Archive for September, 2009
The Golden Touch
As you can see, the background now boasts a bold design of gold filigree (=shiny swirly-twirlies). Look closely and you will see a hint of how I plan to fill in the rest of the black areas.
Gold is my favorite paper mosaic colour; to quote an oft-quoted movie franchise, “I love goooooooold“.
Magazines, the […]
Portrait of the artist as a young woman
An accidental out take from yesterday’s video-making captured a moment of pure focus. I think this shot makes an interesting self-portrait:
And, while we are on the topic of portraits, here’s one with my early morning companion on my lap. I had turned the mosaic upside down so I could reach the lower (upper?) corner without […]
Read More..>>Behind the Scenes
I am often asked why I choose to spend so much of my time making art - the answer is simple: for joy. The process of planning and building mosaics makes me happy. Seeing my mosaics hanging on a wall makes me happy. I created this web site in order to share this joy with […]
Read More..>>From the top
Below is the bird’s eye view of my (messy) art nook. In showing you this photo, I’ve convinced myself that the lotus mosaic will dazzle away the thick layer of paper slivers on the floor that are an unavoidable hazard of my spare time occupation.
The halo is now complete and I am very pleased with […]
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