Visual arts is the backdrop of Peter Glassford’s career in design and the role it plays. A maker from the Tex-Mex border, Glassford has resided and worked in Mexico for the majority of his career, principally as a furniture designer, influenced by the crafts and materials the country is so well-known for. This influence is the foundation, the lodestar of all his creative endeavors.

Collage tiles are modular panels composed randomly from wood remnants and sanded to a soft finish, protected with lacquer and wax They bring the viewer in with a chaotic intensity but convey a meditative feeling, a calm pleasure as the eye moves through a field of wood that conveys action. The tiles are as much an architectural material as they are artwork, wrapping the space with warmth and texture.