29.Jul.2009 Dixie Friend Gay visits Mosaika 07/29/09
Dixie Friend Gay is in our studio this week, working with our mosaicists and R&D department, creating materials and overseeing the progress of The Woodlands project, destined for Texas later this year. This 725 sq. ft. mixed-media project is made of a smattering of different materials, from stone to smalti to hand-modeled ceramics, creating a [...]
29.Mar.2009 Woodlands design progress
On Friday, Dixie Friend Gay and Saskia were in the studio working on textures for ceramic molds and sketches for The Woodands project. Below are some photos of them experimenting with different materials to make plaster molds from, a materials palette, and working on concepts and sketches for the 700 sq. ft. wall.
26.Mar.2009 Dixie Friend Gay visits Mosaika
Longtime collaborating artist Dixie Friend Gay arrived in Montreal yesterday to oversee the final touches and corrections on a private commission she designed, destined for a ranch in Houston, Texas. The 144 sq. ft. ceramic mural is made from hand-glazed tiles, some of which are textured and modeled to interpret her style of painting. Installation [...]