Glass

It's a common misconception that we're only about rocks. Why, some of our favorite artists bat for the other team and work in glass. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Here are two new mosaics.

Arlene Piarulli (Crema, Italy) just finished the Master in Mosaic course at Orsoni Smalti Venezia. This is her masterpiece. I love the big, bold red pieces of smalti in contrast with the smaller floral pattern. It's great to see a mosaic which is fun - most pieces (including all of mine) are way too serious.

Yulia Hanansen (Ann Arbor, Michigan) is in my pantheon of mosaic gods and goddesses. She is a true master with stained glass, and her mosaics are infinitely more impressive when seen in person than through a photograph. This is a southern oak tree with Spanish moss hanging from it. Its size is impressive - 3' x 4' - and it was recently installed above a jacuzzi.