41 min
0005 - Mosaicist Joseph Kaftan elevates the everyday with the translucence of glass Passionate Painter Podcast
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- Visual Arts
Joseph Kaftan was born in northeastern Wisconsin. His mother was a newspaper photographer and his father a self-taught mosaicist. Encouraged by his parents, Joseph began drawing and painting at a young age. He later studied art at UW-Madison and graphic design at American University. He worked as a graphic designer, his favorite projects were creating CD and book covers.In 2006, he began his first mosaic as a way to engage with his father who had suffered a stroke. He connected with the exper...
Joseph Kaftan was born in northeastern Wisconsin. His mother was a newspaper photographer and his father a self-taught mosaicist. Encouraged by his parents, Joseph began drawing and painting at a young age. He later studied art at UW-Madison and graphic design at American University. He worked as a graphic designer, his favorite projects were creating CD and book covers.In 2006, he began his first mosaic as a way to engage with his father who had suffered a stroke. He connected with the exper...
41 min