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!!!!

attaching hanging hardware, and/or canvas floater frames, to wedi board panels can be a bit tricky. lynn moor, at mosaicsmalti.com, sells hanging hardware washers for wedi panels, which are an option for hanging. she also recommends gluing canvas floater frames directly, and permanently, to the wedi panel to work around the fact that you cannot screw into the wedi board to attach the frame.

if you are looking for another way to attach hanging hardware, and/or a floater frame to your wedi panel, i will share with you what i have done. i don't like the idea of permanently attaching the floater frame, and i have not tried the washers yet. click on the thumbnails to see a different way, which involves epoxying wood supports to the back of the wedi panel, that you can then screw into to attach the frame and/or hanging hardware. i also epoxy the hanging hardware to the wood, in addition to screwing,

for larger pieces, i would probably use thicker wood, or back the entire panel with a thicker wood backing board.

my 3 panel piece, etude, was accepted for the mosaic arts international 2008 juried exhibition, which will be held april 3 - 30 at the bakehouse art complex in miami, florida. this year, 180 artists in 7 countries each submitted from 1 to 3 works for this exhibition, and the jury selected 64 pieces for inclusion in the exhibition. i am very pleased and honored to have one of my pieces included. click on the thumbnail to view the full image.

i hope to see you in miami!

here is my latest work... just finished it up yesterday (click on the thumbnail for full image). i call it pulse, subtitled i'll meet you there. this piece was actually a distraction from another project that i was not completely happy with. i thought that it would be fun... an experiment... something that i wouldn't take too seriously. and it was... until i started really liking it... then it became too important.

oh well... i do like the way it turned out, and i loved playing with the mix of textures and colors. i just love a vertical andamento... i have no idea why that is... so i just went with that and played around with the mix of materials and heights. i had to pay attention to try and keep the lines straight with all the different materials, but overall did a pretty good job.

too bad the photos don't pick up the sparkle of the faceted beads that i used, or the iridescence of the iridized tiles.

there are pics of each one of the 3 in my wall art portfolio, with more detailed info.