Portrait of Leslie F. Miller
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Leslie F. Miller

Fiction, Literary, Multimedia, Photography, Poetry, Public Art, Sculpture / Installation, Visual / Media

About the Artist

I like to break things and put them back together in a random, yet tasteful, order. As a writer, photographer, and mosaic artist, I make the small big and the big small. I create memento mori mosaic assemblages and shoot extreme closeups of bugs. My first book of nonfiction—Let Me Eat Cake: A Celebration of Flour, Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Vanilla, Baking Powder, and a Pinch of Salt—was published in 2009 by Simon & Schuster, and my first poetry chapbook, BOYGIRLBOYGIRL, was published in 2012 by Finishing Line Press. My poetry, fiction, essays, photographs, and articles—some the winners of small awards—have been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals across the country.

Featured Work

Photos

Hand-cast plaster memento mori half-sun, half-moon, with found object mosaic on plastic. Sun is backlit.
hand-cast plaster skull memento mori with rusted leaves, lampwork glass, sea urchin quills, adorned crown, and brass bells
stained glass, bird's nest, plaster, and plumbing fixture with lights.
plaster skull with crown on acacia wood with rusted leaves and flowers, roe antlers, beetle wings, urchin quills, ceramic and wood flowers, crystals, and rhinestones
small stained glass and mirror memento mori with rusted leaves, beads, beetle wings, and found objects
stained glass, mother of pearl, plaster memento mori, rusted leaves, etc.