Mozaic Arts & Mosaic Made Easy (www.MosaicMadeEasy.com) is dedicated to sharing inspiring mosaics and other art forms. Michele
My goal is to offer videos and tutorials that help you with your art. If you don't see what you need let me know!
"Ruthie" the Rhino is my 2nd piece since challenging myself to use materials I've been "collecting" for so many years.
Gold 10mm tiles, numerous pearls & beads of all sizes and types, rhinestones, millefiori, gold seed beads, etc. Paper mache base, Apoxie Sculpt, gold paint. 9" L, 5.5" H, 3.5" W
Oklahoma City Heart Hospital chapel stained glass "Trinity" installation circa 2002 for Jonathan Brown Art and Design
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Follow Lynn lynnmonet.weebly.com LMA: How did you get started in mosaics? Lynn: Growing up, I experimented with many different mediums. Some of my fondest memories are of getting to buy some new pastels or paints to play around with. As a teenager and young adult, I fell head over heels for photogra...
After downsizing and moving from Orlando to Titusville, l'm finally adjusting to a much smaller home "studio" on my back porch. It's only a table on wheels but I can turn it around and watch tv while I'm working if I want to. This room faces west so I get to see sunsets, storms, golfers (I am at the first tee box on a small course) and nature. No complaints!
Finally! I made time for a new mosaic portrait (special 'cuz its my BF Gary) Material is stained glass "scrap", which I used rather than buy new glass. So, I had to work with the colors (values) I had at hand.
Just added lots of photos and albums! Enjoy!
Makers of Mexican smalti in Cuernavaca + Mosaics In Mexico student tours.
Kirsten Taylor "Vortex". I LOVE all the different materials and happy colors. Great work Kirsten!
Vortex is completed and ready for the wall! I’m really happy with it 😊
AN ARTIST'S IDEA MEETS THE HANDS OF 300 ARTISTS, SCULPTORS AND MORE THAN 1000 VOLUNTEERS.
The Mosaic of Andreina is a public art project, conceived by
the artist Andreina Giorgia Carpenito in 2009 and still ongoing. The artwork currently extends over a surface of 9700 sq. ft, inside and outside the church of the Holy Spirit of Indicatore, a few miles from the town Arezzo (Tuscany, Italy). When completed, the artwork will cover 32,000 sq. ft. Since 2012 the Cultural Association Ezekiel has been in charge of the coordination and support for the advancement of the mosaic.
https://en.ilmosaicodiandreina.org/
Il Mosaico di Andreina è il mosaico più grande d'Europa, ideato dall'artista Andreina Giorgia Carpenito per la chiesa di Indicatore in provincia di Arezzo (Toscana, Italy). 300 mosaicisti e scultori e più di 1000 volontari di tutto il mondo hanno già partecipato all'opera, che è tutt'ora in cor...
Remembering Frida Kahlo on her birthday July 6, 1907–1954.
Frida Kahlo was considered one of Mexico's greatest artists and feminists. She began painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident. Kahlo later became politically active and married fellow artist Diego Rivera in 1929. She exhibited her paintings in Paris and Mexico before her death in 1954.
Her biography is an amazing story of pain, talent, perseverance and love. You can read more about her at https://www.fridakahlo.org/frida-kahlo-biography.jsp .
Shown below is one of her self portraits interpreted in pique-assiette by me. Her self portraits contain many forms of symbolism. You can read about this one that was dedicated to Dr. Eloesser at https://www.fridakahlo.org/self-portrait-dedicated-to-dr-eloesser.jsp .
It has been a crazy 2020, as you know. Having art in my life has been my saving grace during this time.
I took time off to review several written tutorials to offer on www.MosaicMadeEasy.com and also to make new mosaic art. I'm getting there!
Thanks for your patience and remain safe and enjoy your art and summer! Michele
Wonderful works of art!!
100 MOMENTS IN MOSAIC ONLINE EXHIBITION FINAL DAY, Monday, June 1, 2020! Over 130 artists from all over the work are featured in Season 3 of the One Hundred Moments in Mosaic Project on view now at Americanmosaics.org/100moments
Thank you Tracy Hodson for a wonderful show!
110 new photos added to shared album
I love Susan Smith's glass mosaics!
Hello everyone! I thought this week for sharing Sunday I would post something that I up-cycled. I would love to see what you have given new life to as well.
This was originally a bowling ball I found at the tip. As they're dark in colour, I used a white exterior tile adhesive and exterior quality black grout. As the holes are quite deep, I filled them just a little at a time with tile adhesive ( you can use cement if you wish) and let that dry first before then filling a little bit more and so on. When the holes were filled I placed a large nugget or tile over them.
These are great as a substrate as you can use tiles, glass, shapes and nuggets to produce your own imaginative patterns and designs and just go with the flow. They are so bright and colourful and can really cheer up a garden or yard.
Take care and stay safe, Sue x
As I sit hear trying to make my own masks I remembered my 'outfit' for my free Safety Video at https://www.youtube.com/c/MosaicMadeEasy . Who knew I would need it someday??
I used masks & gloves for mixing grout and thin-set (albeit late in my career) but alas, none left. What used to be funny is now scary. Safety is now so important in every aspect of our life, not just grouting.
So, be safe and continue to do what you love. Mosaic - and all art & music, remains the best medicine we have to go thru this time of isolation.
FB says I need more reviews. If you have purchased a video class or taken any of my classes in person it would help me to know how you would rate the content and delivery (see "Recommendations & Reviews" above). You feedback is so helpful. Thank you so much!!
Just added a bunch of photos of my artwork - a couple precede the cellphone, LOL!! All are subjects of future tutorials, like the Memory Ware class in the photo - it was the first one - in 1997!
Testing a new foam sealer possibility this week that won't break the bank! Will keep you posted.
If you are still on my personal FB page please LIKE this one so you don't miss out! Thank you all!
Regarding outdoor substrates/bases I found a product called FOAMULAR, made by Owens Corning, at Home Depot. It is a 2' x 2' square of moisture resistant insulation and 1" thick (perfect for my house numbers) and only $5.98. I called the company and they said it is a great option for us. (we agreed it should be coated which took me to Floracraft "Smooth Finish Foam Coating" which can be used outdoors and is carried by Walmart for $5.97. I will use stencils to cut out numbers and test a few adhesives and let you know!
Some great news for you!
I have lowered the current Video Courses on Mosaic Made Easy from $75 to $40!!! Because my recent move eliminated the space needed to do mosaic tutorial videos, I will also be offering more classes in print for a very low price.
The first one will be on Mosaic Portraiture Based on Tonal Values, which I first introduced at SAMA in 2007. Since then it has grown into the most comprehensive portraiture tutorial anywhere - I'll let you know when its done!
The photo shown is from that class and is a compilation of 20 students, each learning to identify the values in the original photo. If you are a mosaic teacher, this was the best class (and the most fun class) I have ever taught! I will license these tutorials, with specific teacher instructions, to qualified instructors (message me via Messenger for more info).
Why am I doing this? I will be 70 yrs. old this March (whaaat?) As the say "you can't take it with you" and my greatest joy the last 25 years has been teaching what I know and I want to pass it on. Thanks to all who have accompanied me on my mosaic adventures!
Magnificent ! Smalti slivers lend themselves to such beautiful gradations of color!
In a mosaic, what we all need in these delicate days: ginko biloba is indeed a symbol of peace, hope and vitality. Used in Art and Literature throughout the last 20 centuries, it’s considered the most ancient living tree. It even survived the World War II nuclear bombing on Hiroshima with calmness and balance, and is now planted all over the world symbolizing rebirth.
ph. Entre Pássaros e Flores Ateliê
In response to the many comments I received about the mosaic numbers I have contacted skeew.biz in Orlando to see if they offer them in hardi backer - it would be a better option than wood for many areas, although mine have survived our rainy seasons and can be easily moved inside if needed. (Skeew also has a page) I'll let you all know!
I made these house numbers for my new home (1964). I had no real vision except for it to be bright and cheerful and to use up my plethora of mosaic supplies.
Another family saw them and commissioned the "4920" ones.
Materials include vintage S&P animals, Kismet tiles, stained glass scraps, resin flowers, buttons, ceramic leaves, glass beads and more!
The wood numbers were sealed with Thompson's water seal on back and sides (do not use on top as glue will not stick to it) then painted with exterior paint. The top was lightly sealed with Weldbond 5:1 and water then grouted. The grout was sealed as well. Glue was mainly GE Silicone Glue.
There is no limit to the materials we use. (Or the size of the piece!)
Completed... All natural stone including the Valdes Island sandstone buttresses flanking each side.The hearth is a slab of basalt sawn from a column and polished. The stones above collected over 50 years by our clients. An honouring of a lifetime exploring the outdoors together. Delivered and craned into place on Christmas Eve as an anniversary gift to his wife.
Spokane, Washington.
Like a gorgeous stone mosaic necklace!
“The simple act of placing stone upon stone in the sand is very therapeutic.”
Metal + rust + creativity really turns me on!!
Indonesian artist Ono Gaf works primarily with metallic junk reclaimed from a trash heap to create his animalistic sculptures. His most recent piece is this giant turtle containing hundreds of individual metal components like car parts, tools, bike parts, instruments, springs, and tractor rotors. Yo
Photos from Michele Petno's post
Photos from MTA Arts & Design's post
One of my all-time favorite mosaic artists!
The Bravueras were the first to introduce me to millefiori in mosaic.
Проект фонда «Близко к сердцу» победил во втором туре конкурса Фонда президентских грантов. Первый парк будет построен в Ангарске, но в будущем подобные проекты пр...
My dear friend Kris Peterson shared this amazing video with me years ago. She also shared her homes in Murano and Venice every time I went there on “business”, taking me to the furnaces to watch processes like this. Thank you again Kris!! What a blast we had!
Amazing pique-assiette!!
{Mosaic Inspire} por Estúdio Joe & Romio
Mosaico com cacos de cerâmica dão um efeito fantástico nos trajes finos.
Imagem: Google
//P.S.: Este mosaico não é de autoria do Estúdio Joe & Romio somente para servir de inspiração para os amantes da arte musiva//
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