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P1130715My passion is glass. I melt it and form it into cute beads…pretty beads…sometimes beads that blow my mind. I also fuse glass into objects…functional art. A sink…a lamp…plates and bowls. Then there’s mosaic. Bits of glass and tiles adhered…

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Chad's piece that sold!

Chad's piece that sold!

I’ve talked about Piece by Piece a couple of times in past blog postings. They’re the organization that teaches mosaic techniques to low income and homeless people in the Los Angeles area. I have donated glass to them…

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This weekend I’m teaching a mosaic class so I’ve got mosaic on the brain. As I was shopping around for some extra supplies I stumbled on the Society of American Mosaic Artists. On this web site I found inspiration as…

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dsc_0500As I wandered around Facebook this morning I came upon the most awesome of mosaic projects. I love mosaics and I love The Simpsons, so to see them combined as a table I just swooned. And wished I’d thought of…

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I’m going to be teaching some mosaic classes in the upcoming weeks and months and I wanted to share with all of you a fantastic supplier of all things mosaic. This site was suggested to me by my friend and…

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This piece was created by Jose Robelo

It’s so inspring to see glass enrich the lives of people who wouldn’t necessarily be exposed to it. A really wonderful organization called Piece by Piece is bringing glass mosaic and other techniques of…

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If you want to see incredible art, click through to the Mosaic Art Sources blog post highlighting Angela Zimek.  You will never look at rocks and glass the same way again.

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Gorgeous mosaic from the Mosaic Art Source Blog.  This image is one of many describing the Pittsburgh Glass Center Neighborhood Mosaic Project with mosaic artist Daviea Davis.

Started in January 2009, Daviea began working with schools and students to create mosaics…

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If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at a mosaic but have been intimidated at grouting something really large, here’s your chance!  Follow the free tutorial at the styrofoam crafts page and voila!  Mosaic’d sea glass in a jiffy.

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Liz Cram’s Mosaic Chair was part of the Shards of Color Mosaic Exhibition 2008 in Australia, as highlighted by the Mosaic Art Source Blog.  For more fantastic mosaic work, be sure to check out both of those links!

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I’m not quite sure of the scope of this project since the blog post at Mosaic Art Source doesn’t explain it at all (and I don’t follow mosaic artists well enough to know these kinds of things) but I think…

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