POULSBO — The last mosaic completed by the late Brad Kauzlaric, Seabeck artist, was donated to the Poulsbo Marine Science Center and is now on display.

The Marine Science Center is located at 18743 Front St. NE, Poulsbo.

The 30-inch by 60-inch mosaic, “Perch and Pilings,” is comprised of eight tiles in which Kauzlaric used a combination of tesserae glass and shell.

Inspired by shadowy underwater views of wood pilings among which perch darted in silvery combinations, Kauzlaric effectively used negative areas to render the barnacled posts.

At his death in 2007, the mosaic was complete but unassembled. He left his work in trust to be administered by his son, Clayton. In 2010, the mosaic was assembled and grouted by Conrad Matlock of Belfair and readied for permanent installation at the Center.

Kauzlaric had a special interest in the marine life of the Pacific Northwest. He documented his fascination with all manner of marine life throughout his art career, from playful dolphins and oversize seahorse mosaics commissioned for the first Ocean Shores Inn, to carnelian crustaceans in his flamboyant “Shrimp Pot” destined posthumously for the Point Defiance Park Restaurant.

Kauzlaric lived in Poulsbo between 1949 and 1953 and explored the beaches and waterways as a young man, and later on Bainbridge Island in the late 1950s.

Clayton is finishing a compendium of his dad’s work that includes photographs and biographical information.