• “Winter Goose”

  glass, shelles rocks

• “Big Spike”

  Glass, porcelain & steel

• “Brokenartwork bench”

  This piece was part of "best seats in the house" a Shorewood event.

• “Anatomy of a Bird”

  Made of rocks,marble, found objects, feathers, glass, currently featured in a presentation to the American Society of Mosaic Artists

• “Dia”

  Made of found objects,, glass ceramics, metal, recently shown at Walker's Point Gallery during "Day of the Dead' show

• “Emerging Putti's”

  Found objects,metal, glass

• “Eve”

  Glass, tin on glass

• “Passion”

  Made of tin, mother of pearl,shells, glass, rocks, smalti

• “Animal House”

  made of toys, ceramics, wood, metal

• “Re-Birdth”

  Made of smalti, shells, rocks, glass, ceramics and found objects

• “Spirits”

  made of milagros. mardi gras beads, glass, gold leaf,ceramics

• “Tatoo Boy”

  Ceramic doll head, tatoo collage, glass and tin

• “Diablo”

  Made of steel,glass rock, milagro's and dust mask.

• “Winter by The Lake”

  Inspired by the energy of the birds at Lake Michigan, made with found objects glass, pottery, rocks and glass.

• “Meditation”

  This piece is a visual meditation made of metal, stone, glass, beads and ceramics.

artist bio

Multi media mosaic artist Leann Wooten creates original contemporary mosaics for gallery exhibition, architectural and residential settings.
As a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, she has won awards for her work and has exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Leann studied art at the University of Nebraska continuing her studies with many international masters of mosaic , while serving on the faculty and board at The Chicago Mosaic School.
Leann lives and works in Milwaukee now implementing
mosaic murals in the community, plus teaching mosaic art around the city and out of her home studio.

artist statement

Formerly a painter, in love with texture, I began adding objects to my canvases to build interest, so it was a natural transition for me to move into multi media with a strong emphasis on mosaic, needing a variety of materials to convey my thoughts.
I like working in a semi-abstract manner, giving myself and the viewer the familiar and unfamiliar to contemplate.
My work is a spontaneous journey, never pre-conceiving the outcome, working in the moment, exploring with metal, ceramics, rocks, shells, smalti, glass, wood, figurines, toys, and found objects. I love finding junk and recycling it into something new, so I am constantly hunting for items to spark my creative process.
My approach to mosaics is just like painting for me, I work fast and am engrossed by all the colors, textures and shapes that build complexity to my work.

proficiencies