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 | 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 7, 2020 | Abstract mosaic, Process
My meditative mosaic continues to grow.Here is where I last left off… (see previous post) A few details thru the magnifying glass! As I run out of material, which is quickly happening with most of the materials I started with, the search for additional materials...
by Gila | Aug 18, 2020 | Abstract mosaic, Mosaic, Process
What I’m working on now has become a meditative process. Moving intuitively from the center outwards, I set up one simple rule, to form a border, in grey scale, around each piece. Beyond that, I’m enjoying making choices piece by piece. With minimal...
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 | Jan 24, 2018 | Mosaic, Mosaic Portrait, Process, Uncategorized
My inspiration, beginning stages & time-lapse video of the creation of “Daydream”, a self portrait. This was my 1st ever scratchboard portrait. I really enjoyed doing it and liked the visual outcome, so decided to also create a mosaic from the same...
