I fell in love with mosaic artistry on a trip to the Middle East as a teenager. It was around this time that I learned about Pointillism (the art of creating realistic imagery with small dots of paint). These are similarly related concepts I have explored often in my work. While most of my mosaics are created with hand-made tiles, I love the idea of working with non-tradtional materials for the same purpose. This bead mosaic was created by decorative jump rings, buggle and crimp beads into an epoxy clay base. The rim is textured black clay that rises up over the surface of the lid's surface to create a bezel. This allowed me to pour my Magic Glos UV resin over a surface with varying heights for a cabochon effect. Speaking of beads, today is the first of two days of classes I am teaching at one of my favorite venues: Brea Beadworks in Southern California. This store is a true destination center for creativity.
Once again, lots of great concepts here!! You are always so inspiring!! Hobby Lobby had all their clay at 30% off today so I went crazy...you have no idea what a monster you've created! Enjoy CA!!
Posted by: KC | 01/27/2012 at 05:44 PM