Roy Cruz. a mosaic artist, developed his expertise through a family trade, learned by his father. His years in the trade working with ceramic tile, marble, flagsone, granite, slate, concrete, and strucco, allowed him to experence all practicality of tile and its aesthetics. "Modern Mosaics are of hand cut porcelain tiles, and each piece is placed for visual effect, and with different styles and angles that are the prominent overall characteristics of a Cruz Mosaic".

Mr. Cruz also was a member of the Galveston Art League and has exhibited his work at the artwalks through various galleries, including Galveston Rosenberg Library.
In a 1995 review of the Galveston Artwalk, the Houston press wrote, "Roy Cruz, a master of mosaic design takes you into his world of brilliance, light, color and reflections with each dazzling piece of art. His imaginative use of ceramic tile and marble reflects his thirty years of experience. Each piece of art changes before your eyes continueously as the light bounces off the colorful uniquely cut pieces of tile."