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Nek Chand worked under cover of darkness for eighteen years, stealing away at the end of his working day as a roads inspector to his secret place - a clearing in the jungle.
nekk chand mosaic sculpture bright glass bangles on Flickr - mashu mashu
Bangle people Outsider art picassiette mosaic sculpture- Carol Mitchell
It was there that he created the legions of sculpted men and women, imaginary creatures, bears and monkeys, that would compose his magnificent ‘Rock Garden’.
Nek Chand Rock Garden on Flickr - Carol Mitchell
Nek Chand, a humble man, turned his dream into reality through solitary determination.
Nek Chand Rock Garden picassiette mosaic sculpture - travellingjohnny
He scavenged discarded urban debris and transported hand-picked stones from nearby hills on his bicycle, in order to construct the characters that inhabit his realised dream of a kingdom of gods and goddesses.
Nek Chand Rock Garden Outsider art picassiette mosaic sculpture - kashi293
He carried water in bamboo containers so that his garden would be lush with plants. And he stood up to the city’s bureaucracy when it learned of his clandestine plan that violated local construction regulations and Le Corbusier’s master-plan for India’s new city of Chandigarh.
Nek Chand Recycled Art Bangle Mosaic Bird Rock Garden India - Carol Mitchell
Nek Chand bangle bird jewelry mosaic sculpture india on Flickr - Carol Mitchell
Recycled Bangles Mosaic Art Bird Sculpture Nek Chand India - Ant Smith
While city officials were not always enthusiastic about Chand’s undertaking, today they celebrate it.
Mosaic Art Sculpture, Recycled Bangle Jewelry Art Rock Garden on Flickr - Dey
bangle dudes mosaic art sculpture nek chand rock garden - fiercetigress
It was in 1976, when Nek Chand was 52 years old, after long years of quiet work and struggle, that the Garden was formally opened to the public. Tony Rajer - Nek Chand Foundation
Tags: art, recycled art, outsider art, sculpture, jewelry, bangles, mosaic, garden art, mosaic art, rock garden, nek chand, india, chandigarh
Little Chapel, Architecture & Garden art on Flickr - the-electronic-firefly
The Little Chapel in Guernsey is just five metres by three metres and “possibly the smallest chapel in the world”.
picassiette steps to archway to little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
In 1913 Brother Deodat, a religious refugee from France, saw the location and received a vision of recreating the Lourdes grotto and chapel on the hill.
picassiette archway to little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
Little Chapel broken china, plates, crockery on Flickr - photo_blog_farley
picassiette mosaic walls of little chapel on Flickr -zenitpeterburg
walls broken china pebbles of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpeterburg
picassiette mosaic walls of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
Mosaic Art walls chapel at Guernsey 104 on Flickr - Annemoni
broken china in walls of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
Little Chapel pique assiette exterior on Flickr - Van Tassel
He actually built it three times, demolishing it twice, the first time as a result of unspecified criticism,
Little Chapel picassiette architecture - Guernsey on Flickr - modogoo
the second because the Bishop of Portsmouth hadn’t been able to get through the doorway.
Little Minature Chapel mosaic architecture on Flickr - Artoo UK
In 1939, he built this version, the smallest of the three attempts.
The chapel is decorated inside and out with seashells and pieces of china:
little chapel picassiette walls on Flickr - xxxrmt
by the time he had come to the third attempt, his project had become famous and islanders brought him tiles and coloured china from all over the world.
Little Chapel pique assiette mosaic interior on Flickr - dmcneil
The Little Chapel picassiette mosaic ceiling on Flickr - Artoo UK
Little Chapel pique assiette interior stained glass shells tile Flickr - dmcneil
infront of little chapel picassiette on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
From a distance the colours and design make a pleasing whole, close-up it’s amazing to see all the different pieces used to create the effect.
Where is Guernsey?
The Bailiwick of Guernsey (French: Bailliage de Guernesey) is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom, Guernsey is not part of the UK but rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man. Guernsey is also not a member of the European Union. The island of Guernsey is divided into 10 parishes. Together with the Bailiwick of Jersey, it is included in the collective grouping known as the Channel Islands. Guernsey belongs to the Common Travel Area. Guernsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
pique assiette
pique assiette - or picassiette ( a french term -”stolen from plate”) - pieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, and/ jewelry are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator’s imagination. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source picassiette mosaic photo & resource archive
Tags: art, mosaic, mosaic art, garden art, pique assiette, picassiette, chapel, little chapel, guernsey, smallest chapel, mixed media, architecture, shells, pebbles, broken china, china,
Natural Seashell Mosaic on Flickr - vgenburgos
Mosaic wall of shells honduras on Flickr - hjselde
mosaic and shell fort bragg, california coast on Flickr - swirly
queetsy mosaic art opus sectile shell stone mosaic artist on Flickr - brooks_tower
intarsio panel palazzo massimo rome Nymph. mother of pearl inlayon Flickr - jmss
panel of Junius Bassus. Closeup of Hylas.mother of pearl inlay on Flickr - jmss
body by phil mosaic art opus sectile on Flickr - brooks_tower
mosaic niche with inlaid shells palazzo massimo rome on Flickr - jmss
neptune and amphitrite, originally uploaded by heavenuphere.
Shell Mosaic Getty Villa Malibu on Flickr - sfPhotocraft
Qasr Libya fish, sea urchin, sea monster, conch mosaics on Flickr - h_savill
flagler college, st. augustine scallop shell mosaic wall on Flickr - QwirkSilver
Mosaic Art - Tacoma, WA on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Mosaic Sea Shell Tacoma, Washington on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Shell Mosaic Getty Villa Malibu on Flickr - sfPhotocraft
Qasr Libya fish, sea urchin, sea monster, conch mosaics on Flickr - h_savill
flagler college, st. augustine scallop shell mosaic wall on Flickr - QwirkSilver
Mosaic Art - Tacoma, WA on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Mosaic Sea Shell Tacoma, Washington on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Mosaic Sea Shell on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Installation Art - Maine Muscle mosaic on Flickr - abrazier
Shell Mosaic Grotto in the Residenz Munich, Germany on Flickr - earthmagnified
‘Ram in a Thicket’ mosaic covered london museum on Flickr - davideferro
From Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. This is one of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the ‘Great Death Pit’, one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. The other is now in the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia. It was named the ‘Ram in a Thicket’ by the excavator Leonard Woolley, who liked biblical allusions. In Genesis 22:13, God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, but at the last moment ‘Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son’.
mosaic covered Ram Ur, S. Iraq, on Flickr - davideferro
The ‘ram’ is more accurately described as a goat, and he reaches up for the tastiest branches in a pose often adopted by goats. Goats and sheep in the Near East were among the earliest animals to be domesticated. They were an everyday feature of agricultural life and are regularly depicted by artists in many different ways. The figure had been crushed flat by the weight of the soil and the wooden core had perished. Wax was used to keep the pieces together as it was lifted from the ground, and it was then pressed back into shape. The ram’s head and legs are covered in gold leaf, its ears are copper (now green), its twisted horns and the fleece on its shoulders are of lapis lazuli, and its body fleece is made of shell. Its genitals are gold. The tree is covered in gold leaf, with golden flowers, the whole supported on a small rectangular base decorated with a mosaic of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli. British museum, London.
Mosaic Commemorative Panel, Shell Grotto, Margate on Flickr - AllieW
The Shell Grotto in Margate is an amazing little place. According to their literature, there are 4.6 million shells there and 20000 square feet of mosaic. The leaflet elaborates further:
“In 1835, Mr James Newlove lowered his young son Joshua into a hole in the ground that had appeared during the digging of a duckpond. Joshua emerged describing tunnels covered with shells. He had discovered The Shell Grotto, a series of passages leading to a rectangular chamber, its walls decorated with strange symbols mosaiced in millions of shells. Is it an ancient pagan temple? A meeting place for some secret cult? Nobody can explain who built this amazing place, or why, but since its accidental discovery visitors from all over the world have been intrigued by the beautiful mosaic and the unsolved mystery”.
Florida Fragments on Flickr - Merrick Brown
Nymph/Venus on half shell Roman mosaic ruins on Flickr - littlemousling
Detail of Women’s Quarters Roof Mosaic on Flickr - glittergirrrl
Sea shell cottage mosaic train on Flickr - all biscuit
Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii on Flickr - Mirjam75
Shell Mosaic Duck Sculpture Cincinnati on Flickr - J. Star
Shell Eye mosaic birds on Flickr - J. Star
Mosaic birds on Flickr - J.Star
Swan Mosaic in the Grotto at Leeds 895 on Flickr - gardenchien
xofa mosaic, volta, ghana in rasta village on Flickr - raysto
Ivan visits? Jim hurrican shell mosaic on Flickr - GilaMosaics
Hurricane Ivan hit the Florida Gulf Coast in 2004. 2 weeks later, as I mused on this face, Jim called!!! His home had been in the storm’s path, so we were thrilled & relieved to hear from him! I immediatly grabbed my collection of shells & coral from his beach & well…you see what happened!
Watts Towers - mosaic with cockle-shells Los Angeles on Flickr - vmselde
Shell Whimsy Mosaic Art on Flickr - littlehuntermosaics
Sea urchin shells smalti & millefiori detail on Flickr - littleteapot
Love is all u really need Mosaic Florida on Flickr - newwavegurly
Mosaic Heart artist Laurel True San Francisco on Flickr - ms.donnalee
blown glass mosaic heart Buenos Aires on Flickr - jenatknox
Broken Rose China Mosaic Heart on Flickr - ohfaro!
Three hearts stained glass mosaic on Flickr - lumallouf
broken heart mosaic on Flickr - kjr558
Red Hearts Mosaic Detail Evening Remembered on Flickr - MysticMosaics
blown glass mosaic heart Buenos Aires on Flickr - jenatknox
Broken Rose China Mosaic Heart on Flickr - ohfaro!
Three hearts stained glass mosaic on Flickr - lumallouf
broken heart mosaic on Flickr - kjr558
Red Hearts Mosaic Detail Evening Remembered on Flickr - MysticMosaics
Jeweled Heart II., mosaic artist Stacy Alexander (Bayarts).
Jeweled Heart, mosaic artist Stacy Alexander (Bayarts).
Mosaic Wall Hearts Universal City Metro station mosaic detail on Flickr - dogwelder
Funky Heart Mosaic and metal art on Flickr - mosaicwhimsy
Winged Heart - Tracy Broback on Flickr - Institute of Mosaic Art
Wesley’s Heart1 on Flickr - wesley.wong
Feel Free Mosaic Heart Street Art Graffiti on Flickr - skeletonkrewe
Sunshine After the Rain mosaic heart pavement on Flickr - Kenny Maths
This was taken on my way back from the city centre this afternoon. This heart shaped mosaic is known as the ‘Heart of Midlothian’ and sits outside St Giles Cathedral, marking the location of the 15th century Tolbooth prison (which was one of several sites of public execution). It had been raining heavily minutes before, but suddenly the sun came out.
Horse Mosaic Monument Cimetiere de Passy Paris, France on Flickr - Claudecf
horse mosaic chagall four seasons, originally uploaded by kellyhafermann.
horse mosaic on Flickr - flx_brn
Mosaic Shire Horses based on a Judy Woods original on Flickr - mosaicman2004
Horse mosaic Chinatown Vancouver, BC Canada on Flickr - mag3737
Black horse. mosaic berlin, germany on Flickr - gak
Roman Horse mosaic in Ostia Antica historic port of Rome on Flickr - Nofelete
Roman Horse Mosaic Istanbul, Turkey on Flickr - Ken and Nyetta
Small Horse Mosaic Bardo museum Tunis on Flickr - Ken and Nyetta
Roman Mosaic Hippocamp and Icthyocentaur on Flickr - Piedmont Fossil’sThis decorative mosaic pavement comes from Daphne, a suburb of the ancient Roman city of Antioch in present-day Turkey. The full panorama shows (from left to right) a nereid (sea nymph), a hippocamp (winged horse), a bearded icthyocentaur (Triton) and a second nereid (sea nymph).naturally colored stone mosaic
c. 2nd century AD, Antioch, Daphne
Roman Mosaic Hippocamp (Close-Up) Baltimore Museum of Art , Maryland on Flickr - Piedmont Fossil
Poseidon, Oceanus and Tethys with horses Mosaic Gaziantep Zeugma on Flickr - History
Roman Mosaic Hippocamp (Close-Up) Baltimore Museum of Art , Maryland on Flickr - Piedmont Fossil
Poseidon, Oceanus and Tethys with horses Mosaic Gaziantep Zeugma on Flickr - History
POSSEDION, OCEANOS AND TETHYS MOSAICOs Deuses das Águas.This mosaic which is estimated to be floor of a pool or a dining room.The most important gods of the sea are pictured. At the top Possedion can be seen riding a creature called Hippocam which has the head and front legs of a horse and is a fish at the back. Possedion holds a pitchfark. In the lowerpart of the mosaic another sea god Oceanos and Tethys which symbolizes Femaleness in the seas are pictured. The rest of the mosaic is decorated by various sea animals.
O Cavalo de Poseidon Gaziantep Museum Zeugma, Turkey Mosaic on Flickr - History
O Cavalo de Poseidon Gaziantep Museum Zeugma, Turkey Mosaic on Flickr - History
At the top Posseidon can be seen riding a creature called Hippocam which has the head and front legs of a horse and is a fish at the back
Four horsemen of the roman circus Laziom Rome on Flickr - pro cras
Mosaic horse faction Circus Maximus, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome on Flickr - antmoose
roman mosaic horse bardo museum tunisia on Flickr - sallycat101
roman mosaic horse bardo museum on Flickr - sallycat101
Mosaic horse faction Circus Maximus, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome on Flickr - antmoose
roman mosaic horse bardo museum tunisia on Flickr - sallycat101
roman mosaic horse bardo museum on Flickr - sallycat101
leaf mosaic path in Darwin, originally uploaded by Wendy Tanner.
Plaque honoring the Northern Territory women represented in the mosaic
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
leaf mosaic path in Darwin on Flickr - Wendy Tanner
Artist - Techy Masero
Techy Masero was born in Chile in 1954 and came to live in Darwin in 1985. She works primarily in cane and other natural materials on a monumental scale and her works are instantly recognisable in NT as an integral part of outdoor festivals and community events. She is concerned with mythologies of place and has interwoven her own conceptual concerns into the many large public commissions she has undertaken.
Study in Vitreous 1 -2007, originally uploaded by Terry Nicholls.
Chopped vitreous, unglazed porcelain and aircraft cable.
Amplitude Mosaic portrait of my son at 16 on Flickr - Terry Nicholls
Reclamation Mosaic Newfoundland and Labroador on Flickr - Terry Nicholls
Endsong Stained glass & wire mosaic on Flickr - Terry Nichols
Sedna Inuit Goddess of the Oceans Mosaic on Flickr - Terry Nichols
Mosaic Artist - Terry Nicholls - Terra Mosaic
“Sparky”, mosaic cat sculpture originally uploaded by julielucus.
“Sparky” cat face mosaic detail on Flickr - julielucus
“Play” mosaic sculpture 2 of 5 on Flickr - julielucas
“Play” sculptural glass mosaic - julielucas
“Play” glass mosaic ball close up on Flickr - julie lucas
“Frog-goyle” glass mosaic sculpture on Flickr - julielucus
“Frog-goyle”_side mosaic glass sculpture on Flickr - julie lucas
“Frog-goyle”_back glass mosaic sculpture on Flickr - julielucus
Mosaic Artist - Julie Lucus
Mosaic Art Source Archives - more mosaics by Julie Lucus
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural - San Francisco, originally uploaded by mosaic art source.
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakely tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakely tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Mosaic Artist - Ellen Blakeley
“In 1993 I developed my shattered glass technique. I use recycled safety glass (tempered glass) as a form of mosaic. With paint, words, photographs, leaves, metallic powders and an endless supply of other materials, I create a drawing or collage beneath the surface of the glass. Like a body of water, glass can keep your eye on the surface as it reflects the light, or invite your eye below the surface when it absorbs the light. The play of surface and depth is a game I never get tired of. In the past nine years, I have used the technique for: walls, floors, windows, chandeliers, countertops, backsplashes, tables, bowls, mirrors, garden rocks, coasters, bases, sculptures, and large outdoor murals.”
Blake mosaics under the bridge, originally uploaded by ramson.
Mosaic “Oberon and Titania on a Lily” on Flickr - by ramson
Mosaic - angel and dove blake? on Flickr - by ramson
Mosaic - “I want! I want!” on Flickr - by ramson
Mosaic - “The Book of Thel” on Flickr - by ramson
Mosaic - Ancient of Days on Flickr - by ramson
Mosaic - America - a prophecy on Flickr - by ramson
Mosaic - angel blake? on Flickr - by ramson
Fifth Avenue Mosaic - DY Mosaics, originally uploaded by mosaic art source.
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Fifth Avenue (above)
12″ x18″
2004
Meanwhile, a few of you have asked to see some of my mosaics so I finally got my courage up & attached my first mosaic using smalti… it’s a combination of materials: smalti, vitreous tile, stained glass & pottery shards.
Broken mosaic, originally uploaded by patriciahelsing.
Men At Sea mosaic 24″x31″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Color Inside The Lines mosaic 12″x8″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Field of Beans Mosaic 12″x8″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Don’t Play With Your Food mosaic 12″x13″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Siblings mosaic 8″x10″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Bean on Flickr - patriciahelsing
The Dining Dead Mosaic 8″x10″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Hangman mosaic 8″x12″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
All Chinese Workers Enjoy String Beans mosaic 8″x9″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Mosaic Stringbean Separatist Society (SSS) 13″x12″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
(Placard) “SSS Stringbean Separatist Society Preserving the purity of GREEN from mixing with yellow, red and black beans in salads. 13″ X12″
Mosaic Artist - Patricia Helsing - Washington, DC
Skyelab door to mosaic workshop, originally uploaded by CWCampbell.
Mosaic Workshop steps on Flickr - CWCampbell
Laurel Skye’s mosaic chair on Flickr - CWCampbell
Laurel Skye’s mosaic mandolin on Flickr - CWCampbell
Laurel Skye’s trumpet on Flickr - CWCampbell
Mosaic Artist - Laurel Skye - Skyelab Mosaic Studio - Mosaic Workshops - Arcata, California
Mosaic helmet, table & mirror, originally uploaded by Fran Lai.
Scooter Gaudi ? on Flickr - Laurent-in-NZ
Un petit air de Gaudi avec cette mosaique.
Mosaic in Progress on Flickr - by Jaina Bee
mosaic: bee fish (detail).JPG on Flickr - by Jaina Bee
mosaic: Yellow Submarine critter on Flickr - by Jaina Bee
mosaic: tortoise on Flickr - by Jaina Bee
Mosaic grouting on Flickr - by Jaina Bee
Mosaic Ceiling! on Flickr - by Jaina Bee
Southeast corner on Flickr - Jaina Bee
South wall on Flickr - Jaina Bee
Tortoise wall on Flickr - Jaina Bee
Christine’s Tortoise on Flickr - Jaina Bee
Queen Fish on Flickr - Jaina Bee
Toilet Fish Crew on Flickr - Jaina Bee
Mosaic Artists - Jason Mecier & Christine Shields. Thanks for the artist’s info Jaina Bee 