by Gila | Jun 1, 2026 | Art exhibition, Mosaic, Mosaic Portrait, Mosaic travel
I wanted to share something that unfolded around the artwork I submitted to the ArtFields Festival… because for a while, it almost didn’t make it there. After spending a full month in transit—traveling all the way from Florida to Utah, when it was supposed to go to...
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 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 | 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...
by Gila | Feb 24, 2018 | Mosaic, Mosaic travel, mosaic workshop with Gila
My Brisbane workshop was held at the home studio of Catherine Conaty. We had such a great time together, hitting it off immediately, as if we’d been friends forever! One of the first places she took me, was to see a mosaic installation she did on this long...
