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Fleshtone Special |
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30% off Orsoni Fleshtone Smalti Mix
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20% off
3/4" Fleshtone Vitreous Tiles |
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note: discount will be subtracted from your order when we process your bill |
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Orsoni International Award for Mosaic Fine Art 2007 |
The Orsoni Grand Prize will be awarded to the individual who best exemplifies the use of Orsoni product in a mosaic representing excellent technique and unique artistic vision. Get your creative juices flowing now! Application deadline is June 15, 2007. |
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Grand Prize |
• Euro 1,000
• A round trip (economy) ticket to Venice, Italy
• Orsoni Master in Mosaic (one week class) between Oct 2007-October 2008.
• 6 nights at Domus Orsoni
• 3 month exhibition of the award winning mosaic at the mosaic gallery of Angelo Orsoni in Venice, Italy
• Artist's reception while in Venice attending the class
• Commemorative glass and 24 k gold bowl hand crafted by Maestro Stefano Giambino |
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Master class with Lucio Orsoni |
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Orsoni - Venice, Italy |
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Featured Mosaic Artist - Irina Charny |
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I am honored to present this month's featured Mosaic Artist, Irina Charny.
"As a child growing up in Russia, even before I knew they were called mosaics, I created collages from pieces of broken glass found in the street, rocks, paper, seashells, and bits of crockery. Through the years I tried various media for artistic expression but have now returned to my origin — mosaics. This medium gives me a chance to explore color, shape, and texture, to experiment with different materials, and satisfy the passion to integrate unrelated small bits into a single work of art."
M.A.S. Mosaic Gallery - Mosaic Artist - Irina Charny
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| Irina's mosaic tip "thinset in a bag" |
| If you're like me, whenever you think of thinset, you think of a big messy production. Irina shares her quick & easy solution... |
- m.a.s. Your famous "thinset in a bag" is genius, can you explain how it works?
- Irina On the same principle as a cake decorating thingy. I tend to work in rows of tesserae. I mix up a small amount of thinset, put it into a sandwich ziplock bag. Twisty tie the top and snip off one corner. That way I can squeeze out a bead of thinset and set a row of tile then go on to the next row. The thinset lasts a long time in the bag, too. Gives me lots of working time.
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Irina Charny self-portrait |
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Pastorale - Irina Charny |
M.A.S. Mosaic Article - Q & A with Irina Charny |
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Congratulations to the SAMA 2007 Winners! |
SAMA Mosaic Art International 2007
“This exhibition demonstrates the tremendous quality of work being produced by mosaicists from around the world and the breadth of subject matter being explored - abstract and representational, functional and decorative,” said SAMA President Nancie Mills Pipgras.
Best in Show • Brooks Tower of Oklahoma City, OK
Best 2-D • Laurie Mika of Encinitas, CA
Best 3-D • Jennifer Iams-McGuire of Grass Valley, CA
Best Large-Scale Interior • Lori Greene of St. Paul, MN
Best Large-Scale Exterior • Lynne Chinn and Shug Jones
of Tesserae Mosaic Studio in Plano, TX
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| M.A.S. Mosaic Exhibit - SAMA |
Best in Show Brooks Tower |
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The Art of Mosaic - Dr. Sheila Campbell |
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Has anyone ever asked you why mosaic artists bother to work with thousands of tiny pieces of glass when paint is so much cheaper and faster? or what is the difference between painted art and mosaic art? My favorite quote from Dr. Campbell's essay sums it up beautifully "the painter tries to imitate light with pigments, the mosaicist’s chief medium is light as it is caught in and reflected by the material used". |
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Sheila Campbell of the University of Toronto has a PhD in archaeology and art history,
with a specialty in ancient and medieval mosaics. |
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| Dr. Campbell solved one of the world's mosaic mysteries in 1998 reuniting the fragments of the eternal lovers, Parthenope and Metiochos(known as the Romeo and Juliet of the ancient world) with the the original mosaic in Turkey. |
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| Dr. Campbell was also involved in the fight to preserve the treasures of Zeugma, Turkey which rival the splendors of Pompeii. She curated the "The New Mosaic: Selections from Friuli, Italy" an exhibition of contemporary mosaics from the school of Spilimbergo at the Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto, Canada in 2003. |
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Mosaic Retreat 'A Dream Come True' - Carole Dobson |
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Carole Dobson mosaic detail |
Carole shares her 'dream come true' at the Orsoni Master Class in Venice, Italy.
Carole Dobson of Mosaïque Art & Design lives in Calgary, Alberta. Carole has a studio at Artpoint Studios and Galleries in Ramsay. Watch the Alberta College of Art & Design Continuing Education catalog for upcoming courses.
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M.A.S. Mosaic Article - Mosaic Retreat |
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Mosaic Exhibits to check out... |
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Happy Valentine's Day! |
We hope our website becomes one of your favorite sources for both mosaic supplies and mosaic resources. It's wonderful to know there are so many mosaicists out there & it's been so much fun getting to know so many of you. Don't be shy, if you have any questions or suggestions, we'd love to hear from you!
Hope you & your Valentine have a very special day,
Donna & Aurlie Young
mosaicartsource.com
mosaicartsource blog
info@mosaicartsource.com |
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