Crowpost's Blog

Just a quick post to let you all know that the Community Mosaic Project that we started at Dos Amigos restaurant in the Spring is now completed and hanging there (Main Street, Concord.). It traveled to Keene to the Art Walk where passersby worked on it, then to the Hopkinton Town Library where the Youth Volunteers completed it. It’s really great, stop by and check it out if you get a chance!

Thanks to all of you who are being so patient while I work out my Fall workshop schedule.  I promise to have some classes up in the next few weeks.  Tendonitis in my right elbow has been giving me some grief and slowing me down.  Maybe a good thing?  We can all use a little slowing down now and then!

The commissions are going well, the mosaic frame for the Morrill family is nearing completion.  It’s been an interesting process, the first time I’ve attempted to “paint” with glass.  I’ve achieved what I set out to do and am pleased with the results.  However, I won’t know how successful the whole concept is until I’ve grouted it.  I’m excited to get there but remind myself to stay focused.  As I often tell my students, no racing for the finish line!  I promise to post photos as soon as I’m able.

In the meantime, please stay in touch.  Will also be posting upcoming exhibits and shows VERY soon!

I’ll be offering several new mosaic workshops starting again this Fall from my studio on Kast Hill.  Including the “how to” 3D armature building  and sculpture in concrete for mosaic.  Please be sure to send me your name and email address for updates.

I’m currently working on a commission for a lovely family in Penacook, NH.  They recently purchased the Day of the Dead Community Mosaic Project and installed it over the mantle of their fireplace.  The new mosaic is a very large frame for a painted portrait based on a Klimt piece.  As you might imagine, it’s over the top colorful and reflective. I’ve incorporated design elements reminiscent of Klimt’s graphic style by using repetitive geometric shapes and bold patterning.  It’s been challenging and fun.  I have three more commissions in the works when this piece is completed.

Coming up…the annual “Pocket Garden” show and sale.  Promises to be a great one!  A lot of new artists and craftspeople.  Stay tuned, more on this later!

Just completed three grueling days (8am to 9pm) at Concord’s downtown Market Days as a participant of the Arts Market.  Looonnngggg HOT days in on a stone and brick convection oven know as Eagle Square.  Sucking up lemonade and water as fast as we could sweat it out… BUT, we had a blast.  SO FUN creating a large mosaic panel with hundreds of people of all shapes and sizes.  (I’m referring to both the people and the glass.)  It appears to be a nature themed mosaic.  The project was a huge success to be sure.   The panel is back in the studio  where I’ll be prepping and grouting it as soon as I can stand on my feet again!  Then I’ll be searching for a window in downtown so we can show it off.  Anyone have any ideas?

Many thanks to all of you who added a piece or pieces to the mosaic.  It’s really beautiful.  Be sure to check out the photos on my Kast Hill Facebook album.  (I’ll post later on today.)