Carol M. Hansen is an American artist creating mosaics using gouache painted eggshells on canvas. Her mosaics are primarily realistic depictions inspired by nature and humanity.

She is influenced by a sense of awe at the astonishing beauty of the natural world, by interconnectedness – between people as well as between people and nature – and ultimately by a sense of hope within a broken and fragile world.

The challenge of meticulous construction in her work requires patience and a sense of the larger picture while simultaneously focusing on minute details. This, combined with transforming fragile eggshells into works of art, is what inspires her. 

In a time of instant gratification, she wants to encourage people to value slow and steady craftsmanship, to appreciate everyday beauty, and to discover harmony and hope in the patterns and textures in her work.

Website – Broken For You