Mosaic On A Stick, St. Paul

Lori Greene started “The Stick” (as Mosaic on a Stick is affectionately known) more than eleven years ago, spreading out roots that teach and bring together the community around her. Mosaic on a Stick serves as a social hub where students come to chat, stock up on supplies, or plan out community projects. Recent works have included a partnership with ArtScope to help local teenagers create a mosaic mural on the Hancock Recreation Center. Graduates of the studio’s various classes wind up creating tabletops, birdbaths, benches, and house numbers, many of which are displayed for sale in the store. Lori is always on hand to offer tips, working out of a studio in the back where she mines her interests in Yoruba beadwork from Nigeria, nkisi figures of the Congo, and textile patterns.