Native Americans. The top of the wall depicts “snapshot” elements important to San Angelo cultural identity, such as a Ramboulliet ram, an Aeromotor windmill, the historic railroad trestle bridge over the Concho River and “Mia’s Alice” and “Texas Dawn” species grown at the International Water Lily Gardens. 

Photo by Danny Meyer, ASU

Panorama of the West Texas desert landcape near the campus.

Photo by Danny Meyer, ASU

Entrance to the Porter Henderson Library on the Angelo State University Campus.

Photo by Danny Meyer, ASU

Butterfly and lantana detail: area plants and wildlife appear on the east side.

"Backpack Man" image from the Paint Rock Ranch pictographs.  A sun dagger marks backpack man's path on the summer solstice.

Recreation of a vintage postcard showing the Concho River railroad bridge.

A weathered barn and Aeromotor windmill are common sights in the surrounding landcape.

Photo by Danny Meyer, ASU

San Angelo history: a vintage photo features the top-earning angora goat in a 1913 San Angelo auction.

San Angelo is sheep territory.  Roscoe, a rambouillet ram, is ASU's mascot.

The low bench wall serves as a gathering place for students.

Photo by Danny Meyer, ASU

 Arroyo was created for the University of Texas Jackson School of Geological Sciences, Holland Family Student Center.  Redesigned as a cafe, library and research area, the students' new public lounge area includes an interactive globe screen which projects images of Earth’s seismic, weather, polar ice cap status and more.  

Photo by Chris Caselli, http://chriscaselli.smugmug.com 

Architects invited us to create an interior arroyo formation that would meet the outdoor classroom's existing arroyo, which is filled with rock specimens.

Photo by Chris Caselli, http://chriscaselli.smugmug.com

Photo by Chris Caselli, http://chriscaselli.smugmug.com

Mineral, stone and petrified wood samples were carefully sliced in the UT lab to provide inserts for the Arroyo.  These specimens were inlaid into the mosaic surface and now serve as an educational-architectural component.

Photo by Chris Caselli, http://chriscaselli.smugmug.com  

We were invited to visit the UT Geology lab and select specimens to be cut to veneer thickness, the same height as the mosaic smalti.

20-foot-diameter enameled glass medallion for DFW's Terminal D.  Part of a series of 12 medallions designed by area artists and fabricated by mosaic companies.  Untitled, painted by Dallas artists Judith Hearst, appears at Gate 38.

Opus Romano is an enameled glass which meets ADA commercial standards.

The Uplift North Hills Preparatory mosaic medallion, Panther Pride, was designed by North Hills student Claire Richey and fabricated by volunteers over two summers.  Installation took three days with the help of qualified mosaic artists and volunteers.  18 feet wide, Quarry Tile.  Mortar and grout supplied by Laticrete International.
 

 Eight etched glass and steel panels surround the font and can be removed for ceremonies.

 The Four Evangelists baptistery floor was created with Mexican smalti and inlaid into the existing stone floor surrounding the font.

Design by Lynne Chinn, LCMosaics.com.

Design by Lynne Chinn, LCMosaics.com.

Design by Lynne Chinn, LCMosaics.com.

Design by Lynne Chinn, LCMosaics.com.

Created for a Spanish restaurant in Dallas, the wall was inspired by elementary school students' portraits made in a Picasso style.  Mixed media glass and ceramic mosaic with millefiori. 

Although the restaurant no longer exists, the mosaics were saved thanks to a semi-permanent installation method.  Panels were originally installed with screws and matching black caulk, making de-installation a simple process.

Located in front of Bellaire City Hall, the bench is part of a citywide art bench initiative.  Porcelain, ceramic and glass. 

Our first visitor was a Bellaire resident.

Part of the Bellaire Bench initiative, located at Feld Park.

Kilim-style mosaic bench in unglazed porcelain. 

Located in Plano, Texas, the Seton Madonna of Consolation was created in 2016 for the outdoor columbarium garden. 

Commissioned by the members of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Plano, Texas, the Seton Madonna of Consolation is an original work designed by Plano artist Lynne Chinn and fabricated by Julie Richey and Lynne Chinn in their respective studios. 

The mosaic is made of Italian glass smalti and 24k gold leaf smalti. The multicolor roses are inspired by the flowers in the church's outdoor columbarium where the work permanently resides. As the floral border reaches the top of the tondo, roses give way to thorns, evoking Christ's crown of thorns. A subtle "brocade effect" fills the background and features the Seton cross, an emblema with four wheat shafts. 

Photo by Stacy Bratton Photography.

Rose and thorn detail.

Created for St. Jude Chapel in Dallas, TX, these recent panels mimic the 1968 mosaic backgrounds installed behind other statues in the chapel. 40+ colors were matched from the originals to create these new panels.

The 2018 Preservation Dallas Achievement Awards ceremony recognized our team with the Gail Thoma Patterson Award for outstanding restoration of a Dallas landmark.

Our team consisted of Father Jonathan Austin of St. Jude Chapel, Julie Richey of Julie Richey Mosaics, and Cher Goodson of Art Restorations, Inc. of Dallas. Conservator Callie Heimburger and mosaicist Lynne Chinn assisted.

The restoration project was funded by the donations of generous parishioners of St. Jude Chapel in downtown Dallas. The project was done in three phases: interior new mosaic panel, interior altar wall repair, and exterior façade restoration.

"Discovery Reef" is comprised of two mosaic benches, totaling 117 square feet, featuring critters who love water. Fish, seashells, crabs, birds, butterflies, seahorses, bullfrogs, sea turtles, starfish, and an octopus named Octavia all enjoy the reef and its surroundings. Perhaps the one having the most fun is the cannonballing armadillo? Commissioned and co-designed by the HEB team, along with Julie Richey Mosaics, the benches welcome visitors to "Splashville" at Duncanville's Armstrong Park.