{"id":11085,"date":"2015-09-11T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=11085"},"modified":"2015-09-11T06:51:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T12:51:00","slug":"the-many-faces-of-micro-mosaics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/the-many-faces-of-micro-mosaics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Faces of Micro Mosaics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"5698826559_5e2d870f2b_z\"<\/a>When we do an article related to a technique that has been explored by several artists, we try and include art by these other explorers of the technique, but when it came to Karen Mitchell<\/a>‘s article on polymer micro mosaics there was just too much wonderful stuff that Karen was sharing to expand on it. The article includes a history of micro mosaics, how the originals were created (including images from Karen’s hands-on experience recreating this old art form) and a tutorial on how to design and construct them successfully in polymer, as well as an\u00a0endearing story of her discovery and exploration of the technique. That didn’t leave a lot of room for extras.<\/p>\n

So, here is an example of micro mosaics not unlike what Karen does, created by DDee Wilder<\/a>. DDee created these ‘vertical micro mosaics’ almost exclusively in rings and put together an album of them on her Flickr page<\/a>. She used simple narrow canes and extruded polymer strings for\u00a0her tiny mosaic\u00a0elements and played with the design born from the pattern of color they created. If you enjoyed Karen’s article and are intrigued by the idea, you definitely need to take a look at DDee’s rings<\/a>. And if you haven’t gotten a chance to check out the micro mosaic article and tutorial, you can admire these while you wait for your very-soon-to-arrive subscriber’s copy (issues are still making their way to many of you on the East Coast especially and overseas), or you can order your copy directly from us or from the retailers listed on this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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