Jacki Gran
Jacki Gran works in her home studio, splitting her time in Homestead, Florida and Lincoln, Maine. She works primarily in smalti, a traditional mosaic material. Smalti is a richly colored glass originating from the glass furnaces of Italy and Mexico. Most of her mosaics have accents using 24K Gold smalti creating incredible color, shine and reflectivity. Jacki is best known for her series of beautiful long necked, large-eyed mosaic girls. Most recently, Fire Within was awarded Best in Show at the juried Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA), 2021 Mosaic Arts International exhibition. Jacki is past president of SAMA and continues to serve on the SAMA Board of Trustees. She is passionate to share the opportunities that were opened to her by belonging to a mosaic organization like SAMA.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"I have always sketched girls with oversized eyes and long necks. When I began to mosaic, I found myself going back to these girls for inspiration. Over the years I've created dozens of mosaic girls and I love to develop their personalities with my materials. Other times I let the materials express my story in a non-objective creation."
ARTIST'S PORTFOLIO
Principesa
24K Colored Gold and Italian Smalti
Terra
Mexican Smalti
Esmeralda
Mexican Smalti and 24K Gold
Cari
Mexican Smalti, 24K Gold, Thai Beetle Wings, Millefiore
White Light
Mexican smalti, Italian smalti, quartz crystals, selenite crystals, white and yellow gold
Family Equation
Mexican smalti, beads, yellow gold
Fire Within
Mexican smalti, red and yellow god
White Witch
Mexican smalti, white gold, Swarovski crystals, titanium crystals, pearls