http://www.newel.com/PreviewImage.aspx?ItemID=2121 – Newel.com: Antique French 1940s rectangular ormolu & travertine marble coffee table with rectangular top above scroll-headed tapering legs (att: JEAN-CHARLES MOREUX) (Art Moderne/1940s, French, table, coffee table, gilt) (Newel Art and Antiques, New York City)
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“HOW TO MAKE A PORTRAIT IN MOSAIC”
Special mosaic workshop – 4 sessions per year.
ANTIQUE PORTRAIT – we provide a pattern, antique copy or similar, between the many available at school.
ELABORATION OF A MODERN FACE – the photo of which must be brought by the students themselves.
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Make two copies of your design when creating a mosaic, and use one to make a pattern for cutting your glass tiles. Learn how, and get tips on creating and laying out your mosaic design pattern, in this free mosaic glass art instructional video.
Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”
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Getting glass from stain glass artists is a good way to get glass for mosaics. Find out other ways for getting glass for mosaics.
Expert: Ruth Starr
Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves
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Various materials can be used along with glass in glass mosaics. Learn what materials are good to use in glass mosaics in this free video lesson on mosaics.
Expert: Ruth Starr
Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves
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Specific tools are necessary for making glass mosaics. Find out what tools you need to make glass mosaics in this free video on mosaics.
Expert: Ruth Starr
Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves
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Glass mosaic is done by cutting pieces of glass to the desired shapes, gluing them down onto a base with thin-set mortar and applying grout over the entire piece. Create glass mosaic artwork with a demonstration from an artist in this free video on art.
Expert: Robert Markey
Bio: Robert Markey is an artist who works in several media including painting, sculpture, installation, video and mosaics.
Filmmaker: EquilibrioFilms Erik
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www.2006ALTAVISTA.com
Don Harvey 512.587.2132
A benchmark for contemporary homes in Austin. Beautifully designed by architect Donald Harris, this unique home is a modern work-of-art, built with unparalleled attention to detail.
Ideally located one block from Stacy Pool on one of Travis Height’s most tranquil and desirable streets, it is close to downtown and SOCO, at the heart of Austin’s burgeoning music & arts scene.
Architect Harris brilliantly used the topography–uniting the home seamlessly with its surroundings. The home was designed to embrace an extraordinary 300 year-old live oak tree situated near the center of the property.
2006 Alta Vista successfully blends high-style with a functional environment in which to enjoy life to the fullest.
* Built in 2006–first time on market & in MLS
* 2917 square feet (per owner)
* Additional 420 square foot flex-space on Algarita Avenue features high ceiling, recessed lighting and two large full-vision glass overhead doors — ideal for artist’s studio, recording studio, work space or use as a two car garage
* One block from Stacy Pool & Stacy Park, close to South Congress Avenue, 5 minutes from Downtown Austin
* Versatile open floor-plan & high ceilings
* 3 living areas + 3 bedrooms + 3 baths — each with its own soaking tub and mosaic glass-tile floor
* Chef’s kitchen features gorgeous riverbed granite countertops, contemporary eucalyptus cabinets, large island, mosaic glass tile, Grohe fixtures and top-of-the-line Jenn-Air stainless appliances
* Beautiful white oak, mosaic glass-tile and sealed & waxed concrete floors
* Juliska and Le Klint lighting fixtures
* Extraordinary 300 year-old live oak tree
* Light streams in through eight-foot-high full-light doors and many large swiggleseal, thermal-break windows
* Two long-lasting IPE-wood decks
* Lovely terraced grounds with stacked stone retaining walls
* High-quality, energy-efficient construction includes Metal roof with radiant barrier and tankless water heater.
* Top-of-the line materials throughout
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Attaching a hanging hook to a glass mosaic can be done easily with a drill and hook. Learn how to attach a hanging hook to a glass mosaic in this free video lesson on mosaics.
Expert: Ruth Starr
Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves
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Removing glass grout in glass mosaics is done easily with a wet sponge. Learn how to remove excess grout in glass mosaics in this free video lesson on mosaics.
Expert: Ruth Starr
Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves
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