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Monica Brinkman is a contemporary mosaic artist who
was born in Canada in 1970 to a German father and
Acadian mother.
Her artistic process began as a child, sewing patchwork
quilts and collecting seashells and sea glass on the beach.
Now, her primary sources of inspiration are social issues,
justice, peace and her community—the people and their
stories, the environment and memories.
"Bloom Within" is a rich, textural, stained-glass, woven mosaic created with more
than 12,000 tiny hand-cut pieces. Coral reefs, ecosystems, lush gardens, the flora and
the fauna are the inspirations for this sculpture. They are very fragile and diverse, like
our own brains. We must nurture and care for our inner garden. It is all about loving
yourself from the inside out!
BLOOM WITHIN
BY MONICA BRINKMAN
S P O N S O R E D B Y : G A R R Y & J O A N N E F O S T E R
