Diverse people united by tiles of mosaic wall (US-South Dakota)

A 4-foot wall unites two artists at the center of town.
One is Megan Rabb, an eighth-grader who painted a tree that’s part of a mural that now decorates the wall with several thousand tiny tiles. She’ll speak in a ceremony at the wall at 10 a.m. today.
The other is Eric Garcia, 23, a bricklayer from [...]

Pioneering stained glass windows provide solar energy

Mention solar energy and people often think of individual roof-mounted panels. Mention stained glass and people think of traditional windows in churches. Not too many people would think to combine them, but artist Sarah Hall has done this and more, with the first stained glass installation in North America to utilize solar cells. The stained [...]

Second coming for historic Christ mosaic (Australia)

An engineer who successfully moved a 65 tonne mosaic of the Risen Christ at the historic Sacred Heart Church on Sydney’s Notre Dame University campus, has won a Bradfield award for excellence. Mr Elwyn Berchowitz is senior engineer for Meinhardt NSW. The Engineering Excellence Awards recognise the work of engineers who have been challenged with [...]

Mosaics tell the story of Golden (Canada)

As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, the Town of Golden decided to create a legacy project to celebrate the town’s history, culture and people.
That project took on the form of a series of community mosaics, which are illustrations created using different types of rock and tile that are embedded in concrete and then sealed [...]

Mosaic artist’s work on exhibit at Encinitas City Hall

The artwork of Ernest Alvarez is on exhibit through Nov. 12 at the Encinitas Civic Center Art Gallery in the lobby of Encinitas City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. The exhibit, ‘Mosaic Artistry,’ consists of more than 10 small and large scale, finely detailed mosaic artworks. An artist reception for Alvarez, above with his wife, [...]

An artistic tribute: Mural pays tribute to Harper namesake (US-CA)

Artwork commemorating the life of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was unveiled Monday night at Harper Junior High’s central entryway. About 80 students and community members turned out for the event, which included a quartet performance by members of Davis High School’s Symphony Orchestra, readings of Francis Harper’s poetry and words from master artist Temo Moreno.
“The [...]

Piece by piece

Artist Cathy Trachok Barnes is best known as a children’s book illustrator and as the artist behind the colorful literary-themed mural in the children’s section of the Napa City-County Library.
But now she’s drawing rave reviews from the primary school set for an art project that began as a fundraiser.
“Last year, Mt. George School celebrated its [...]

Foster to give Camp Nou Gaudí-inspired facelift (Spain)

It is the biggest stadium in Europe and has been graced by the likes of Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Ronaldinho. Now, Barcelona’s distinctive Camp Nou stadium is to get a new look with a redesign by the award-winning British architect Norman Foster.
Lord Foster has been chosen by the Catalan club to redesign the [...]

DECORATING BAY FARM ELEMENTARY (US-CA)

Children at Bay Farm Elementary School don’t have to take a field trip down to the beach to view shells, kelp and other things from the sea.  They just have to walk past the school’s multi-purpose room, where a new tile and stained glass mosaic is on display.  Well, sort of new.
Students actually painted [...]

Orsoni Competion Winner Announced!

Grand Prize Winner
Kimberly Schonfeld-USA
Reminiscence
Finalist
Richard Francois-Belgium
The Next Moment
Honorable Mention
Lynne Chinn-USA
Winged Geode
Toyoharu Kii-Japan
Grass Wind Light
Eric Cros-France
The Butterfly Effect
Pictures of the winning entries can be seen at  www.orsoni.com 
Huge congratulations to the grand prize winner, Kimberly Schonfeld.  What a prize!  Kudos to all who entered and can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with for the next competition.  [...]