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Title: Fire and Rain 9 7/8" x 14 3/8"
This mosaic continues my focus on layers. It is basically a three layer glass 'sandwich', with a single pane of clear glass as the 'filling', and a complete glass and grout mosaic on each side.
This photo shows both sides when viewed in sunlight.
FIRE side of this mosaic window hanging features a highly textural focal hibiscus flower that is mosaiced in small fire colored bits of glass onto curved clear glass. The mosaiced flower petals were then attached to a center core of clear glass. Two additional flower buds are also featured on this side and both are 3D as well. The dimensional glass includes 'drips' and broken pieces from glass blowing studios.
The RAIN side of the mosaic features more muted coloring of a similar large flower and two flower buds. Here the buds are smaller though still in 3D. The large flower features a glass blowing drip as the stamen. Leaves are drooped as are the edges of a few flower petals (folded petals use textured glass). Rain side also features custom made, hammered and black patinad, solid copper L brackets on the corners as well as engraved copper title and signature labels.
Grout on this piece is customized to each area and took many days to complete. Several different greys were used in the sky areas, greens were used in the leaf and grass areas and red & wheat grout colors were used in the flower areas. Seven different grout colors in all. Grout has been sealed.
Blog post of how the 'fire' side flowers are made: www.mosaicsmith.com/2012/07/reversible-mixed-media-glass-...
And details of how the 'rain' side was made: www.mosaicsmith.com/2012/07/part-2-reversible-mixed-media...
fire at queen and bathurst in toronto on 20 February 2008. see more of my photos at www.arcticlamb.ca
So this is what I saw when I got up this morning - yikes it's not super close but super scary!!! It's really hot too and dry - hope they get this out soon!!!
Getting our burn on in the aftermath of the CHUNK 666 second Organ Donor Invitational Tall-bike Pubcrawl.
Residents of an old motel in Selma, CA cry as they watch their home burn. Over 50 people are homeless because of the fire.
fire dragon- a festival cum 3 day festival below my street. A 50metre long joss stick dragon, started in the 1890s to ward off illness in the precint. The old man here is making fresh hot piping chee chong fun, part of a porridge store below my place which i frequent. it's surrounded by mechanic stores.. and one sleepy morning, i stodd behind him waiting and i jump to see what's on his shirt! the fire dragon!