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Lineolatus Tropical Fish Mosaic

Lineolatus Tropical Fish Mosaic
Lineolatus Tropical Fish Mosaic, 2006
Vitreous glass tile, steel frame.
17.25" H x 17.25" W x .75" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith
Purchase Lineolatus Tropical Fish  Mosaic for $560
($500 plus $60 S+H).

Mya and I collaborated on a few mosaic panels this summer that can either be hung on the wall or converted to table tops. This one is particularly striking. A great accent for kitchen or bath, patio or yard.

Mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate in a steel frame. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

 

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Lunula Tropical Fish Mosaic

lunula Tropical Fish mosaic
Lunula Tropical Fish Mosaic, 2006
Vitreous glass tile, steel frame.
17.25" H x 17.25" W x .75" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith
Purchase Lunula Tropical Fish Mosaic for $560
($500 plus $60 S+H).

Mya and I collaborated on a few mosaic panels this summer that can either be hung on the wall or converted to table tops. She was really into fish by this point in time, so that's what we did.

Mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate  in a steel frame. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

 

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Brook Trout Glass Mosaic No. 2, 2006

Brook Trout Glass Mosaic No. 2
Brook Trout Mosaic No. 2, 2006
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate.
11" H x 19" W x 1.5" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith 
Purchase Brook Trout Mosaic No. 2 for $550
($500 plus $50 S+H).

My daughter Mya did so well last summer  helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and working out the gradients and shading— I did the mortar, grout, copper banding and provided some small amount of editorial assistance. The work sells at the normal studio rate because it's totally worth it. Her skills are far beyond what you'd expect from a teenager, or even most professional artists.

Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the  scales of a live fish. The   photo above shows the iridescent sheen. The second pic shows the copper banding that finishes and protects the mosaic.

The mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

Brook Trout Glass Mosaic No. 2

 

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Rainbow Trout Mosaic, 2006

Rainbow Trout Mosaic, 2006
Rainbow Trout Mosaic, 2006
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate.
9" H x 21.25" W x 1.5" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith
Purchase Rainbow Trout Mosaic for $550
($500 plus $50 S+H).

My daughter Mya did so well last summer  helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and working out the gradients and shading— I did the mortar, grout, copper banding and provided some small amount of editorial assistance. The work sells at the normal studio rate because it's totally worth it. Her skills are far beyond what you'd expect from a teenager, or even most professional artists.

Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the  scales of a live fish. The   photo above shows the iridescent sheen. The second pic shows the copper banding that finishes and protects the mosaic.

The mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

Rainbow Trout Mosaic, 2006

 

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Bluegill Glass Mosaic No. 2, 2006

Bluegill Glass Mosaic No. 2, 2006
Bluegill Mosaic No. 2, 2006
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper.
11" H x 17.5" W x 1.5" D
Purchase Bluegill Mosaic No. 2 for $550
($500 plus $50 S+H).

My daughter Mya did so well last summer  helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and working out the gradients and shading— I did the mortar, grout, copper banding and provided some small amount of editorial assistance. The work sells at the normal studio rate because it's totally worth it. Her skills are far beyond what you'd expect from a teenager, or even most professional artists.

Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the  scales of a live fish. The   photo above shows the iridescent sheen. The second pic shows the copper banding that finishes and protects the mosaic.

Mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

Bluegill Glass Mosaic No. 2, 2006

 

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Lake Trout Glass Mosaic, 2006

Lake Trout Glass Mosaic, 2006
Lake Trout Mosaic, 2006
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate.
11" H x 18.5" W x 1.5" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith
Private Collection 

My daughter Mya did so well last summer  helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and working out the gradients and shading— I did the mortar, grout, copper banding and provided some small amount of editorial assistance. The work sells at the normal studio rate because it's totally worth it. Her skills are far beyond what you'd expect from a teenager, or even most professional artists.

Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the  scales of a live fish. The   photo above shows the iridescent sheen. The second pic shows the copper banding that finishes and protects the mosaic.

The mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

Lake Trout Glass Mosaic, 2006

 

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Brook Trout Mosaic No. 1, 2006

Brook Trout Glass Mosaic No. 1
Brook Trout Mosaic No. 1, 2006
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, copper, Hardibacker substrate.
11" H x 19" W x 1.5" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith
Private Collection 

My daughter Mya did so well last summer  helping me with mosaic that this year I had her create a whole line of fish. She got to do the fun parts—laying the tile and working out the gradients and shading— I did the mortar, grout, copper banding and provided some small amount of editorial assistance. The work sells at the normal studio rate because it's totally worth it. Her skills are far beyond what you'd expect from a teenager, or even most professional artists.

Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the  scales of a live fish. The   photo above shows the iridescent sheen. The second pic shows the copper banding that finishes and protects the mosaic.

The mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

Brook Trout Glass Mosaic

 

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Brown Trout Glass Mosaic, 2005

Brown Trout Glass Mosaic
Brown Trout Glass Mosaic, 2005
Sicis Iridium glass tile, glass taxidermy eye, stone beads, copper, Hardibacker substrate.
21" H x 27.5" W x 1.25" D
Collaboration: John T. Unger + Mya Smith
Purchase Brown Trout Glass Mosaic for $960
($900 plus $60 S+H).

This is my daughter Mya's first solo project in mosaic. She did an absolutely amazing job on the gradients and shading— way beyond what you'd expect from a 15 year-old, or even most professional artists.

Most of the tile used on this mosaic is from the Iridium line of glass from Sicis. As the light or viewing angle changes, the iridescent surface of the tile closely resembles the  scales of a live fish. The   photo above shows the iridescent sheen. The second pic shows the copper banding that finishes and protects the mosaic.

Mosaic is set with mortar on a Hardibacker substrate over plywood and finished around the edges with copper banding. Indoors or out, this mosaic will last lifetimes.

Gamefish Mosaics 004

 

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Little Red Riding Hood Narrative Sculpture

little Red riding hood sculpture
Little Red Riding Hood Narrative Sculpture, 2006
Recycled steel,

8.75" H x 20.25" W x 10" D
Collaboration with Mya Smith
 
Purchase Little Red Riding Hood for $230
($200 plus $30 S+H).

Little Red Riding Hood is a narrative sculpture that my daughter Mya and I collaborated on. The drawing is hers, the cutting and welding I did. I love the way that she used the tree and the headboard to separate the story into three panels with three scenes.

This one was almost the end of the process, because I made her re-draw the woodcutter about 12 times to get more of a dynamic swing to his axe… she was really frustrated by that, but in the end we both felt the results were worth it.

little red riding hood detail little red riding hood detail little red riding hood detail
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3 Billy Goats Gruff Narrative Sculpture

3 Billy goats gruff sculpture
3 Billy Goats Gruff Narrative Sculpture, 2006
Recycled steel
11.5" H x 18" W x 6.25" D
Collaboration with Mya Smith
Custom Order Item

Three Billy Goats Gruff was the first drawing my daughter Mya did for our collaborative series of narrative sculptures. Although I was totally blown away by the 3 Little Pigs sculpture, the Billygoats piece is probably my favorite. It's the one I kept for myself.

I'm impressed with the way she used negative space in the drawing, and by the way the bridge is used as a framing element for the story… In all the narrative works we did together, she was able to find ways to make the scenery frame the story panels without resorting to artificially dividing the scenes. Her drawing of Little Red Riding Hood was probably the best example of this.


 

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The 3 Little Pigs: A Story in Steel

3 little Pigs steel sculpture
3 Little Pigs Story in Steel, 2006
Recycled steel,

14" H x 26" W x 6" D
Collaboration with Mya Smith
Buy it at Checkered House Gallery

My daughter Mya is interested in making comics and she's pretty amazing at it…draws and writes very well. So when she came out this summer, I thought it would be cool to collaborate on some narrative steel sculptures together. She picked the stories, and  decided how to lay out the image so that it would carry a narrative without words. I did the cutting and welding and offered a wee bit of editorial assistance in the few places where I thought the image or flow of the story could be stronger. Even though we worked pretty closely together on these, I think Mya could have done them alone if she wasn't a little bit afraid of the sparks in the shop.

The house is made from an old refrigerator drawer and the rest is recycled steel plate. The wind from the wolf's mouth is copper plated welding rod. The plants are scrap left over from cutting out the flames on the Pot-deFeu recycled grills.

This piece sold to Checkered House Gallery the minute Tess saw it. But that's okay… you can buy it from the gallery if you hurry. I don't expect it will last too long.

Mya 3Pigs 2-2 Mya 3Pigs 3-2
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Collaborative Steel Sculptures

man riding fish sculpture
Sea Rider, 2006
Recycled steel

13" H x 17" W x 8"
Collaboration with Mya Smith
Purchase   for $70
($50 plus $20 S+H).

These sculptures are all done from drawings by my daughter Mya… she did most of the steel cutting herself on these, with a bit of help. She's not a big fan of the sparks. I do like the way she draws though!

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Mya Gargoyle 01-1 Mya Gargoyle 02-1

Gargoyle
Recycled steel
14" H x 8" W x 3"
Purchase   for $110
($90 plus $20 S+H).

Mya Dragon 01-1

Dragon
Recycled steel
15" H x 7.5" W x 3.25"
Private Collection

Mya Coyote 01-1 Mya Coyote 02-1
Coyote
Recycled steel
10" H x 9" W x 1.25"
Purchase   for $45
($30 plus $15 S+H).

Mya Seahorse-1

Seahorse
Recycled steel
17" H x 6.25" W x 4.5"
Purchase   for $50
($30 plus $20 S+H).

Mya Unicorn 01-1 Mya Unicorn 02-1
Unicorn
Recycled steel
9" H x 9" W x 1.25"
Purchase   for $45
($30 plus $15 S+H).

 

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