Mosaic Salon & Gallery 

Trina says: "The city of New Orleans was broken when we were allowed to re-enter. But we also re-entered the dreams and lives of each other - our old and new friends who had been displaced, as well. From the trash and debris lining the streets, I gathered bits and pieces of what had been destroyed- but remained in an attempt to salvage and reconstruct what the city had meant to me. As I traveled across the city, I always kept an eye out for discarded remnants of people's lives. Sometimes the personal objects that I found were unmistakably durable reminders of what was lost. The imagery that I create oftentimes evolves from the found objects and colors of the broken glass that come my way. I draw my inspiration from the colorful history and culture of the city that is my home. I use a variety of materials, from vintage fabrics to old film negatives, rusted iron, glass blocks, broken liquor bottles and the window frames that no longer have a home. Although broken, many of us have been able to pick up the fragments of what was beautiful and with those pieces begin to re-create."