by Gila | Oct 11, 2019 | Mosaic, Mosaic materials, Mosaic Portrait, Sardinia Symposium
I caught my first glimpse of Poldo, at the top of the hill, in the small town of Ploaghe, where I enjoyed my morning cappuccino each day. Soon, he began showing up to the ex-convent where we, the artists of the 3rd Contemporary Mosaic Art Symposium, Ploaghe worked....
by Gila | Sep 23, 2019 | Mosaic, Mosaic materials, Mosaic Portrait, Process
For my latest portrait, I used a method I learned last year at the Mosaic School in Spilembergo Italy. My reference was an original drawing, I did earlier this year for Julia Kay’s Portrait Party, in graphite, water soluble ink pencils, and a touch of white...
by Gila | Jul 25, 2019 | commission, Mosaic
For the past several months I’ve been working on a commission for the garden of a private residence. In February I gave a talk to a local art group about my experience attending The 3rd Contemporary Mosaic Art Symposium in Sardinia Italy (subject for another...
by Gila | Mar 15, 2018 | Mosaic, Mosaic travel, mosaic workshop with Gila
Finally, the day arrived when I met Belinda, the amazing woman who organized my entire Australian tour. She performing heroically to pull it all together! We had an incredible time together, definetly kindred spirits!Belinda & her husband Ian, have a beautiful...
by Gila | Mar 1, 2018 | Mosaic, Mosaic travel, mosaic workshop with Gila
Meet my wonderful host Kerry! She took great care of me during my time in and around Sydney & organized the 2 Picassiette workshop that I taught here. Our first excursion was to the Blue Mountains, with a very important stop along the way. I finally got to...
