Austin, TX........Texas artist Julie Richey has received Best 3-D Mosaic honors from the 2011 Mosaic Arts International, an annual international juried exhibition of contemporary mosaic art. Richey's figurative dress sculpture in marble, glass smalti and seashells is entitled La Corrente (The Current). "La Corrente is about beauty amidst destruction," says Richey. "It was created during the Gulf oil spill and it alludes to the many destructive forces, both man-made and natural, that …
New Ravenna Mosaics Introduces the 2011 Silk Road Collection of Marble Mosaics
(Exmore, Virginia)........New Ravenna introduces the Silk Road Collection of marble mosaics. This artisan collection is offered as a modern reflection of the road traveled for 3,000 years by nomads, traders, pilgrims, and armies, the trade route that connected Europe, Africa, India, China, and Japan. Sara Baldwin, founder of New Ravenna has been inspired by the Silk Road for the last two decades, exploring her mosaic forebears. The collection consists of thirty patterns. Each is an …
An Interpretation of the Classic Mosaic: From Antiquity to Modernity
(Exmore, Virginia)........A Roman mosaic floor from Lod, Israel is currently on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It dates from about AD 300 and depicts marine animals, ferocious beasts, ships, and interlocking cable borders. Today, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Sara Baldwin, founder of New Ravenna Mosaics, uses identical mosaic techniques and materials to create modern interpretations of ancient designs. In the New Ravenna workshop artisans still place one stone at a time to …
Alberto Alfonso, AIA Designs the Morean Arts Center: Chihuly Collection
The Chihuly Collection Showcased at the Morean Arts Center Designed by Alberto Alfonso, AIA Tampa, Florida...............The Chihuly Collection located in St. Petersburg, Florida, designed by award-winning architect Alberto Alfonso, AIA, is the first installation of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly's art in a building specifically designed for that purpose. The exhibition, theater and retail space opened July 10, 2010 and is the result of an intimate collaboration between artist and …
Contemporary Mosaic Artists: An Exquisite Collection
San Francisco, CA........Contemporary Mosaic Art: An Exquisite Collection opens July 20 and runs through October 1, 2010, daily from 9 AM to 6 PM, at the Concourse Gallery, 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA. It features contemporary mosaic artists. The exhibit features the work of six renowned contemporary mosaic artists that include Ellen Blakeley, Kate Kerrigan, Sonia King, Julie Richey, Lillian Sizemore, and Laurel True. Curated by mosaic book author JoAnn Locktov and artist …