what’s happening in the studio

Delirium: Botanicals in Oil and Glass

Opens March 28

Take a seat on the bench and experience Delirium!

Experience delirium when you visit this exhibition of my botanical mosaics paired with Christine Knize’s over-sized orchid portraits.
With animated video projections produced by Jeff Cason, this installation immerses you in a series of gorgeous gardens

Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC March 28 — May 2, 2025 reception May 1, 5:30—7:30 more info

teaser:

ANNOUNCING:
My Garden
publishing April 1, 2025!

It will be available to purchase on my website, or at any major book retail outlet.

pre-order now

A little picture book I wrote and illustrated, inspired by my grandfathers,
who taught me to love digging in the dirt.

coming in April:

Honeybee Hedge Mini Golf Hole at Charlotte SHOUT!

I am creating a mini golf hole for the Queen’s Greens at Charlotte SHOUT! based on an English country garden hedge maze.
Putt the ball through the garden gate. Will you make a hole in one? Or will your ball be lost in the maze…

Uptown Charlotte, NC April 4 — 20, 2025

more info

my latest mosaic benches:

Magnolia garden bench

currently starring in
Delirium: Botanicals in Oil and Glass

Dalton Gallery
121 E Main Street Rock Hill SC

stained glass, glass tile, and ceramic tile
42 H” x 48 W” x 24 D”

Full Bloom garden bench

stained glass, glass tile, and ceramic tile
43 H” x 54 W” x 25 D”

Hopefully you had the opportunity to view my mosaics alongside many gorgeous paintings by local artists at
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Main Lobby

introducing:

Get Lost Mazes

a new company staging immersive art installations
based on my mosaic mazes and labyrinths

check it out

Secret Garden
was included in
2024
North Carolina
Artists Exhibition!

a new sign for Mooresville Arts!

I went on a Caravaggio Quest:

Contarelli Chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist 1607

These are my photos of paintings by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The lighting in many venues was not optimal — with a lot of glare even in person. I did the best I could! I viewed these paintings in the following: in London, The National Gallery, and in Rome, The Borghese Gallery, Palazzo Barberini, Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, The Capitoline Museum, The Basilica of Sant’Agostino, and the Vatican Museums in Vatican City.

go to my instagram @bapokorny to see many more photos from Sicily and Rome!

I was interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine
read it here

Fabulous feature article in Charlotte Magazine November 2023 issue!

Taylor Bowler explores the mosaics and decor, and the process of creating a home around them with the vision and expert guidance of designer Anne Miller of Miller House Interiors.