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17-JUL-2008

Shapes

A few years ago, I met a man who was passionate about making mosaics and had quite a collection in his garden. He travelled to many different parts of the world just to find the right stones in shape, colour and luminance to complete his artwork. Unfortunately, he passed away last year (age 96!) and, today, some of his mosaics can be found in the gardens of a local home for the elderly. This is one of them.

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Guest 18-Sep-2008 17:59
Nice capture of an awsome piece of art.
Dave Hein22-Jul-2008 08:05
He did some beautiful work in his day!
Thanks for sharing.
carolynne_w20-Jul-2008 22:50
Stunning - thank you for sharing this one!
CreativeWiseGal19-Jul-2008 16:53
Beautiful work by you and the mosaic master.
The Third Side19-Jul-2008 03:47
Excellent work - with stone and with the camera.
virginiacoastline19-Jul-2008 02:22
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY COOOOOOOOOOOOL!
I would SO be there every day!!!
Jeff Lobaugh18-Jul-2008 21:08
This is an amazing piece of work
Nancy Lobaugh18-Jul-2008 19:20
beautiful!
Guest 18-Jul-2008 13:55
This is beautiful! Nicely captured and great story :)
Ken Duckert18-Jul-2008 12:48
Immediately captivating. Great story and photo!
Dan Chusid18-Jul-2008 05:34
Many thanks for sharing!
carol j. phipps18-Jul-2008 02:46
Magnificient for shapes! Vote
Greg Christie18-Jul-2008 02:15
Stunning mosaic and a great capture of it. Certainly reflects the effort that must have gone into it.
Harrison18-Jul-2008 01:58
That is a nice image. It kinda sneaks up on you.
mathilda williams18-Jul-2008 00:43
i love this, artwork at it's best.
Guest 17-Jul-2008 22:54
Great story, fantastic shot.
laine8217-Jul-2008 22:24
His work is priceless in my opinion...I hope it is recognized as such !! Love this image.
Phillip Normanton17-Jul-2008 22:03
That's fantastic!! :)
Maaike Huizer17-Jul-2008 21:27
A beautiful mosaic.
Guest 17-Jul-2008 21:07
A wonderful mosaic and a great shot
Victoria17-Jul-2008 20:52
This is stunning
Scott Browne17-Jul-2008 19:38
Really cool and well-done mosaic.
J. Scott Coile17-Jul-2008 19:36
A fine craft well captured for the challenge!
Norbert Fortelny17-Jul-2008 19:01
One of the many unknown artists.
Great find, thanks for sharing.
Ray :)17-Jul-2008 19:01
What an intricate array of shapes. Yes, this needs documenting in some way - a copy or two for the home and another for your local museum/archive office.
Laryl17-Jul-2008 18:43
wow amazing work.. I hope someone has documented it. They should print up a little book of his work and a bio. If they haven't done that, you should!
Faye White17-Jul-2008 18:42
stunning art!
Jola Dziubinska17-Jul-2008 18:27
What a wonderful mosaic, indeed. Great find and story. Vote.
Guest 17-Jul-2008 18:26
That is just perfect! V.
wernere0117-Jul-2008 18:22
Great stone mosaic.
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