UMW’S DUPONT GALLERY HOSTS UNUSUAL SHOW ART EXHIBIT SHOWCASES DIVERSITY OF MOSAICS (US-Fredericksburg, VA)

BY SUSANNAH CLARK

Along with pebbles, shards of glass and ceramic cutouts
traditionally used in mosaics, Canadian artist Sophie Drouin embeds
staples, ostrich eggs and a metal tea ball in her piece “Subcutaneous.”
“I use natural materials at the bottom of the piece and man-made
materials toward the top,” Drouin said. “I wanted to show how natural
materials have become tainted [...]

Honoring old in the new

By Michele MihalovichA variety of recycled materials were used by artist Jo Braun to create “Glasscade”, a mosaic art project that is being installed near the entrance to the new city Public Works building on McKittrick Street. (World photo/Kelly Gillin)
Seattle mosaic artist raided the Wenatchee Public Works “boneyard” to create a 23-foot-long mural for the [...]

Mosaic a welcome addition to Henderson Events Plaza

By Dave Clark
Following the unveiling of his newest mural, artist Hal Carter poses for a photo in front of “Artistic Freedom” at the Henderson Events Plaza amphitheater Friday. Carter’s vision was to create a 32-foot by 8-foot mosaic mural representative of the theatrical, musical and the visual arts of Henderson.
With the Friday unveiling of the [...]

Mosaic color at the sea shore (Australia)

By ANGELA SMALLACOMBE
CREATIVE STREAK…Rachael Jacobs, left, Sarah Leecroft, Grace Hubbard and Bonnie Lee sit at the table they decorated with mosaic in Port Germein.
The Port Germein foreshore has some new mosaic art work that highlights the seaside towns marine history. UnitingCare Wesley and Country Arts SA, with support from local businesses and organisations, planned the [...]

Library hangs mosaic honoring township’s birthday

By David Wallace
Photo by Deb JacquesJacob O’Brian of Keego Harbor points to a drawing of a rainbow while looking at the new mosaic mural at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.Sometimes the whole is greater than its parts, but in the case of
the newest art at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, the
whole is greater [...]

Preserving a church’s treasure

By Erin Rossiter
Stained glass windows at St. Joseph Catholic Church will be relocating

Paul Manoguerra waited until the light-dependent artwork came to life. Then he scaled a “really big ladder,” zoomed his camera lens into the Biblical scenes and captured the colorful details stained into the tall windows inside St. Joseph Catholic Church.
He moved back [...]

A variety of items produces colorful results for mosaic artist

By ALICE POPOVICI/The Daily News

Artist Cherie Holt, a member of the Southwest Artisans Cooperative, uses glass, shells, stones and sand to make some of her stained glass mosaics. Her work will be featured Saturday and Sunday at second annual Southwest Artisans Cooperative Art Marketplace at Laughlin Ranch. ALICE POPOVICI/The Daily News
Cherie Holt combs garage sales [...]

Pair’s stained-glass creations will fill a special niche in Iraq (US-Arizona)

By Carol Ann Alaimo
Roger Davidson works on one of four stained-glass windows that eventually will be shipped to a non-denominational military chapel in Baghdad. Davidson’s son is stationed in Iraq.
mamta popat / arizona daily star
A U.S. military chapel in Iraq is getting a makeover thanks to a labor of love that began in Oro Valley.
Four [...]

Author, artisans share fascination in sea glass

By Gail McCarthy

A shadowbox made by Barbara Burnham and Melinda Conrad of Gloucester is filled with ceramic doll parts and bordered by collected pieces of sea glass. The piece is featured in “A Passion for Sea Glass” by C.S. Lambert.
Amy A. Wilton / Courtesy photo
Carole Lambert returned to the United States from Paris and settled [...]

Taking a mosaic course in Venice

By Andrew Quested

It’s as romantic as a newlywed, but as easy to navigate as something scribbled by Escher on a bender. The first time you visit, you’ll be wooed by squeezed-in canals and charmed by arches.
You’ll watch from little bridges as gondolas glide by. You’ll spin dizzily through St Mark’s Square, not knowing which way [...]