In 2010, I had a very large commission in which I had some really awesome leftover materials—I habitually overestimate. So I made this mosaic with some of those materials.
I really liked the way that a component of the commission turned out and repeated and expanded it in this mosaic, Beneath. What I call veins, or the thin, dark tree-like element which you can see below, were made with a very similar composition of materials as Beneath. The inspiration was the mining history of the area.
Daytime and Dreamtime (2011) Commission for Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (NEO) in Miami, Oklahoma, facilitated by Oklahoma Art in Public Places (OAIPP). Two diptychs. Each diptych 106" h x 36" w | 264 cm x 91 cm. Marble, smalti, porcelain, mosaic gold, glass, minerals, stone.
Beneath (2011) 6" x 14" | 15cm x 36cm. Smalti, pyrite, galena, tektite, lava rock, ruby, black tourmaline, jasper, obsidian, red tiger eye, tiger iron, shell, agate, hematite, millefiore, glass, mosaic gold, porcelain, geode, driftwood, nail. In a pivate collection.
This will be my last Feature Friday post. I’ve been at it since early January and, frankly, I am out of work to feature. I’ve only been featuring work that could be nicely staged using the Artrooms app, which is more suited to larger works. A lot of my smaller pieces just did not work well.
I’m relatively new to Instagram so I may start over there.