You'll never think of glass tile the same way again
The other day I received a link from the great Laura Aiken and her linked directed me to Tom and Saundra Synder's Designer Glass Mosaics . Tom and Saundra have a Charlotte, NC- based glass studio and together, they produce commissioned glass work work like nothing I have ever seen.
The Snyders do loads with fused glass. Fused glass is the technique of layering reduce and powdered glass after which placing it into a kiln so the layers can soften and fuse together. The end result is a glass with dimension and excessive coloration saturation. Many in their portions take on the feel and intensity of a carved comfort.
I've seen fused glass used in artwork portions, but the Syders are pioneering a whole new course in fused glass. They make tile with it for starters and they also make mosaics the use of those fused glass tiles. Their paintings is arrestingly different. Their floral and scenic mosaics take on an impressionist air with out stooping to mimicry. This is in reality twenty first century artwork and the point of view is definitely the Snyders.
On first look, this back splash seems to be a painting.
But up close you can see how it's made. It's remarkable. These works are the product of two minds of rare vision and skill. This has been made in sections, panels the Snyders call them, and then fit together on site and then grouted into place.
These poppies simply soar off the wall here.
The manner that the glass has been layered and melted makes it seem to have been painted with a broom.
Believe it or not, this is a curved, glass tile wall. These individual tiles come together to make this mural and the key word is that they are individual tiles. Each piece has a job to do as they come together to make up these dogwood blossoms.
These dogwood blossoms additionally display off the relaxation feasible with their approach. Keep in mind that those are set up as person tiles, this no longer a wall with a relief applied to it.
The element shot above suggests the person pieces of the wall extra truly than the panoramic photo. Notice the variation of the flowers.
This is an person accessory tile. I swear, that water appears to be shifting.
And here's a cluster of 4, smaller accessory tiles. Fantastic!
The Snyders make fused glass panels, mosaic tile, furniture, lights, exceptional art and vases. The vases are Tom's handiwork broadly speaking and they are made from lots of individual mosaic tiles. Tom's a mathematician and the mathematics embodied in his vases proves my idea that art and science (or math in this example) are not in opposition at all. In truth, I say they're the same factor.
I am in awe of the thoughts that found out a way to make these. Think about it, those are squares and rectangles that wrap and interlock perfectly over a curving shape. When the curve widens, the portions must get larger. When the curve narrows, so do the tiles. Pulling this off in a stable shade would be daunting sufficient. Using a complicated pattern and then executing it perfectly is awe inspiring. Wow Tom. Wow.
The Snyders' website, Designer Glass Mosaics is filled with wonders beyond what I'm showing you here. Please go over there and look around. You'll be amazed.
