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Getting started with mosaics

artigianati — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:56:08 +0000

The mosaic technique is simple to master and requires only a few basic tools and materials.

Mosaics are created by placing small pieces of material, like tiles or broken crockery, together and sticking them in place to create a design. You can create a mosaic on almost any surface and transform it from something plain and uninteresting to a beautiful simple design or a decorative piece of art! Before you start, get everything together that you are likely to use.

Pique assiette mosaic artist Jenifer Strachan

artigianati — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:31:47 +0000

THE BULL FROG

Pique assiette mosaic artist Jenifer Strachan is an artisan in the oldest sense of the word, a highly skilled craftsman. Although the name pique assiette – which means “plate thief” or “stolen from plates” – was not coined until the 1930s, it is an antediluvian craft dating back to ancient Greece and Rome when bits of terra cotta pottery, glass beads, and gems were used to add color to wall tableaus. Today, this found-object art utilizes primarily broken dishes to create colorful, textured montages.

Jenifer’s pieces are sophisticated and intricate, whimsical and romantic. Through this unusual technique of artfully laid fragments of broken dishware she is able to convey uncanny depth. Her framed portraits of women are rich with expression, warmth, and character. Exotic plants, butterflies, and bees on her birdbaths and garden pools resonate with color and life........

Contemporary mosaic art:Lake Oswego pieces together diverse art show

artigianati — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:12:13 +0000

"Reminiscence" by mosaic artist Kimberly Schonfeld of Appleton, Wis., is part of the Lake Oswego Arts Festival's special 2009 exhibit, "Cutting Edges: Contemporary Mosaic Art."

For weeks, heavy and mysteriously shaped parcels bearing postmarks from all over the world have been arriving in Lake Oswego.

Australia. Italy. Wisconsin. Tokyo. Texas.

One by one, the packages were stowed in the basement of the Realty Trust office on A Avenue.

This week, crews have been hauling them down the hill to the Lakewood Center for the Arts, where their colorful contents will be unveiled Friday in what organizers say will be the largest exhibit of mosaic art ever assembled in the United States.....

The Cutting Edges: Contemporary Mosaic Art exhibit will shatter your understanding of the art form.

artigianati — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:05:22 +0000

As the featured exhibit in the 46th annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, the exhibit is the largest assembly of mosaic art ever exhibited in the United States.

But that’s not all.

From June 26 to 28, George Rogers Park and the Lakewood Center for the Arts – both on State Street in Lake Oswego – will transform into one of the Pacific Northwest’s renowned art showcases......

Sharing the craft:Artist teaches mosiac at Hubbell Trading Post

artigianati — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:56:22 +0000

Philander Begay's yei bi cheii mosaic is almost near completion.

GANADO — Historically, Hubbell Trading Post was a hub of communication and information for the Ganado community and it continues today with the artist-in-residence program.

This summer, Robin Brailsford came out from Dulzara, Calif., to teach Navajo artists a new technique for making mosaics.

“What a fantastic place to work!” she exclaimed as she was putting out glass tiles to clean and work with. “As an artist in residence, this is heaven on earth.”

Brailsford is a public artist, which means she does large scale projects working with communities and professionals to create art mostly in public spaces.....

Woman realizes talent for hobby makes mosaics for family, friends…

artigianati — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:05:04 +0000

Louise Furlong, of Strasburg, sits in her home by some tables and a guitar she transformed using ceramic and glass tiles, and rubber modeling clay. Rich Cooley/Daily

STRASBURG -- Tile by tile, shard by shard, Edith "Louise" Furlong pieces together scenes from the Shenandoah Valley, from her past and from great works of art, into mosaic masterpieces.

"I started the year I turned 80," she said in the living of her Strasburg condo. "[I was] bored to death. I moved into a condominium and [had] nothing to do. I started watching [Home and Garden channel] HGTV craft shows. Every time I saw somebody doing the mosaic, I kept saying to myself, 'I can do that.'"

After about a year of listening to herself say she could do it, Furlong, who has been mostly deaf since illness stole her hearing at age 3, decided to take up the craft.....

MOSAICIST Sandy Mdekazi is a visual artist who cleverly and artistically expresses his inner being through his art.

artigianati — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:53:27 +0000

Born in Lady Frere in Eastern Cape and now based in Nyanga in Cape Town, Mdekazi is among our best creators of mosaic art.

CREATING BEAUTY: Monde Mdekazi makes the most beautiful mosaic

His unique approach to the craft has earned him many awards . Recently, Mdekazi won the Mosaic Mural Competition in Western Cape.

His mosaic mural in Hermanus in Western Cape was officially unveiled last Thursday. He worked closely with other artists on this project.

Mdekazi’ s mosaic and ceramic art work tackles various themes and subjects.

Takoma Park mosaic comes together…

artigianati — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:04:37 +0000

Volunteers add the finishing touches to the mosaic adorning the Takoma Park Maryland Library wall June 1. The mosaic was officially unveiled Friday.

Nearly eight months after the project officially began, the Takoma Park mosaic was finally unveiled to the hundreds of volunteers that helped create the massive public art display adorning the city library.

Up to 200 students, residents and public officials crowded the Takoma Park Community Center on Friday to kick off the official unveiling of the 560-square-foot mosaic depicting a fantasy landscape of flowers and vines intertwined around a giant setting sun. While plenty of photographs and a video documenting the project were on display, a steady stream of admirers ventured out into the light rain to admire the mosaic throughout the event......

Artist will show a lifetime of creativity to a wider audience

artigianati — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:24:56 +0000

Odette Diamond’s completed pieces a mosaic piece of artwork by Odette Diamond, 91, will be in an art show next month. Some of her work at the show will be for sale.

Large woodcarvings, clay sculpture, enamel on copper pictures and montages, mosaics, cloisonné and more fill Odette Diamond’s small apartment at the Agoura Hills Senior Retreat — visible evidence of a lifetime of creativity.

“I enjoyed each one in a different way,” the diminutive, 91-year-old said in her proper English accent, eagerly discussing her creative pathway.

Diamond explained why she didn’t try to show or sell her work throughout her lifetime, except to close friends.....

Mosaic artist Ed Chapman:Portrait in sugar

artigianati — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:21:00 +0000

A portrait of Sir Alan Sugar by mosaic artist Ed Chapman, who used over 3000 sugar cubes to create the work.

Sir Alan Sugar proves he is sweetness personified in a new portrait made entirely from sugar cubes in a Manchester gallery.

Artist Ed Chapman used over 3000 cubes to painstakingly craft his mosaic of the tough talking Apprentice host - a task he likened to one of the gruelling challenges faced by contestants on the BBC One reality show.

"I'm an avid fan of the Apprentice, and I thought a sugar cube portrait of Sir Alan was a nice idea and one people would immediately relate to," the 37-year-old from Manchester said.....