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Mosaic Artist & Photographer- Arlene Piarulli
The Prix Picassiette International Mosaic Exhibit in Chartres, France included a rich array of subject, material, texture & color in both 2 & 3D mosaics. Special thanks to mosaic artist & exhibitor Arlene Piarulli for sharing her photos with us!
The Prix Picassiette Mosaic Exhibition was created in 1996 at the 10th anniversary of the 3R association. The Association promotes the creation of mosaics and was inspired by Raymond Isidore who covered his house with mosaics. The “maison picassiette” is located in Chartres, France.
M.A.S. Mosaic Exhibit - Prix Picassiette 2006 Mosaic Photos
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Mosaic Art Source - Raymond Isidore & La Maison Picassiette Image Archive
Maison Picassiette back garden, originally uploaded by LaJoliePetite.
Photographer’s notes: So this guy in Chartres is walking home one day, sees a broken bottle on the side of the road, and decides to make a little mosaic out of it. For the next 30 years he picked up broken glass off the road and carted it home. By the time his wife made him stop he had done the entire house except for the inside of two rooms. Amazing, huh?
“Few artists can claim to live and breathe their work to the same extent as Raymond Isidore (1900–1964), whose house in Chartres was also his masterpiece. Mosaics of broken glass and crockery adorn the building, its courtyards and interior, covering even the sewing machine and coffee grinder. Only the white sheets in the bedroom were left unadulterated. Yet Raymond Isidore never considered himself to be an artist. A graveyard sweeper by day, he devoted 30 years, 29,000 hours and 15 tons of crockery to this project, in an effort to escape the monotony of his everyday existence. He could probably never have imagined that his house, La Maison Picassiette, would attract over 30,000 visitors each year…” Raw Vision - Linda Goddard discusses one of the most famous of visionary environments LA MAISON PICASSIETTE
Mosaic Art Source - Raymond Isidore & La Maison Picassiette Image Archive
Maison Picassiette, originally uploaded by LaJoliePetite.
Here’s the outside
Mosaic Art Source - Raymond Isidore & La Maison Picassiette Image Archive
Sitting Room of the Maison Picassiette, originally uploaded by LaJoliePetite.
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 photo archive
Mosaic Art Source - Raymond Isidore & La Maison Picassiette Image Archive
Book, originally uploaded by LaJoliePetite.
This is inside the chapel he created.
Mosaic Art Source - picassiette photo archive
Mosaic Art Source - Raymond Isidore & La Maison Picassiette Image Archive
Bird, originally uploaded by LaJoliePetite.
This is on an outside wall
Mosaic Art Source - picassiette photo archive
Mosaic Art Source - Raymond Isidore & La Maison Picassiette Image Archive
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