Mashnee is a Cape Cod village on a former island in Buzzards Bay. It is connected to Bourne, MA via a mile long beach-lined causeway. I spent a lot of lovely time there for more than a decade collecting colored stones and shells on the beach, and untold hours breaking them into usable tesserae for mosaic.

 Mashnee sunsets there are often dramatic events, inspiring gatherings on the western shore overlooking the bay and the entrance to the canal.

 The torus is a donut shape, holding symbolic meaning in sacred geometry and spirituality, including the interconnectedness of all things. This mosaic torus of the natural world of Mashnee is constructed of Pal Tiya and pool noodles, and was mosaiced with beach stones, shells, and wood of Eastern Red Cedar from Mashnee. Other materials used include marble, bloodstone, Italian and Mexican smalti, vitreous and stained glass, painted iridescent glass, lapis lazuli, and Briare tiles.

 I am grateful to master carpenter and good friend Jean-François Louis who shaped the cedar to fit the torus.