Bright Shiny Things mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD

Mosaic Art Exhibition

Janet Crawford has owned and operated Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada since 1984.

The gallery’s current exhibit is called “Piece Works” and has been in the making for several years.

As the name implies, the exhibit features works of art that were created by assembling small pieces, and the exhibit itself is an assemblage of multiple artists and mediums, and so the title of the show is apt on multiple levels.

The mediums include collage, found-object sculpture, rug hooking, mixed media, and of course mosaic.

There are 12 artists in total including mosaicists Kath Kornelsen Rutherford, Tim Isaac, Sheryl Crowley, and Janet Crawford.

I think Janet did a great job curating the exhibit because the mosaics selected show a range of styles possible in that medium.

This article doesn’t include any images of the sculptures, rugs, and mixed-media artwork in the show, and so make sure you take a look at the gallery exhibition.

Kath Kornelsen Rutherford

There is a lot to learn from making and studying abstract art even if your end goal is creating figurative images.

Kath Kornelsen Rutherford’s mosaics demonstrate that point quite well, especially “Shiny Things” which was used as the featured image for this article.

Like Kath’s other mosaics, “Shiny Things” combines abstract and figurative elements to produce an image that is sophisticated and engaging.

When Kath uses found objects, they are incorporated into the image seamlessly.

She really does a good job exploiting the range of the styles possible in mosaic.

Whirled Golden Mean mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD
Whirled Golden Mean mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD
Whirled Golden Mean mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN, RUTHERFORD, side view
Whirled Golden Mean mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN, RUTHERFORD, side view
Gold Leaf mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD
Gold Leaf mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD
Bright Shiny Things mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD
Bright Shiny Things mosaic by KATH KORNELSEN RUTHERFORD

Tim Isaac

Tim Isaac’s pieces are abstract bas-relief mosaic sculptures made from fired ceramic and found objects such as sea shells and stones.

Tim Isaac’s work is very much about texture.

Trance of the Secret Heart mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Trance of the Secret Heart mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Trance of the Secret Heart mosaic by TIM ISAAC, detail
Trance of the Secret Heart mosaic by TIM ISAAC, detail
Trails in the Night Sky mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Trails in the Night Sky mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Rhapsody of Lost Star Nautilus mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Rhapsody of Lost Star Nautilus mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Rise of the Ocean Seed mosaic by TIM ISAAC
Rise of the Ocean Seed mosaic by TIM ISAAC

Sheryl Crowley

Sheryl Crowley’s mosaics range between a stained glass style where a single piece of glass is cut to the shape of an entire element to a conventional mosaic style where shapes and elements are built up from small pieces.

Uprooted mosaic by SHERYL CROWLEY
Uprooted mosaic by SHERYL CROWLEY
Conker mosaic by SHERYL CROWLEY
Conker mosaic by SHERYL CROWLEY
Impervious mosaic by SHERYL CROWLEY
Impervious mosaic by SHERYL CROWLEY

Janet Crawford

To me, Janet’s mosaics look like interesting hybrids of the style I think of as the “abstract geologic strata” popularized by Sonia King and the style of more conventional figurative mosaic.

The mosaic below appears to have been inspire by the Northern Lights.

From the Stone mosaic by JANET CRAWFORD
From the Stone mosaic by JANET CRAWFORD

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4 responses to “Mosaic Art Exhibition”

  1. Christy Dunkle Avatar
    Christy Dunkle

    Absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for sharing these stories and photos.

  2. TJ Rozenberg Avatar
    TJ Rozenberg

    Gorgeous and inspiring

  3. Lana Marrone Avatar
    Lana Marrone

    I’m looking for someone who does mosaics that might be interested in some mosaics pieces that my mother in law made! She passed away three years ago.but she has made multiple mosaics pieces. Just thought there might be a place for her art to be shown. Please let me know if your interested or know of someone who might be interested.thank you.

    1. Joe Moorman Avatar
      Joe Moorman

      Hi Lana,

      I would write up the provenance and put them for sell on Etsy.

      I hope this helps.

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