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Canadian Visual Artists: Heather Vollans
Heather Vollans is a mosaic artist specializing in salvaged materials and concrete sculpture. She works and teaches mosaic courses in her studio near Hamilton, Ontario. Red Power was was inspired by a...
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Canadian Visual Artists: Tick Tock Tom
Tick Tock Tom is a scrap metal sculptor from Ottawa. His creations have appeared as props in movies and music videos, and for the last five years he’s been making one-of-a-kind award statuettes for the...
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In progress: my first architectural mosaic
A few weeks ago it occurred to me to ask my local floor tile store – where I’ve been buying grout for years – whether they have any scrap tile I could have. Up until now, I’ve only used vitreous mosaic...
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Scrap slate abstracts
I’ve been getting ready for the Riverdale Art Walk, which is coming up in ten days, and here are a few new pieces I made using salvaged slate and gold mirror smalti. The slate was part of the great...
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In progress: Feathers
Full sheet of Wedi board (3′x5′) with the sketch in chalk. Vertical lines represent the position of struts in the wall, where the mosaic will be anchored This is my first mosaic project on Wedi board,...
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Feathers, completed
A couple of shots of Feathers, my latest mosaic commission, which is now completed and installed.
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