Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Florida 1963

I've been working like a dog on this latest mosaic. It's not necessarily one of the biggest I've done, but it goes in a new direction for me. More realistic than previous works. This is the first in a series that I'm planning based on abandoned family snapshots. They may be old photos of family members or maybe even people that nobody remembers, but I like the composition and vintage look of the photo. In the mosaic I'm trying to evoke the feeling of the vintage photo and the odd sort of voyeuristic feel of some snapshots.

This is the full image and below is a detail.

This is the work I submitted to my first ever juried art show. It is for the Society of American Mosaic Artists convention in March of next year. If I'm chosen to participate it will hang in the Navy Pier in Chicago for March and April of next year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.