by Gila | Mar 15, 2022 | Abstract mosaic, Art exhibition, Mosaic, Mosaic Artwork for sale, Mosaic Portrait, mosaic workshop with Gila
Gila Mosaics ~ On the Move 8/23/2024 Greetings from Gila Mosaics Studio! Yes, it's been a while since I sent out a newsletter. I've been keeping busy in my studio creating art, while actively blocking out the stressful noise & craziness of the outside world. I've...
by Gila | Feb 17, 2022 | Mosaic, Mosaic Portrait, Mosaic travel, Process, Sardinia Symposium
A little preparation can go a long way! In 2018 I was invited by Italian master mosaicist & maestro, Giulio Mennosi, to attend the 3rd Contemporary Mosaic Art Symposium in Ploaghe, Sardinia, Italy. From the open theme we were given, Texture, Warps, Paths,...
by Gila | Feb 4, 2022 | Mosaic, Mosaic Portrait, mosaic workshop with Gila
February Newsletter 2/4/2022 I hope your 2022 has gotten off to a great start!As the new year began, I decided that for the 1st time in 5 years, I’d schedule a workshop in my home studio in Perdido Key! To my delight & surprise, it sold out in 3 days!...
by Gila | Oct 3, 2020 | Mosaic, Mosaic Portrait, Process, Public art, The Ruins
Rachel wasted no time in getting my portrait of John Moskal, Master of Horse on the wall of The Ruins. It’s the first mosaic to be installed in this room, now dubbed The Stable. Follow the project to see how this important aspect of the mining story develops...
by Gila | Sep 25, 2020 | international collaboration, Mosaic, mosaic installation, Mosaic Portrait, The Ruins
Earlier this year I was invited to create a portrait for an ongoing, international collaborative mosaic installation at The Ruins Project in Western Pennsylvania. The project, located on the Great Allegheney Passage, at an abandoned coal mine site, celebrates the...
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....
