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The eyes were tricky. I used a small spiral shell for the left and a barnacle on the right. (Click the photos to view large images.)
Showing posts with label shell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shell. Show all posts
Saturday, November 16, 2013
WIP Pictures from the Creating of My Latest Shell Mosaic
During the creation process for my "Whatcha Doing" mosaic, where the Egret bird is pieced from sections of shells, I took quite a few photos I thought I'd share.
I decided to piece the bird with shells because I thought the natural material dove-tailed well with my inspiration photo- an Egret visiting a waterfront party; natural & man-made. I have quite a few shell that I have picked up at the beaches here in Florida. They tend to be rather sea-worn and sun-bleached, which actually works well with the egret's coloring. So I had a plan. Next decision was to use sections of the shells rather than whole shells as is typical with shell mosaics. Out came my trusty Dremel! And after a test with the cut-off attachment, yikes!, I also put on a dust mask!!
I used sections of this Moon shell to shape the bird's head.
The eyes were tricky. I used a small spiral shell for the left and a barnacle on the right. (Click the photos to view large images.)
The eyes were tricky. I used a small spiral shell for the left and a barnacle on the right. (Click the photos to view large images.)
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Shell Mosaic Bird and a Gallery Show
Last weekend I finished a new mosaic wall art piece just in time for it to be included in a gallery show. The inspiration for this piece was a photo I took of an Egret bird who visited a waterfront gathering I attended this summer. He (she?) sure seemed interested in our event, though perhaps because there was food involved!
The bird is pieced from sections of shells mostly found locally here in Florida. My Dremel was instrumental in shaping these shells. If you try this technique, I recommend wearing a dust mask and doing this outside!! The background is mostly stained glass but with a section of stone pieces depicting the sea wall.
The gallery show this piece is included in is at the Crawford Gallery in our regional library, It is a Painting and Mixed Media theme show with three artists. Myself, Jeanine Tatlock, a student who showed works in a variety of media, and Harriet Rollitt, a paper collage artist.
I create original design silver jewelry too!!
https://www.mosaicsmith.com/collections/all or
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MosaicSmith
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| "Whatcha Doing"? |
The bird is pieced from sections of shells mostly found locally here in Florida. My Dremel was instrumental in shaping these shells. If you try this technique, I recommend wearing a dust mask and doing this outside!! The background is mostly stained glass but with a section of stone pieces depicting the sea wall.
The gallery show this piece is included in is at the Crawford Gallery in our regional library, It is a Painting and Mixed Media theme show with three artists. Myself, Jeanine Tatlock, a student who showed works in a variety of media, and Harriet Rollitt, a paper collage artist.
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| Artist Linda Pieroth Smith (right) |
https://www.mosaicsmith.com/collections/all or
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MosaicSmith
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