Sheryl Crowley. Mosaicist and Painter

Sheryl Crowley is a mosaicist and painter who explores both the whimsical and the dark sides of life. Through her art, she seeks to foster greater compassion and understanding by recognizing our shared humanity.
Mosaics speak to us through the mind’s magical ability to gather tiny fragments of colour and patterns of line, revealing images that stir the emotions and feed the imagination.

Using the richly coloured and textured mediums of mosaics and paint, Sheryl aims to enliven the spaces they inhabit, whether private or public. Her works explore the energy and rhythm of the world around us, along with its quirks and blues.

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Artist Statement

As a child, I had a “make-it” box, a “tickle trunk,” and buckets of riverbank clay to play with. I danced in my backyard and made up songs on the walk to school. I was immersed in the imaginative world.

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As I became a young adult, I branched out into the wonders and potentials of the hardware store and found objects there. Perplexed store clerks would do their best to help me find the paraphernalia that I wished to use for new, strange purposes. My imagination disregards what stuff “should” be used for. Today I work primarily in acrylic paint and glass mosaic with the occasional incorporation of found metal objects. My “Make-It Box” has become much larger.

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I find myself deeply moved by the hurts and desolations of this world and its people. I feel a gut reaction, a shrinking and sickening sorrow and anger. Compassion and connection are fundamental to the continuance of our survival, the survival of all life here on Earth. We are all connected; I feel that. In the past few years, I have been expressing those strong, darker emotions through my mosaics and paintings.

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Being an artist is a full-body, full living experience. I am open to feeling. I am compelled to create.