PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers season-ticket holder Mark Brody pursues an art form that can trace its origins all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia.
These days, however, few people recognize the history, labor, and artistry that go into making a piece of mosaic art. But Brody, ever sanguine about his craft, doesn't appear to mind.
“It's true that people take it for granted because it's up on the wall,” he says. “But it's [about] all the little pieces. For me now, it's so natural...I'd rather do [a mosaic] than do a drawing.”
Brody, though, came late to mosaic art.