About

My name is Amy Lou Fancher(I was formerly known as Amy Rohde) and I am a free lance artist living in Syracuse, New York.   Since 1993 I have been known primarily as a mosaic artist.  Prior to that I made playful and offbeat jewelry from oven bake clay and glass beads and sold it at street fairs and flea markets in NYC. My jewelry was featured in a five page spread for Cosmopolitan Magazine in June 1993.

When I first started making mosaics I worked mostly with recycled china, found objects and ceramic tile and sold my work at Art and Craft shows and through various galleries and retailers around the U.S.

In 2003 I started moving away from using china as the main material and began incorporating more colored and mirrored stained glass into my work. In 2007 I began experimenting with ways to give my mosaic work more dimension by carving and sculpting styrofoam and foam insulation.

Along the way I have had the pleasure to work with some very talented designers, architects, and business owners doing a wide range of commercial mosaic installations, many of which you will find on this site.  I have also had the honor of teaching mosaics to children mostly through Arts in Education programs.  Those five years or so of teaching proved to be extremely rewarding, inspiring and challenging!  Although I no longer teach mosaics, I feel enriched for having had the experience.

After much soul searching and yearning to do something else, in 2006 I started exploring other mediums such as acrylic painting and screen printing.  The painting I’ve enjoyed purely on a personal level, but the screen printing won my attention (for 10 years) and was the thrust of the business I developed called Viva Sweet Love.  My collection featured quirky and beautiful original designs screen printed onto soft cotton tees for women and men,  canvas messenger bags, tea towels, cotton onesies for infants, pillow case sets, and more!  During Covid I had to shut down my shop due to supply issues. I am hoping to open it up again at some point to offer my original designs on a selection of high quality print on demand products. In the mean time, you can check out my Viva Sweet Love designs here: Please visit my Etsy shop to witness the magic your self;)  https://vivasweetlove.com/

My latest creative adventure, polymer clay mushroom terrariums began in the summer of 2023 purely as an exercise in fun!  

Woodland Wonders was established in 2024 and is inspired by the beauty and mystery of the forest and all of the flora and fauna within it.  Each terrarium and shadowbox is created with love and attention to detail.  I hope that my work brings you a little piece of joy and inspires a sense of wonder!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit this site.  Your comments and questions are always welcome and appreciated, please email me at fancher.amy@gmail.com or use the contact form below.