Month: January 2021

  • Composition and Correcting the Model

    Composition and Correcting the Model

    Artist Candy Hahn emailed me a picture of her recent mosaic and the photograph she used as a model. It is a solid mosaic interpretation, and it reminded me that I am overdue to write about using photographs as models for mosaic art. Sometimes a composition is made stronger by deviating from the model, especially…

  • Stalking Van Gogh in Mosaic

    Stalking Van Gogh in Mosaic

    Artist Terry Broderick‘s latest mosaic is titled “Red Light District / Amsterdam,” and it is an interesting follow up to his Pittsburgh Cityscape mosaic, which is equally impressive. I feel like both mosaics could be part of a show called “Stalking Van Gogh in Mosaic.” I like the Amsterdam mosaic for several reasons: It’s a…