I went to see the mosaic I did for the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital today, and it looks wonderful in it's new home! It's located in the atrium, which is not a public area. The children's rooms open up on to the atrium, and it's a lovely big space, flooded with natural light from it's glass ceiling. It was so nice to see my piece hanging.. and the carpentry department did a wonderful job building the frame! I hope it brings a lot of enjoyment to everyone who sees it!
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This weekend, I'm delivering my Autumn Tree mosaic window, and a few other pieces, to "Maine Art Gallery", in Kennebunkport Maine. It's always exciting to start working with a new gallery, and I've heard wonderful things about them. Here's to hoping that my window will find a new, happy home this Autumn.
If you're around Kennebunkport, stop by... it looks like an amazing gallery space!
The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Mural was picked up today by the Carpentry Team. They're almost finishe...
Posted by Amanda Edwards on Sunday, October 23, 2011,
It's a beautiful Sunday here on this Maine beach, but after days of playing and frolicking in the Autumn sun, it's time to anchor myself down in the studio. I've got five pieces I'm currently working on, so there's plenty to do! :) It's a small studio space, but it's my favorite studio so far. I've had 5 other spaces, and this one is wonderful for a lot of reasons:
I like being able to reach most of my glass shelves while I work.
There is a lot of natural light.
Small spaces force me to be mor...
Posted by Amanda Edwards on Tuesday, October 18, 2011,
I am sometimes asked where people can see more of my work. So, click the above mosaic, and it will bring you to my flickr account, where you can browse all day. Some creations are small, some are large... and each one has a different story of inspiration behind it. Enjoy!
Posted by Amanda Edwards on Sunday, October 2, 2011,
It's been a busy weekend around here! In amongst daily life with a husband, two kids, pets, and activities, I've also been working like crazy in the studio. Two of the three Children's Hospital mural panels are now grouted! That's 5 feet x 4.5 feet of grouting done yesterday. The total of all the panels is 5'x7'. I'm grouting the final panel today, and then tomorrow I'll be working on the many color washes that will be applied to the grout. I can't wait for that step! Here's a little look... ...
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Posted by Amanda Edwards on Friday, September 30, 2011,
Slowly, the surfboard project is coming together! I now have all the creatures for the board, from Etsy PieceMaker mosaic artists all over the country (and one from Switzerland as well!).
They're all in place, and the background started to appear today.
Grouting is underway on my Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Mural as well! Photos to come over the next few days!
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Posted by Amanda Edwards on Saturday, September 24, 2011,
I finished up my tree house mosaic yesterday... 6 grout colors later. Yes... there are 6 grout colors on that piece. I was commissioned by Latitude Gallery (Newbury Street, Boston) to do this piece. It's going to be installed in the general medicine department of the Boston Children's Hospital. This lucky one will be put behind a glass panel. Will be interesting to see the finished installation!
This week, I also sent off a house number sign to Washington State. I think that I'm taking a brea...
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Posted by Amanda Edwards on Thursday, September 15, 2011,
The surfboard is officially under way! For a few weeks now, I've been getting donations for the board from all over the country... and even one from Switzerland! I'm waiting for one more creature to come in the mail, so I decided to start putting them on the board today. I'm working with a thinset adhesive, which isn't much fun, but boy is it doing the trick!
I've started to add some of the rock, but still lots more to go. Rock, seaweed, coral, and lots of blue water will all fill in the back...
There is an organisation in Portsmouth NH that contacted me. They are
called Surfscapes, and are gathering
old, used surf boards, and giving them to artists to "beautify". Then,
they will gather the boards, and turn them into public park benches. The
benches will be auctioned off to Portsmouth businesses. The businesses
will install them outdoors, and with a plaque of the artists the created
each one. I'm honoured that they asked me to do a board for them!
I decided to do a "sea creatu...
For the past months, intermingled with moving to our wonderful new 1800's beach house, and summer vacation, I've been working on a mosaic mural for the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital. I'm hoping to have all the glass put on it over the next week, and I'll post more photos of my progress along this mosaic marathon coming up. The mural measures a little over 5 feet x 7 feet. I've loved seeing this one evolve!
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I'm a stained glass & mixed media mosaic artist living on a beautiful beach in Southern Maine, with my husband & two children. Simply put, I love glass. I love the textures, variety of colors, shapes, sizes, reflections, even the sound it makes when I’m scoring and cutting it. Glass allows me to take a thousand little pieces of color and turn them into a flowing representation of my very active imagination.
