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selling all my mosaic stuff! (no....not me...someone else...read on..)

Houston,Houston...come in Houston!!!!!! HEY ALL....No, I am not the one selling!!no way!!!! BUT ....I did see this post on MOSAICARTISTSORG.... here is the post... selling all my mosaic stuff! Posted by: "diana3122" diana@westmemorialco-op.com diana3122 Thu May 8, 2008 8:44 pm (PDT) I am selling 220# of scrap stained glass (all colored) maybe another 50#'s of clear and assorted plates and cups and vases, etc. I haven't touched it all in a couple of years and with 2 year old twins I don't see i… Continue

Posted by Cynthia Bacon on May 10th, 2008 at 8:09pm — No Comments (Add)

Sphere

I caught a glance of a sphere in Decor Magazine awhile back, that was covered in red beads. It was being used as a decorative item in a living room...big sphere...15-18" or so. I couldn't stop thinking about it, and so ordered some ruby red gems and began applying them to my own sphere. I am about 3/4 through the process now but keep dreaming of how this sparkly sphere is going to look in my new yard once we move....

Posted by Stacy Alexander on May 9th, 2008 at 10:15am — No Comments (Add)

Random musings

I bought Brooks Tower's blurb book recently and it arrived to day - have just had a brief look so far but it looks good, and intensely Brooksian, if I may coin a phrase. On a slightly related note, as Brooks' titles are often as pleasurable as his pieces, I entered a juried show recently and those that got in were announced this week. Pleasingly, all four of my pieces (four was the max) made it in to the sculpture section; two of the forbidden fruit and two "wall hanging sculptures" otherwise k… Continue

Posted by Marian Shapiro on May 5th, 2008 at 10:48pm — 11 Comments (Add)

Ruth Wunsh Receives Honorable Mention

Ruth Wunsh has won an Honorable Mention for her mosaics in the Burroughs Chapin Art Museum exhibition in Myrtle Beach, SC. Her mosaics, Wolf Pack and Swan Nebula were the only mosaics in the exhibit. How nice that mosaic art was recognized, and singled out for an honorable mention. Congratulaitons Ruth!

Posted by Jacqueline Iskander on May 3rd, 2008 at 9:57am — 2 Comments (Add)

Are you interested in finding out where other members live....Take a look at the states and countries being represented on FAM.

I've seen our membership grow daily and out of curiosity I decided to keep track of the states and countries that are being represented by our membership. I thought you might be interested in this also. Pam members for web site.doc

Posted by Pam Givens on May 1st, 2008 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments (Add)

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Anyone with experience of doing mosaics with adults with learning difficulties?

As some of you may know, I have been teaching adults mosaic for the past year, mostly at a local private art school. Well, the owner, who is a painter, got a request last week, from a days centre f... Continue

Tagged: difficulties, learning, teaching

Started by Marian Shapiro 46 minutes ago

mosaics , a respected form of art ?
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How can we uplift mosaic art towards a global respected form of art ?

Started by Stefan Wolters. Last reply by Jane 44 minutes ago.

Glass is not a solid and Vitreous Glass is an oxymoron.
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Discuss (?)

Started by martin cheek. Last reply by martin cheek 6 hours ago.

The timeless quality of mosaics......?
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I have really enjoyed studying the history of mosaics in the context of culture. This statement is often made about mosaics "Mosaics are often referred to as having a timeless quality". I'm wonderi... Continue

Started by Pam Givens. Last reply by Jennifer Blakebrough-Raeburn May 9.

Can I leave the mosaic only with Weldbond - no grout or thinset?
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Another question about adhesives (sorry Martin...) someone here said (I can't remember who) that she does her mosaic only with Weldbond. No grout or thinset. Does it hold? I know it will be only f... Continue

Started by Irit Levy. Last reply by Cynthia Bacon 1 day ago.

For the Smalti experts...
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I have had this nagging question now for a couple of years. This group seems like the place I can ask the question. I know many of you teach mosaicking with Smalti. And many of you only work in sm... Continue

Started by Kath Jones. Last reply by Jennifer Blakebrough-Raeburn May 9.

Studio Rental Rates for Teachers?
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I've just had a proposal accepted to open a small gallery/studio space in a prime location in one of our arts districts. Whoo hoo! My plan is to arrange monthly shows, including mosaics of course, ... Continue

Started by Pam Goode. Last reply by Pam Givens May 7.

Challenge ~ Are you Interested?
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We've been having some interesting discussions about mosaic techniques in some of the forum posts. Which has led Martin and me to wondering if having a challenge would be of interest to you? Perhap... Continue

Started by Pam Givens. Last reply by Pam Givens May 6.

Bill before Congress regarding Artists (for the Americans here!)

I ran across this today. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110 Some of you probably already know about it. This is a bill before Congress right now, to let us artists be able to write ... Continue

Started by Kath Jones May 3

my portrait mosaic needs help
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hi everyone, I am new at this and I need some assistance. I am in the process of doing a 81/2" x 11" portrait of a musician friend of mine. My idea is to shades of blue thru out the mosiac because ... Continue

Started by robin. Last reply by Jennifer Blakebrough-Raeburn May 4.