As I showed you last month, I've been making mosaic tile sheets. (My dear arty friend, Joanne, appropriately calls them "component parts".) These mosaic sheets were obviously on my mind as I was trying to get to sleep and my brain was working through a design problem. The problem is that the precise grid-like sheets don't always work for a more free form end product. Well, duh? How about making mosaic tile sheets that aren't so grid-like. Here are my first attempts. I like the results so I think you'll be seeing more of this style in my finished work.
The two red/pink/orange sheets are identical except one has black "grout" and one has white "grout". It's amazing how different they look. Which do you like better?
Lorrie
7 comments:
The red ones are really neat. The black grout gives the appearance of being more compact, while the white appears to be a more open design. Very cool Lorrie.
I really like your new ones. They are wonderful. I don't think that I would have the patience to create sheets like those! THanks for your most recent ocmment on my blog. I will adress the crayons again in my final post on the current work. It is finished. Just have to scan it, then seal it.
K
I love the free flowing form of these. I look forward to seeing more. I like the idea of changing the grout color; it isn't that I like one more than the other - it's that they each provide a different feeling.
Joanne
gorgeous...they look like stain glass...such wonderful, intense color!
Thanks guys!
I think the grout color question indicates that black isn't always the right solution for the piece. I typically paint the substrate black and then work with the mosaics. I may have to rethink that.
oo i love them all!!! maybe the white grout appeals to me right now because i've been working with that cherry pink and white a bit lately....
fabulous!!!
These are really cool. I think I like the black grout...if I had to choose. Honestly I like them all. I can't wait to see what you make with these.
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