Time to Vote for Your Three Favorite Swirls!

Hey Everyone,

Wow, people made 61 swirls for Challenge #8 - "Swirl/Swirls on a 6 inch square, flat surface", and every single one is unique and gorgeous. Together, they're amazing, and I can't wait to see them all put together in Lin Schorr's final vision.

In the meantime, here they are in a mosaic of mosaics.

Please visit them on the Flickr site - here - and email me with your three favorites. You may vote through November 7, and the favorites will be announced November 8.

What's Happening In the Peacock Photo Interpretation Challenge?

Hi Everyone,

One of our current challenges (Challenge #9) is Peacock Photo Interpretation using a photo taken by Artist_Mama, Carol Shelkin.

This challenge ends November 15, 2008.


Here is the original peacock photo taken by Carol Shelkin:




I love Ba1Je's interpretation. Glass on glass is always a favorite of mine - especially in these gorgeous colors.






And here's the interpretation by Artist_Mama Carol Shelkin - that's right, the photographer! :-) Carol was (and is) a painter, and I'm constantly amazed at the way she is able to "paint" with glass.






I'm sure we'll have many more interpretations added to the challenge before the deadline. I can't wait to see them!

Happy windy Sunday!

Lynne

Swirls Challenge

Hello Everyone!

Sorry it's been so long since I posted anything here, but life was a little crazy there for a month or two.

I just wanted to post some photos of the finished swirls for the Swirl Challenge which will be ending October 31.

Challenge Guidelines: The swirl is to be on a 6 inch by 6 inch square, flat surface. Artists are invited to finish their swirls and keep them for themselves, or to do them on mesh and send them to Lin Schorr (Linlee8 on Flickr).

Lin plans to display the swirls at her show next fall. The hope is that someone will want to purchase the Swirl "Quilt", and the proceeds will go to a charity to be determined.

Additionally, she plans to put together a small book on the entire process. It's very exciting!

Be sure to check out Lin's achingly gorgeous work on her website: Lin Schorr Mixed Media Mosaics

It's not too late to make a swirl of your own. For details on the Swirl Challenge, you're welcomed to write to me at Millimomo@gmail.com, or you can check here and here for details and discussions.

To see the photos up close and personal and learn about the artists, click here.

Won't they be beautiful all together?

Have a great day, Everyone!

Lynne

Crystalynna's "Reflections of Love"

Hi Everyone,

Here's a peek at Crystalynnna's "Reflections of..." challenge entry, which she's fittingly named, "Reflections of Love".

Check out that fantastic black grout line. Wow!

I love people's different interpretations of the challenges. This is a beauty.

Happy Mosaicing!
Lynne

And The Winner Is...

Cindi B!

Cindi (Cindiloo77 on Flickr) is the winner of our very first Blogger Mosaic Challenge for her charming coffee pot.

Really, it's the ultimate isn't it? Coffee? Mosaics? Together? Fabulous!

Along with our admiration Cindi will receive a $25 gift certificate from Tammy at the Tile Shack. Click here to check out this excellent source for mosaic supplies. Thank you, Tammy, for providing such a perfect and generous prize.

Congratulations to each of you who entered. They were all such unqiue, creative and beautiful pieces.

Now here's one more look at Cindi's Coffee Pot.

Exciting Swirl Talk

Hi Everyone,

As you recall, Lin (Linlee8 on Flickr) picked the challenge "Swirl / Swirls on a Six Inch Square Flat Surface" which ends October 31, 2008.

Shortly after we announced it, Lin had the cool idea of creating the swirls on mesh and donating them to a worthy cause. Click here to see the discussion.

Since then Lin has had an even more exciting idea for the swirls: a book!

She ran this past me, and I love the idea. I think it will give us ALL an opportunity to see our art in print!

You all have the option of not having your piece in the book, just like you have the option of simply doing a swirl and keeping it for yourself. whatever you'd like to do is fine.

If you do like the idea of a book and donating your swirl to a cause, then by all means - the more swirls the merrier. Please make as many as you'd like. Also, if you're donating a swirl, remember that it needs to be done on fiberglass mesh (details in the discussion mentioned above).

Here's what Lin has to say about the book:

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If I happen to get a lot of swirl mosaics for the mural/panel
piece...I would like to document them and the making of the panel in a small (?) blurb-book.

I think that having a book of the panel/mural and it's making process
and your own featured swirl with ID would be fun to have even if it didn't get tied to a donation.

The book would be purchased directly from Blurb.com at cost as It doesn't have to have any profit attached to it right now. Then if the piece gets donated somewhere that the book can be an asset I can attach a profit for a certain period of time to go to that organization.

This would also require a release from you to allow me to photograph / publish / distribute the photo-book. When you contact MilliMoMo/Lynne or myself for the address to send your swirls we can send back the release. At which point you can print/sign & send with your swirl(s) I know this kinda thing can make some people nervous...the artist retains copyright of their art, but allows me to photograph / publish / distribute the book.

Lin

Caz Kovac's "Reflections of..." Entry

Hi Everyone!

Please take a look at Caz Kovac's entry for the "Reflections of..." Challenge which will end September 30. What a scrumptious piece!

Check out the rest of Caz' art here on Flickr.




1) Caz.Kovacs