Ruth Tyszka

9.5” X 8” X 5”

photos by pd rearick

One in a series of mosaic teapots featuring environments negatively affected by human impact and climate change.

Mosaic teapot of glass, repurposed handmade ceramic shards from artist friends, and repurposed figurine on teapot base.

9.5” X 8” X 5”

photos by artist

One in a series of mosaic teapots featuring environments negatively affected by human impact and climate change.

Glass, stone, millefiori, Blenko glass cullet, repurposed object on teapot form.

6.5” X 9” X 6.5”

photos by pd rearick

One in a series of teapots featuring environments or species negatively affected by human impact and climate change.

Mosaic teapot sculpture of glass, ceramic, glass beads, pearls, repurposed object on teapot form.

7.5” X 9” X 6.5”

photos by pd rearick

Mosaic teapot of glass and repurposed found object on teapot form.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Larry Elliot ceramic

10.5” X 10” X 3.75”
photos by pd rearick

Pyrite suns, glass, metal, stone, glaze on hand built ceramic.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Donald Massara ceramic

13” X 10” X 3.5”
photos by pd rearick

Hand cut glass and glaze on hand built stoneware.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Trace Priska ceramic

6” X 7.75”
photos by pd rearick

Glass on hand built stoneware.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Kelly Kaatz ceramic

4.5” X 9.5”
photos by pd rearick

Glass, beads, glaze on stoneware.

My initial intent for this piece changed dramatically because I was working on it at the very time in 2017 when white nationalists, nazis and other jack-booted thugs descended on Charlottesville, VA. I was left speechless with anger when their actions were not expressly condemned from the highest leaders of our Nation. It is both my hope and my prayer that I conveyed a permanently interwoven fabric of skin tones cemented with the elements of our shared flag.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Brenda Supuwood ceramic vase.

9.25” X 8.75”
photo by pd rearick

Glass and glaze on stoneware.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Tracy Nystrom ceramic

8.5” X 15” X 12”
photos by pd rearick

Glass, stone, beads, found and repurposed objects, glaze on handbuilt stoneware.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X Marilyn Appleman Ceramic

10” X 4.5”
photos by pd rearick

Glass, stone, metal, unglazed porcelain tile, glaze and underglaze on handbuilt stoneware.

Ruth Tyszka mosaic X David Hochberg ceramic

5.5” X 9.5”
photo by pd rearick

Glass, beads and glaze on stoneware.

9.5” X 8’ X 5”
photos by pd rearick

Glass, beads, stone, milliefiori, Blenko glass cullet on glazed teapot.

Mosaic teapot sculpture of stained glass, millefiori and found object.

photos by artist

7.5” X 9” X 6.5”

Purple Flower
6.5” X 9” X 6.5”

photos by artist

Glass, millefiori, Blenko Glass cullet on glazed teapot substrate.

7.5” X 10” X 7”

photos by artist

Mosaic teapot of glass, fused glass, gold smalti and repurposed found object on teapot form.

6.5” X 9” X 6.5”
photos by pd rearick

Glass, millefiori, Blenko Glass cullet on glazed teapot substrate.

7.5” X 11” X 3.5”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass, ceramic beads, repurposed object on glazed teapot substrate.

10” X 9” X 7”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass, ceramic tile on glazed teapot substrate.

6” X 8.5” X 6”
photo by pd rearick

Glass, Blenko Glass cullet on glazed teapot substrate.

7.5” X 11” X 3.5”
photo by pd rearick

Glass, Blenko Glass cullet on glazed teapot substrate.

7.5” X 10” X 7.5”
photo by pd rearick

Vintage Italian cabachons, millefiori, glass, gold smalti, porcelain flower on glazed teapot substrate.

12” X 7.5” X 4”

Millefiori, glass, unglazed porcelain tile on glazed teapot substrate.

7.5” X 10” X 7”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass, repurposed object on glazed teapot substrate.

10” X 10” X 7”

Glass, millefiori, Blenko Glass cullet, stone, coral, gold tile on glazed teapot substrate.

6.5” X 10” X 6.5”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass, ceramic tile on glazed teapot substrate.

6.5” X 10” X 6.5”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass on glazed teapot substrate.

6.5” X 10” X 6.5”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass on glazed teapot substrate.

11” X 7.5” X 4”
photo by pd rearick

Glass, millefiori, Blenko Glass cullet on glazed teapot substrate.

11” X 7.5” X 4”
photo by pd rearick

Mexican and Italian smalti, millefiori, glass, ceramic, on glazed teapot substrate.

6” X 8.5” X 6”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, vintage Italian cabachons, gold smalti, glass, stone from Kattegat, Denmark, on glazed teapot substrate.

12" X 8"
photo by pd rearick

When a client's favorite vase broke, she commissioned (and challenged) me to reimagine it into a new mosaic artwork. Luckily, the break yielded some interesting pieces, which inspired the shape of this design. 

Repurposed ceramic, millefiori, glass on glazed vase substrate.

6.5” X 10” X 6”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass on glazed teapot substrate.

12”
photo by pd rearick

Mexican smalti, millefiori, glass, unglazed porcelain tile, repurposed objects on glazed teapot substrate.

10” X 7” X 4”

Glass on glazed teapot substrate.

9.5” X 8” X 5”
photo by pd rearick

Millefiori, glass, repurposed object on glazed teapot substrate.

10.5 ” X 7.5” X 4”

Millefiori, glass and ceramic tile on glazed teapot substrate.

12”
photo by pd rearick

Italian smalti, glass, ceramic tile, marble, repurposed Neptune Man from Neptune Glass on glazed substrate.