Non Traditional Mosaic

Here it is! The finished piece! What started as an experiment of 7th graders rolling paper tubes turned into a pretty cool collaboration 3D assemblage. We spent a few spare minutes a couple of weeks ago rolling strips of paper into tubes. Each student rolled an average of 10 in the time given. We weren't really sure what we would do with them all but good thing we made so many! Assembling them all together took Mrs. Hare and her three-year-old son about 2 1/2 hours (Emerson helped dip them…

via Heather B. Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan, Last Flight, 2009 Used rubber slippers The husband-and-wife team of Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan creates works that use the processes of collecting and collaborating to express ideas of migration, family and memory. Often working with local communities, the Aquilizans bring together personal items to compose elaborate, formal installations reflecting individual experiences of dislocation and change.

Found objects, glued together and spray painted gold.

Beachcombing at Sandy Hook.

London based Robert Bradford creates these huge plastic sculptures of humans and animals from toy parts and discarded plastic items. He uses colorful plastic

Saatchi Art Artist Robert Bradford; Sculpture, "Rabbit Rabbit" #art

Beautiful sepia (brown toned) mosaic of a close up female face. The model has an intense gaze and is clutching her coat around her face with her chin resting on her hands. This mosaic is created from hundreds of vintage SCRABBLE TILES that have been painstakingly stained, cut and arranged to show minute detail and accurate shading. All of my mosaic work begins with an original sketch and is meticulously constructed from thousands of hand cut individual tiles. All work is 100% handmade…

For lovers of beautiful quirky objects, look no further than artist Betsy Youngquist. Her intricate sculptures make me smile and laugh while starring in awe at her elaborate patterns. Just Splendid! Visit her website at: http://www.byart.com/