Barbara Bix

Cerulean Arts Collective Member Barbara Bix

I have always liked to create art from scraps. My mother, who designed aprons and smocks from our living room, kept me entertained in the kitchen with scraps of fabric, buttons, and rickrack. Hours spent rearranging patterns into endless combinations launched a lifelong passion for creating in three dimensional spaces.

My formal art training includes university and community classes, individual tutoring in glass sculpture, and informal exchanges with regional mosaicists. Degrees in history and medicine and years of bonding with patients have strengthened my emotional intelligence and filled my stores of subjects. Stained glass work in my 30s led me to glass and ceramic mosaic art. Kiln fired glass has added new depth to those pieces, which regional and national exhibitions have featured.

I play with color, pattern, and texture to represent natural scenes and the female form. Sketches lead to initial ideas that evolve circuitously through firings, cementing, and tinkering with tiles into colorful and layered scenes. My pieces guide me to completion.

Barbara Bix Resume
Cerulean Arts Virtual Tour & Talk - June 21, 2023
Tour & Talk with Barbara Bix 2024

Barbara Bix's solo exhibition was presented April 8 - May 3, 2026.
Tour & Talk with Barbara Bix 2026
A selection of work is available at the gallery as indicated below. For inquiries on all other shown, please Contact Us.

Mosaic art piece with purple, gray, and yellow tiles on a dark background

Mosaic art piece with purple, gray, and yellow tiles on a dark background

A Summer's Path, mixed media mosaic, 10" x 8" Available

Mosaic artwork of blue flowers with yellow centers on a gray stone background

Along the Bend, mixed media mosaic, 10" x 8" SOLD

Mosaic with pattern of blue birds on a textured beige background with colorful dots.

Birds in Flight, mixed media mosaic, 24" x 36"

Mosaic of a blue and black patterned bird with an orange beak on a gray background

Blue Spotted Burden, mixed media mosaic, 24" x 24" SOLD

Mosaic artwork with pink and black flowers on a gray stone background

By the River's Edge, mixed media mosaic, 10" x 8" SOLD

Mosaic portrait of a woman with a yellow headscarf and floral decorations on a textured background

Mosaic portrait of a woman with a yellow headscarf and floral decorations on a textured background

Defiance, mixed media mosaic, 14" x 10" SOLD

Artistic mosaic of a face with colorful geometric shapes and text overlay on a textured background

Eternity, mixed media mosaic, 14" x 10" SOLD

Mosaic portrait of a face with flowers and text on a yellow and blue background

Grace, mixed media mosaic, 14" x 10" Available

Mosaic portrait of a woman's face with colorful headscarf and jewelry on a textured background

Solidarity, mixed media mosaic, 14" x 10" Available

Mosaic of an abstract purple bird-like shape with white eye on a black background

Purple Bird Nesting, mixed media mosaic, 24" x 24"

Mosaic depiction of birds and clouds on a blue background

Songbirds, mixed media mosaic, 24" x 36"

Mosaic art with stones and small tiles in a circular pattern

Tumbleweeds, mixed media mosaic, 10" x 8" Available

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Barbara Bix's previous solo exhibition was on view October 16 - November 10, 2024. For inquiries, please Contact Us.

Landscapes 1, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 1, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8"

Landscapes 2, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 2, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 2, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8" Available

Landscapes 3, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8"

Landscapes 4, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 4, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 4, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8" SOLD

Landscapes 5, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 5, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 5, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8" SOLD

Landscapes 6, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 6, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 6, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8" SOLD

Landscapes 7, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 7, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 7, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8" SOLD

Landscape 8, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscape 8, mixed media and flame-worked glass mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix

Landscapes 8, mixed media glass mosaic, 8" x 8" SOLD

Woman of Faith - Family, mixed media mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix.

Milagros: Woman of Faith - Family, mixed media mosaic, 34" x 20" Available

Woman of Faith - Healing, mixed media mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix.

Woman of Faith - Healing, mixed media mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix.

Milagros: Woman of Faith - Healing, mixed media mosaic, 34" x 20"

Milagros: Woman of Faith - Sustenance, mixed media mosaic by Cerulean Arts Collective member Barbara Bix.

Milagros: Woman of Faith - Sustenance, mixed media mosaic, 34" x 20"

Greens of Summer, mixed media mosaic on repurposed window, 31" x 49" x 1"

Field of Dreams, mosaic, 23.5" x 28.5"

Language of Flowers, mosaic, 22" x 30"

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Barbara Bix's previous solo exhibition was held June 7 - July 2, 2023. One work from that show is currently available at the gallery as indicated below. For inquiries on all others shown, please Contact Us.