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About the Cover Artist 3 Miriam Sushman
B
efore becoming
a mosaic
artist, Miriam
Sushman worked
as a photojournalist
in the USA and
Israel. Her passion for
mosaics was ignited after
discovering a book on mosaics
in the Milwaukee Public Library. She learned
to work with a variety of mosaic methods
and materials. Sushman has led community
projects and has taught both children and
adults from her home studio and elsewhere.
She loves mosaics because there are so many
possibilities of combining different materials
and so many different methods of mosaic
creation. She enjoys combing through thrift
stores during family vacations or often
finding an object on her daily walks. Initially
Sushman created mosaics from china, beads
and childhood treasures. She then delved into
stained glass and was inspired to create a series
of mosaic installations with a nature theme and
continued this theme to create works recently
shown in a number of group and juried
gallery shows. She also creates stained glass
window hangings that incorporate chuppah
glass which are called Mazal Tov mosaics.
Recently Sushman has immersed herself in
creating tempered glass mosaics for a show as
a guest artist at an art gallery in the Driftless
area of Wisconsin in 2025. The mosaic, which
begins with a drawing, is created in a spontaneous
manner. It is a meditative process and the solutions
to any problems she encounters in the making
are always resolved by the process itself.
Sushman lives with her family in the
Riverwest neighborhood and is a
member of the Chabad of the
East Side. When she is not
creating art she enjoys cooking,
gardening and performing
improvisational comedy at
the Interchange Theatre.
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