"Displaced Hurricane", 2013.
Materials: Layered stained glass, smalti, stone.
Size: 24"x30"
Price: upon request

A hurricane and irrigation circles don't mix. This is a futuristic vision of a hurricane taking over the desert area and bringing in too much of a good thing all at once- water.

Project Description: "Displaced Hurricane" is part of series of works that speak of water and its distribution in the world. At the time of global warming new weather patterns are emerging resulting in major shifts in the water supplies. While the ocean coasts are experiencing an onslaught of forceful hurricanes, the desert areas are running out of ground water. Irrigation circles sometimes are the only means for desert economies to feed their populations.

"Landfall", 2012.
Materials: Layered stained glass, smalti, stone.
Size: 32" x 32"
Price: upon request

A hurricane is pictured making a landfall over the Eastern Coast of US. Although most of the scenery is obscured by the cloud cover, one can only imagine the level of destruction a hurricane can cause.

Project Description: "Landfall" is part of series of works that speak of water and its distribution in the world. At the time of global warming new weather patterns are emerging resulting in major shifts in the water supplies. Life as we know it can only exist in a presence of liquid water. Without water Earth would be just another dry lifeless world floating in space.

"Jupiter: Great Red Spot", 2010.
Materials: Layered stained glass.
Size: 36" x 56"
Price: upon request

Jupiter has always fascinated me as unrealized star- a planetary body that is too small for a nuclear fusion action. It is a giant planet that we can never land on. And it is in charge of one of the greatest hurricanes that we can observe- the Great Red Spot.
Because of a layered layout, this mosaic required some research on structure of the GRS. I had to contact a NASA scientist who was very generous and sent me a couple of papers that she has written on cloud deck observations of Great Red Spot.

Project Description: Starscapes series is about the stars, their personalities and their interaction with the surroundings. It is about transformation and relative comparison of the outer and inner worlds of humans and stars. Like people, stars show their character, their warmth, their long-lasting influence on their surroundings. In the otherwise dark Universe, they are the sources of light. Some burn bright and short, some burn for billions of years. Some are variable, and some are constant. By exploring their intricate personalities we better understand the people that surround us. We are composed of atoms formed by second and third generation stars. In the infinity of space, one human being contains the chemical data for most of the stars that we observe.

Process: Layered stained glass technique was used to create the "Starscapes" mosaics. First, a layer of stained glass was glued onto a plywood substrate. The first layer was grouted as a conventional mosaic. Many layers of glass were applied on top of the first layer to produce the visual effects of overlap, transparency, and dimension. Layered mosaics offer a better medium for exploring infinities since they are not limited to a finite plane. With a traditional mosaic, when you place your last tessera, you are finished with the mosaic. In a layered mosaic there is technically no limit on how many tesserae can be placed one on top of another.

"When the Stars Line Up for You", 2009.
Materials: Orzoni smalti, gold, stained glass, glass rods, and coal.
Size: 24"x42"
Price: $8,000

This project is a juxtaposition of the confined mosaic surface with limitless space.

There are billions of stars in the Universe and close to an infinite number of views and star alignments are possible. With such an infinity of views one can choose any alignment one wishes and attach particular meaning to that view.

The layered tesserae technique creates multiple flows and directions that express constant flow of events, and unstoppable progress of matter.

"Materialize: 2(xyzt)", 2009. Materials: stained glass mosaic.
Size: 16"x40".
Price: $2,500 (sale)

Two parallel events can't exist at the same space and at the same time, but what if? This mosaic represents a scene of two parallel universes becoming aware of each other. Will they cancel each other out of their existence or is it possible for them to be integrated and still be independent?

"Powered by Moebius Drive", 2009. Materials: stained glass mosaic.
Size: 36"x56".
Price: $6,500

One of the difficulties in today's space travel is the lack of efficient fuel. In this futuristic vision, the spaceship is powered by a Moebius drive, an eternal engine that can push the ship forward indefinitely. The spaceship is designed to search for radio signals from other civilizations.

"Sirius A and B Star System", 2009. Materials: layered stained glass tiles. Size: 42"x42".
Price: $6,500

One of the closest star systems to the Sun, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. This Blue Giant has a White Dwarf companion that is gravitationally bound to it.

"Visitor", 2008.
Material: layered stained glass.
Size: 24"x42".
Price: $5,600

Traveling stars- the ones that travel against the galactic waves are few. When they enter other star systems, they are capable of causing great gravitational disturbances.

"Black Hole Sun", 2008.
Material: Layered stained glass, smalti.
Size: 24"x24".
Price: $2,500

Where time is still and light is none,
Where our dreams have over-flown.
They have returned with stunning views
And the event horizon news.

-Yulia Hanansen

"Solar Flare"
Material: stained glass.
Size: 30"x42".
This mosaic was created using several of the SOHO satellite images. The apparent size of Earth is shown on the right- a pale blue dot. Media: stained glass
Sold: Private collection.
Image composite by Yulia Hanansen, base images courtesy of NASA's SOHO satellite.

"Lake Kara-Kool: Northwestern Cloud Front"
Media: stained glass
Size: 24"x24"
Price: $2,600 (wood frame)