Artists creates eclectic mosaics and more

  • Jean Porras owns and operates Mosaic Garden Treasures, 143 Vaughn St., in Bertram. Judith Shabram/Bulletin
    Jean Porras owns and operates Mosaic Garden Treasures, 143 Vaughn St., in Bertram. Judith Shabram/Bulletin
For Jean Porras, her art defined her as an artist, and her customers at Mosaic Garden Treasures agreed. Jean’s father designed stained glass and taught her how to cut glass which prompted her to teach herself mosaics, an art form that dates back to the third millennium BC. Instead of glass, the Greeks often used small pebbles, tiles, or shells. Jean’s mosaic pieces range from garden benches to…

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