i have started a new series which i am calling rhythms. i will make one piece for each month, inspired by the natural environmental rhythms happening around me at the time. this one is for january.

i just finished up this little fun jellyfish! my 16 year-old son came up with the name... kind of a play on the chicken of the sea tuna label.

i just wanted to play a bit... i had this beautiful pyrite sun... which i bought from mosaic rocks! that i wanted to do something with. i used acid green, violet, copper, and gold 24kt mosaic gold to try to pull out some of the shimmery colors of the pyrite sun, and used smalti that i had on hand. the wedi board base was just a scrap that i had.

the background was freely done without drawing first... i wanted to play with the different shades of blue and aqua in a wavy pattern.

jacqueline iskander fine art mosaics 2008

there is a new mosaic networking site which i invite everyone to check out. please visit fine art mosaics. the site has a photo feature that is very easy to use... in fact everything about it is quite easy. there is also a handy slide show feature ... in 2 sizes... which is very easy to embed in your own website or whatever.

for those familiar with the yahoo group mao, you will find that fine art mosaics has a totally different feel. i am a member of mao and enjoy it... but the world is certainly big enough for more relating, sharing, and inspiration, don't you think?

so.. consider yourself invited!

the mosaic arts international 2008 winners have been announed! you can see the winning entries on the sama website. a very big CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners... the works are all wonderful and exciting!!!!