With so many gifted mosaic artists about it’s extremely difficult to decide who and what to share whilst maintaining a varied stream of tile-related information and avoiding becoming Diary of a Mosaic Addict. But one artist in particular has piqued our interest recently – Gila Rayberg. Trawling through Instagram to satisfy our ever-present hunger for ceramic curiosities we came across Gila Mosaics and were immediately … Continue reading Gaga for Gila
Last year we collected some of our favourite ‘not-quite-tile’ creations from artists and creators around the world, but we still have plenty more to share. Here are six more projects and artists who we believe belong to the tiling family. 1) Fenella Elms The curious shapes and waves of the work by Fenella Elms are created by a sequence of individually created petals. Each element, … Continue reading Six more not-quite-tile creations for Tile Addicts
Demonstrating the versatility and expression that mosaic affords, US-based artist Benjamin Lowder takes reclaimed wood and metal and transforms them into unique mosaic artworks. Making use of the colour, shapes, and wear from metal signage, Lowder creates intricate patterns, beautifully combined with cut wood. The most common shape throughout his artworks is the triangle, chosen and placed specifically to demonstrate “the proportions and patterns of … Continue reading Mosaic meets Myth, Math & Magic
