Ovation

Ovation by Shug Jones

When I saw this piece by Shug I just had to have it. It now resides in my living room and I never tire of studying it. It's is such a great example of contemporary mosaics and the vibrancy of color inherent to the Italian smalti.

Shug along with partner Julie Dilling own and operate Tesserae Mosaic Studio. Located in Plano, TX, Tesserae Studio is a full service studio assisting customers from concept to installation. These girls have tackled some amazing projects and thier website is worth a visit!

Cheeky's Twin

Another fish from Sophie's school!

A Cheeky Fish by Sophie Drouin

I just received this pic from Sophie Drouin. Isn't it just fabulous! Sophie created this piece with a myriad of materials. Including smalti, beads, and Karma tile from Trend, Slag and dichroic glass, and copper sheeting. He is so lively and bright with his fins swaying in the tide. Sophie created and named this fish after Martin Cheek this year keynote speaker at the SAMA conference in Miami. Martin has a knack for infusing as much character and Whimsy as he can into his animals.