I’ve been creating mosaic art since 2003 and regularly share my process and progress on social media, enjoying the feedback I receive while completing each step to assemble a piece of mosaic art. For this commissioned project, my subject was “Mary” from religious stories in the Bible. I was given artistic freedom to create my version of Mary and enjoyed every moment of envisioning how my Mary would look. I was inspired by past renditions of this iconic figure created around the world, cherished by so many. Each photo shows the work put into creating a 24” x 24” mosaic using stained glass, glass beads, and Venetian gold Smalti. You can follow more of my work on my website and on all my social media platforms. More info: AnneMariePrice.com
My mosaic “Mary” is made primarily with hand-cut stained glass, assembled to create a unified whole
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It begins with a drawing and initial design elements, which are hand-cut and adhered to my temporary substrate
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I lay out glass chunks to see what might work and what might not
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Getting the face to look the way I want it
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Starting work on Mary’s cloak
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Mary needs some hair before I move on
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I often jump around on a piece to ensure it all aligns with my vision
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Next is the gold trim
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Again, I’m placing a chunk of glass to see if this is the direction I want to go
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The hands are challenging for me, so I usually leave them until I’m ready to work on them
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It can be a slow process, but I love every step I take
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Bit by bit, each area is filling in, and I’m finally beginning to see how this will look
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An interesting thing about stained glass is how it photographs differently in various lighting conditions
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I’ve completed as much as I can, and now I’ll cut away my template drawing so I can transfer it to my permanent substrate
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Transfer was successful!
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Now I’ll complete the rest of the gold bits and begin work on the background
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I woke up to this lovely view and couldn’t resist taking a quick photo
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Adding more background work and incorporating my floral design
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One side is almost done!
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On to the next side. Mary’s face and hands are now grouted with different colors of grout. The rest will be grouted once I finish adhering my pieces of glass
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Side view of the iridescent glass I’m using for my flowers
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Almost there… I’m also working on my border now
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Finished with the adhering, now it’s time to grout!
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Checking that everything is where I want it before I grout
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First look after grouting and before cleanup. I love how the dark grout pulls it all together
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Photographing from an angle helps you see the iridescent glass in the pink flowers
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All cleaned and buffed. My mosaic is finished!
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