Eye Eye! It's Challenge Winner Time!
Thank you all for voting in our Eye Mosaic Challenge! What a wonderful group of mosaics that were entered!
First Place, Over-all Favorite Piece
"Eye Of The Storm", by Sandy Stotz
The PieceMaker Eye Challenge!
It's that time once again! Time for another PieceMaker mosaic challenge! This time, the theme was "Eyes". Of course, we're asking you to do the near impossible, and choose your favorite. Cast your vote at the bottom of this post. Thank you to Tiny Tiles Mosaics for donating a gift certificate to the winner of our challenges. If you haven't taken a look yet, head over to their website & be inspired!
Entry 1
"She Bird" by Dawn Briskey
"She Bird" is crafted on a small, wooden bird shaped form with metal
feet and hook for hanging. She is 4" tall and 5" from tail to beak.
Eyes are made with Murano millefiori. Other materials include: a
yellow, stained glass beak; square green shell pieces for the head; a
pink freshwater pearl necklace; Van Gogh tiles for feathers; pink Czech
glass beads, pink swirly mirror pieces, purple seed beads, iridescent
white leaf findings, purple glass beads, and pink square shell pieces
for wings. Grouted in black.
Entry 2
"The All Seeing Eye", by Deb Heardman
Entry 3
"Eye Of The Storm", by Sandy Stotz
The story behind this piece is a personal one...this is a piece about
dealing with illness. The eye represents the serenity and calmness
pre-illness....the storm is represented by the dark glass and is
representing the bad days. The sunshine around the piece represents
friends and family whose support give light to the bright days as well
as provide warmth. The clouds and dark grey are reminders that at any
time the storm can strike, but there will always be something good in
each day to look forward to. This piece is done on a clear glass plate, and I have used stained glass
and glass tiles as well as sanded grout that has been stained and
painted.
Entry 4
"Keep an Eye on it", by Frances Green
Entry 5
"Eye C U", by Alice Garrett
Eye Mosaic made with dish shards, millifiori, and ball chain in an up-cycled wood candle holder. 12" dia x 3.5" deep with mirror shards on the inside edge.
Entry 6
by Ocean Kisses
8 inches Tall X 10 inches Long. Stained glass, small triangle mirrors, a red glass heart, and one of Lori Frank's eyes.
... and the Winner is....
Well, all the entries in the Marble Challenge were just INCREDIBLE! Everyone should be SO proud of themselves!!! Drum roll please...
The First Place, Over-all favorite Piece
"The Mosaic Marble Run is constructed over three large plant pots glued
one on top of the other and then covered in ferrocement and mosaics...
there are exactly 237 marbles of all colors of the rainbow all along
the edges of the run. It measures about 24 inches tall, about 24 inches
in diameter at the widest point and weighs a ton (i.e. about 130
Pounds)."
Second Place
Hand blown glass marbles (thanks to Terri Thompson) used for the eye,
flower centers, and tail. Other materials used: hand cut china - some
tumbled, ceramic tile, stained glass, sheet music under clear glass
(Frances likes to sing), glass beads, and vintage jewelry. All on a
reclaimed cabinet door.
Congratulations again to everyone! - and thank you to Tiny Tiles for awarding our first place winner with a gift certificate to such an amazing shop!
Marble Challenge
WOW! Just wait until you all see the entries this time! When we have these challenges, I always say that it's going to be hard to pick just one favorite... but this time, it may be impossible. There are many great things about this group of artists... one of them being how different & wonderful all of their artistic heads work. Take a look below, try your best to choose a favorite, and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Don't forget to click through to see more creations by each of the artists.
A BIG think you to Tiny Tiles Mosaics, who will be giving the winner of this challenge a gift certificate their store. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do!
Entry 1, by Sandy Stotz
A BIG think you to Tiny Tiles Mosaics, who will be giving the winner of this challenge a gift certificate their store. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do!
Entry 1, by Sandy Stotz
"This is a wind fairy who is playfully chasing bubbles. The entire
piece is done in iridescent glass and the marbles are iridescent as
well. I used a small wooden table for the substrate and sunk the marbles
slightly."
Entry 2, by Frances Green
"The Mosaic Marble Run is constructed over three large plant pots glued
one on top of the other and then covered in ferrocement and mosaics...
there are exactly 237 marbles of all colors of the rainbow all along
the edges of the run. It measures about 24 inches tall, about 24 inches
in diameter at the widest point and weighs a ton (i.e. about 130
Pounds)."
Entry 4, by Ocean Kisses
"This piece is 24" wide X 13" high. I used stained glass for the marbles and small mirrors in different
sizes and shapes surrounding the marbles. I used a different color wash
on the grout for each marble and then used grey grout for underneath
the marbles and white grout above the marbles."
Entry 5, by Peggy Lindstrom
Entry 6, by Dawn Briskey
"Fire and Ice"
This piece began as a mandala and evolved into a swirling universe. The fused glass piece in the center was made by the husband of Sherri Warner Hunter. Other materials include: hand cut blue, yellow and green stained glass; raku; marbles in various sizes and colors; clear frit; gold and green glass nuggets; Van Gogh tiles; and layers of scrap gold, copper and rose colored mirror. Measures 12 x 12" and is made on Wedi board.
This piece began as a mandala and evolved into a swirling universe. The fused glass piece in the center was made by the husband of Sherri Warner Hunter. Other materials include: hand cut blue, yellow and green stained glass; raku; marbles in various sizes and colors; clear frit; gold and green glass nuggets; Van Gogh tiles; and layers of scrap gold, copper and rose colored mirror. Measures 12 x 12" and is made on Wedi board.
Entry 7, by Pam Holt
"This is a 14 inch diameter sign,with a mirror in the center. It has an
outline made of marbles,and marbles,and other toys,like Monopoly
pieces,dice and bricks blocks,are scattered around the pebble filled
play ground. Then,the words,"Let's Play" are spelled out with marbles."
Entry 8, by Renegade Rose
"Vintage wooden ask combined with a 16" x 18" MDF board is the base for this 2-D mosaic. Special features include; black stained glass hair outlined with hematite beads, blue ball chain, crystal gems on decorated polymer clay pieces and false eyelashes (donated by my daughter especially for this piece) accent the face, mirror and bicone beads coated in glitter, lovely aqua swirled vintage glass marbles and a floral brooch with aqua stones make up the headpiece and the background is done in beautiful Youghiogheny glass with colors that compliment the design."
Rainbow glass eyes, handmade by the artist, can be purchased here in her Etsy Shop!
Mosaics Anonymous Winners and Who Did It Names
I am excited to announce the winners of the Mosaics Anonymous Challenge and also let everyone know the artist's names for each of the entries! All of the pieces are marvelous and in my book each one of you are WINNERS! Here are the official winners:
First Place: #2 entry
Melissa of mycentirmosaics
Second Place : #4 entry
Third Place: #7 entry
Frances of waschbear
Congratulations Ladies!!!
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Artist's names for the remaining entries:
(click on their shop names to be taken right to their shops!)
#1 Pam of zzbob's
#3 Patti of oceankisses
#5 Tina of TinasMosaics
#6 Lori of RenegadeRose
#8 Inez of mimosaico
#9 Sandy of glassrootssaskatoon
#10 Alice of MedallionHouse
Mosaics Anonymous - Vote for your Favorite!
The PieceMakers, each of us having our own distinct style, were asked to think outside the box and create a mosaic piece in a different style than what we were accustomed to doing. The attempts caused some grief, but I think, as you look over their entries, that you will agree that their pieces turned out fantastically! Many commented that in doing this it gave them a greater appreciation for the different styles of mosaic. We left the artists anonymous so that you, the viewers, could vote for your favorite without any preconceived thoughts as to the actual style of the individual artist.
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