Mosaic Art Source Gallery - Mosaic Artist - Daryl Lynne Wood Mosaics

"Heads of State, Round Table Summit", 2006
Size: 60 in round table, 53 in high heads on cloaked pedestals. Each head: 12 in. high x 24 in circumference.

This piece is about equality, communication and tolerance. Based on the King Arthur Legendary Round Table which was "a device to enable the knights to be seated in such a way that none had precedence", I created 8 imaginary characters, representing diverse culture, to stand in a theatrical manner around a mosaic table.

"Heads of State, Round Table Summit" detail, 2006

"Heads of State, Round Table Summit" full image, 2006

"Veiled", 2006
Size: 24 in. x 15 in. Opaque, transparent, and gold leaf Orsoni smalti

The challenge of this piece was to achieve the appearance of a semi transparent veil using traditional opaque Venetian Orsoni smalti mixed with contemporary transparent Venetian Orsoni smalti.

"Ripple Effect", 2006
16 3/4 in. ht x 37 3/4 in. w Opaque glass, Orsoni gold leaf smalti

This piece is inspired by the low tide zone in front of my beach front home. I was also intrigued by the idea of the particle and wave theories of matter.

"Abandon", 2005
Size: 25in. w x 39 in. ht. Opaque glass, Orsoni gold leaf smalti

Portrait of my eldest daughter, to express her youthful freedom.

"Spring Leaf", 2005
Size: 12 in. ht x 15 in. w. Opaque glass, Orsoni gold leaf

Expression of spring rain and the growth of new greens.

"Autumn Equinox", 2004
Size: 25 in. dia. Orsoni opaque and gold leaf smalti.

Expression of changing seasons and the movement of the sun.

Daryl Lynne Wood has worked as a "mixed media" artist since 1976. She began as a mixed media painter and theatre scene painter and was always interested in textures. Daryl Lynne received her formal training in drawing and painting at the Emily Carr School of Art and Design in professional development courses. After a vacation to Venice, Italy her love of textural materials bonded her to mosaics and this became her primary medium. Daryl Lynne's "Ripple Effect" was exhibited at the Chicago SAMA mosaic conference. In September, 2006 Daryl Lynne attended the Orsoni Master of Mosaics Class in Venice where she created "Veiled".

Daryl Lynne finds much of her inspiration in the magnificent natural surroundings of her ocean front home on Vancouver Island, Campbell River, British Columbia.