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Online Gallery features:
Susan B. Katz
November 1 through November 30, 2005
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San Francisco South San Francisco |
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Susan B. Katz taught overseas at the American School in Valencia, Spain. Upon returning, a box of hand painted dishes broke in transit. “If life gives you broken dishes, make mosaics!,” she thought. So, this pioneering artist began a business called Mosaic Maestras. She’s since taught mosaic classes and sold her ceramic mosaics for years, a talent that fortunately morphed into her innovative mosaic style children’s book illustrations. Using cut paper tesserae (tiles) and mixed media, Susan creates collages alive with bold colors and exquisite design. She firmly believes that mosaics represent life: We take all the pieces and transform them into a beautiful work of art!
Susan is a National Board Certified Teacher with over 12 years experience as an elementary bilingual educator and consultant. Ms. Katz has presented at the annual SCBWI Asilomar Conference. She is a proud member of The Revisionaries critique group in San Francisco, along with Yuyi Morales, Lynn Hazen, Gianna Marino, Karen Ehrhardt, Jim Averbeck and Maria van Lieshout. Susan is represented by Deborah Warren of East/West Literary Agency.
Susan B. Katz, a University of Michigan graduate, began accumulating accolades at age 14 when she won the Detroit Free Press Writing Award for a poem about her grandmother. Susan loves to travel and over the years lived in both Spain and Costa Rica. Much of the inspiration for her books comes from her rich experiences overseas. In Costa Rica, she worked in a rain forest that later inspired several bilingual stories and vivid animal illustrations.
See more of Susan’s unique mosaic style illustrations at http://www.susankatzbooks.com
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Archive: Previous artists presented in this Online Gallery
| Nancy Barnett | North/Central | April 2003 |
| Carol Benioff | East Bay | May 2003 |
| Cindy Ann Ganaden | South San Francisco | June2003 |
| Deborah Nourse Lattimore | North/Central | July 2003 |
| Sara Iravani Kahn | South San Francisco | September 2003 |
| Elisa Kleven | North/Central | October 2003 |
| Jan Adkins | North/Central | November 2003 |
| Joy Allen | North/Central | December 2003 |
| Yuyi Morales | East Bay | January 2004 |
| Liz Cunningham | East Bay | February 2004 |
| Brooke Scudder | South San Francisco | March 2004 |
| Paula Pertile | South San Francisco | April 2004 |
| South San Francisco | May 2004 | |
| South San Francisco | July 2004 | |
| Kris Aro McLeod | North/Central | August 2004 |
| Sherry Rogers | North/Central | September 2004 |
| Barbara Pollak | East Bay | October 2004 |
| Kirsten Carlson | North/Central | November 2004 |
| Jeff Jackson | South San Francisco | December 2004 |
| Elly Simmons | North/Central | January 2005 |
| Bob Barner | South San Francisco | February 2005 |
| Lea Lyon | East Bay | March 2005 |
| Lin Wang | South San Francisco | April 2005 |
| Kieren Dutcher | East Bay | May 2005 |
| Karen Stanton | South San Francisco | June 2005 |
| Connie McLennan | North/Central | July 2005 |
| Liz Amini Holmes | South San Francisco | August 2005 |
Artist and illustrators previous school visits
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