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The Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) is pleased to announce that Mosaic Arts International 2007 , the organization’s annual juried mosaic exhibition, will open at Mesa Contemporary Arts at Mesa Arts Center March 20th and continue through April 29th.
“This exhibition demonstrates the tremendous quality of work being produced by mosaicists from around the world and the breadth of subject matter being explored - abstract and representational, functional and decorative,” said SAMA President Nancie Mills Pipgras.
This Year’s Winners were:
Best in Show - Brooks Tower of Oklahoma City, OK for “Market Day II”
Best 2-D Mosaic - Laurie Mika of Encinitas, CA for “Hope Springs Eternal”
Best 3-D Mosaic - Jennifer Iams-McGuire of Grass Valley, CA for “Let’s Toast”
Best Large-Scale Interior Mosaic - Lori Greene of St. Paul, MN for “Divination Systems”
Best Large-Scale Exterior Mosaic - Lynne Chinn and Shug Jones of Tesserae Mosaic Studio in Plano, TX for “Tracks of Our Past and Future.”
Mosaic Art Source - SAMA - Mosaic Arts International 2007
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Art Focus February Newsletter
Please Note: These Mosaic Images may not be reproduced in any form without the legal authorization of the artists. Please be aware that Mosaic Artists worldwide have united to form an International Mosaic Art Watch Group that will support the prosecution of anyone who does so.
Lilian Broca - Queen Esther’s Banquet Mosaic by candlelight
Has anyone ever asked you why mosaic artists bother to work with thousands of tiny pieces of glass when paint is so much cheaper and faster? or what is the difference between painted art and mosaic art? My favorite quote from Dr. Campbell’s essay sums it up beautifully “the painter tries to imitate light with pigments, the mosaicist’s chief medium is light as it is caught in and reflected by the material used”.
Mosaic Art Source Article - The Art of Mosaic
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Art Focus February Newsletter
Sheila Campbell of the University of Toronto has a PhD in archaeology and art history, with a specialty in ancient and medieval mosaics.
Dr. Campbell solved one of the world’s mosaic mysteries in 1998 reuniting the fragments of the eternal lovers, Parthenope and Metiochos (known as the Romeo and Juliet of the ancient world) with the original mosaic in Turkey.
Dr. Campbell was also involved in the fight to preserve the treasures of Zeugma, Turkey which rival the splendors of Pompeii. She curated the “The New Mosaic: Selections from Friuli, Italy” an exhibition of contemporary mosaics from the School of Spilimbergo at the Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto, Canada in 2003.
Mosaic Art Source Archives - Mosaic Art School of Fruili Spilimbergo
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Art Focus February Newsletter
Carole Dobson at Orsoni Mosaic Master Class
Carole shares her ‘dream come true’ at the Orsoni Master Class in Venice, Italy…
Carole Dobson of Mosaïque Art & Design lives in Calgary, Alberta. Carole has a studio at Artpoint Studios and Galleries in Ramsay. Watch the Alberta College of Art & Design Continuing Education catalog for upcoming courses.
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Article - Mosaic Retreat
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Art Focus February Newsletter
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