Cindy Ingram

My work explores connection, identity, emotional resonance, and the strange experience of being human. Working primarily in stained glass mosaic and mixed media, I create symbolic and emotionally driven pieces that combine curiosity, humor, vulnerability, and visual storytelling. Many of my works feature creatures, human figures, and imagined beings that act as emotional stand-ins—ways of exploring longing, wonder, disconnection, tenderness, fear, and belonging. I work intuitively, allowing materials and emotional associations to guide the process as a piece develops. I cut and arrange stained glass by hand and am drawn to the tension between fragility and durability in mosaic work—the way shattered pieces can be reassembled into something cohesive and alive. The physical process of piecing materials together mirrors the emotional themes within the work itself. My background in art history, museum education, and arts engagement deeply informs my practice. Symbols and recurring imagery such as aliens, animals, light, roots, and fragmented forms often appear as metaphors for emotional states and human experience. Ultimately, my work is an attempt to create moments of recognition—small reminders that even in our strangeness and longing, we are still connected to each other.