Liz and I decided to create this page to keep you up with what’s new at
Cut and Paste Mosaics.
We will present our latest work here and also keep a “blogs” of a sort on what’s been happening.
I’ve also added
my Youtube catalogue links
Pre 2005 work here Earlier
Up to and most recent here Recent
Also added my “Creating a stained glass mosaic” Video
May 4th
Well I had a
surprise “new addition” to the family so as you can imagine I’ve been pretty
busy of late. Its
called a Taurus 3 ring saw and wow does it cut glass! Very happy although
probably a little louder than than
EVERYONE else wanted. Cause when your workshop is
in the middle of the house EXCESSIVE noise
isn’t wanted. Lol
So from my first
play with it came……..
You can see the
complete panel here
And Yes it cut the pennies too!
From Feb 6 to
March 6th there is a display at Richmond Library (Melbourne)
The Glass Menagerie
consists of five of my animal mosaics bought to you
By
the Contemporary Arts Society of
Happy New Year!
Ok so it’s Feb 6th and its been awhile….. I’ve been busy.
Panels are now complete. Can’t show ‘em to you yet shhhhh
it’s a secret.
Here’s a couple of WIP’s. Final pics soon, maybe end of month.
All will be revealed. And then……..
Nov 6th
Just a quick update and some sneak pics….. then I’m back into it!!
Oct 4th
Working on a commission piece at the moment, there are a number of
artists involved.
This poses new and different challenges, very different to the “norm”.
Timelines aer a new concept to my work………
Will post pics as the panels take shape.
July 12th
Finished! 4 grout colours, clean and touch ups.
Full picture can be seen here
July 7th
Really that long?
Ok so maybe not a blog, rather a rant every once in a while!
So here’s a peak at the commission I’m working on at present.
Must admit I am having fun with it.
May 16th
Meant to post these awhile ago. What a difference grout makes.
Blend or define, lighter coloured grout tends to blend or help
shade/smudge tesserae. Not in this case.
These beautiful red mosaics had been drowned out by white grout, dark
brown made all the difference don’t you think?
May 8th
Latest panel just completed.
There’s been a few in between. I’ll just need some time.
So much on sooooo little time!
“Thin Ice” Was
inspired by the plight of the polar bear.
Scientists
estimate there are between 25,000 to 40,000 polar bears in the world.
A incredible animal,
the largest living land predator alive today.
Standing 10 feet
or just over 3 meters! Their world is so vast and extreme.
They would spend all their lives on sea ice living off seal if they
could. However as the world warms, theirs shrinks.
Sea ice is melting sooner and freezing later each year. Can this king
of the beast survive the challenge of global warming,
Full picture here
Dec 14th
Well Art at
This event is getting bigger and more popular each year. Well worth a
visit if you get the chance.
Work go’s slow on my latest panel.
November 20th
Spent an enjoyable
afternoon at Bibi Ostermark’s
open Gallery Exhibition.
She sold a few
too!
Art at Burnley
Harbour Exhibition is in full swing. It’s over the weekend of the 2nd
and 3rd of December.
Hope to see you
there. For more information visit the Contemporary Art Society of
Victoria
Just cleaned and finished off “Close Encounters”.
Here’s the grout test piece
The finished panel is here
Nov 1st
Has it been that long???
Let’s Go. Has been finished a while now, sadly nothing else.
See the full panel here
“Sigh” Too much work that still pays the bills.
However, Ekersley went well and Moonshine on
Mountains sold and has a new home.
A new computer and setting changes has also been a problem of late. Now
thankfully fixed!
I have boxed up two projects after just not getting into it enuff. Very frustrating!
Sept 9th
Cold, frozen isolation. Sounds a bit like me at the moment lol. And my latest panel. Its taken so long to complete.
Busy everywhere else! My other job….. and deadlines. Eckersley gallery
opening on Tuesday. Spent today, helping and watching the setup
process. These people have done it a few times before! You can tell! Mosaics
are much heavier than paintings by the way. I’ll post pictures and tell you
more after the opening. Had some great feedback from everyone tho.
Here’s a sneak peak at the latest. Just have to find time to
grout…….maybe tomorrow.
June 29th
All finished, well maybe one more clean.
I have been looking for an Australian Animal to create a panel of and
as a young boy heard reports of sightings of the thought extinct Thyalcine or Tasmanian Tiger. Having seen most of the few
pictures and video surviving of this beautiful animal, I came some footage of a
caged Thylacine it was unlike any I’d seen before. The keeper was running his
hand along the cage and the animal is following it as a cat or kitten chases a
piece of string. A Thylacine in hunting
mode is a truly breath taking thing. I was inspired! The Tasmanian Tiger was
doomed when in 1840 a bounty was put on the pouched (female) of 6/- each for less than 10 scalps and 10/- each for
more.
Commencing on 28 April 1888 the Tasmanian Government paid
£1 each for the scalps of adults, and 10/- each for those of juveniles.
At the time, £2 was considered a reasonable weekly wage. 2000 years ago they
disappeared from mainland
I’d like to thank
June 27th
Just finished laying glass, grouting soon!
Here’s a sneak peek!
June 11th
New one on the way… something old Australian and extinct!
June 8th
Wow it’s hard to keep this going regularly. Here’s the latest finished
panel High on a hill.
Finished late May, I wanted him peering over the edge of a cliff or
hill.
Anyway he looks a bit “high” doesn’t he?
Full pic and details here.
May 13, 2006
Just finished a couple of long necks very happy with this one!
all details and full pic here.
I had a great time with my nephew Jared while he was down from
He was shocked to see the final result of his Red back spider we made
together!
Not so sure his Mum Kim will like it tho! Hehe
May 1st 2006
Have been busy! Too busy!
at 2am! What a legend. Please have a look at this man’s work!
Your can find his website here.
I am in awe at what this man does in stone, the depth of his technical ability
and his passion for his art.
I was privileged to see his latest work in progress. The creative spark burns bright in
The last leg of my pilgrimage took me to 3 Art glass factories (
I have just finished a new panel since I’ve been back.
It’s called, Moonshine on Mountains. 90 x 90cm Ok, so it’s another big
one!
Find it here.
A new one is in the works as well. The design is finished and have
started cutting. Nothing stuck yet tho.
I’m still in the hyper critical stage. Lol! Once this part of the process has passed,
I’ll settle down into the cut and paste of it.
I look forward to that part of the process! I become so absorbed. It’s
when all is well with my world!
So I’ve had my break and I’m going to get back to it!
More soon
Steve
Happy New Year!
Yes, it’s probably been that long!
Christmas came again for me early Jan to be exact!
This was such an honor and I still find it
hard to believe!
The award is given after a member’s vote on which mosaic appealed to
them over the year.
I'm very grateful for this award. Wow!
Poles Apart was finished about 10th of March pictures have
taken a little longer than usual. (More on that later.)
You can see the full panel here in Courtyard
Views
Jim’s Jungle was inspired by an earlier mosaic called Into the Jungle
and originally was going to be very similar.
It ended up very different. Here’s a bad shot early on,
This panel was created during the holiday break and thru January. After
having decent overhead lighting installed
in the studio (thanks Hilton!) was reintroducing myself to all glass I
had squirreled away. With the lights and my glasses on.
Found the mountains! They were hiding in a sheet I’d forgotten I had….
or just couldn’t see lol!
You can view the finished panel here!
LATE NEWS after purchasing a new digital camera and although
not still totally at home with it yet, are blown away with the quality of the
pictures it takes! Have been taking lots of pictures of older work and will be
replacing a lot of the current 1’s soon.
Whiteout started out to be just eyes, ended up as a lot more.
With the two sides being very different adds more character, don’t you
think?
You can see him here.
Luna Trees
I’m really trying to remember where the inspiration came from this one!
Had a hard time trying to get the feel right for the background just
couldn’t get the mist rolling.
Once I added the ground to it.. grounded it…………. Anyway!
Here’s the final result!
Full pic and another detail shot here
Palm views is a big one!
A much better picture can be found here
“Come In Spinner” is completed!
Just finished this lazy susan features a bold geometric design’
Full picture and detail are here! In
The Garden
Deep just completed
Looking up from the ocean floor gives you a different perspective on
the world.
I’ve tried to capture that experience here.
Not the killer whale however, lol more info
and full shot here! Sea Scapes
Into The Jungle is complete
Very happy with this one was looking for a big ask from the grout…..
And I think it made all the difference. Full pictures
and details here in courtyard views.
Table challenge.
No rules, only that the design can’t have a “right way to view it! No
up or down if you like.”
What would happen if two mosaic artists wanted to do a tabletop each to
put in to a retail nursery for sale!
What if the artists were husband and wife.
Well for a start the husband could pinch the wife’s idea! LOL!
Watch this space.
Ok all done!
Lilly
Pond Complete
Lights does not show the true colour of the mosaic at all.
Looks fantastic Liz.
The semi translucent glass looks deep. The orange glass in the goldfish
Shows movement. When I take some better shots I’ll post em!
Celtic Knot also
complete Great
idea Liz!!
“Windows”
Palm View is just completed
Yes its another big one!
Full pic and details in Courtyard
Views
Chip Dinner
Took a while to grout ….way too cold in
He’s in Portraits
which is here!
Something else worth mentioning is the
signature tile within my mosaic pieces
all of my work contains one some can be
hard to spot tho!
This is the tile from my piece below.
Melbourne
Our Booth
Did
you notice Liz cleaning ===> Steve
taking pictures LOL
We
ordered extra lights and they lit the glass so well.
However
next time I’ll make them sun lamps so we can get a tan at the same time!
Open
for Business
Lots
and lots of interest and a few sales
Open
all hours
Lots
to see
Butterflies attracted a crowd
Don
Burke……….
An
Lizzies favorite flowers on hand Always
someone slowing down the queues
Some
great mailboxes (Just need the house to go with it)
Some
really creative student work Don’t mess with
the SHEEP!
Folko Kooper creates
these amazing iron sculptures, his work and his detail
in this medium is
inspiring.
He sold the one he’s standing next to over the 4 days of the show.
And finally here’s me entertaining the crowd on the
Sunday afternoon.
It
was a beautiful afternoon.
Do
you think the shirts a bit much?
Then
finally Jamie Durrie turned up and took over
Any
time mate lol
Steve
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