in early september, i was officially awarded the montereau chapel mosaic. montereau is an upscale retirement community here in tulsa, ok, currently in phase II of its development. part of phase II is the addition of a chapel, which will include an 8' x 7.5' mosaic with a cross.

this project, currently in progress, is moving along nicely. i have finished the cross and gold circle, and will begin work on the arch. below, you can see the preliminary design, and 2 images of the the cross and gold circle. the 2nd image shows the textured surface of the cross.

the public project for northeastern oklahoma agricultural and mechanical college, which was managed by oklahoma art in public places, was installed on time with absolutely no complications. although a bit of an ordeal, considering the height at which the 100 lb. panels were to be installed, everything went according to plan.

below, the first 2 images are of daytime; the next 2 images are of dreamtime; the last image is me with Dr. Jeff Hale, the president of the college.

i'm really happy that this piece, night life, has sold!

bye bye, night life...

the 2011 american mosaic summit, also known as the society of american mosaic artists (sama) conference, was in austin, tx this year. i was thrilled to have my piece, impromptu in blue accepted for the mosaic arts internattional 2011, the international juried mosaic art exhibition held in conjunction with the annual conference. and i was even more thrilled that this mosaic sold on opening night.

bye bye, impromptu in blue

about 3 weeks ago, i reached the halfway point on this project when i completed the 2nd panel of the first diptych. now, the 3rd and 4th panels are well underway. the veins/branches and red sun have been installed, the green element, which is primarily on the bottom panel but extends into the blue element on the top panel, is also complete. as well, the green element sections for the bottom panel have been installed and edged with chipped porcelain.

today, i start mosaicking the blue element of the top panel. i am hoping to finish the blue in 2-3 weeks, or before i leave for europe on may 6. hopefully, when i return from europe, i will have only the backgrounds to complete. with an august 15 installation estimate, i will have about 6 weeks for those backgrounds.

as for the europe trip, i will be attending italian language school in sorrento for 2 weeks, then traveling to udine for a month of mosaic school with maestro menossi, and finishing up my travel with about 10 days in serbia visiting my mosaic friend, andjelka. whew! a big trip!

you can see more photos and details on this project by visiting my oaipp project portfolio.