| Jonathan
Mandell was given glass chards by Dale Chihuly, from his studio
in Seattle, that he used to create two mosaics, and glass chards by Sonja Blomdahl,
that he used to create an additional mosaic. The glass pieces are from vessels of
the artisans that were broken in the Nisqually earthquake last year (Tacoma-Seattle
quake). By recycling the glass, Mandell was able to create beauty from destruction.
Mandell hopes to do a series that includes remnants from monumental catastrophies.
Mosaic art is one of the few art forms that allows such preservation. Please click on images for enlargements and
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| mosaic: Nisqually I:
48" x 48" x 3" $10,000
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mosaic:
Nisqually II: 48" x 48" x 3" $10,000
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mosaic: Nisqually III:
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This mosaic was made with
glass chards from work that glass artist, Dale
Chihuly, lost in the Nisqually earthquake last year. The glass came from Chihuly's
"Venetians." Additionally, the mosaic
features a snowflake obsidian (volcanic glass) sky with spheres carved from
rhodonite, labradorite, moss agate, and yellow jasper. Inside the mouth of
the vessel that lays on the ground, is a bed of amethyst crystals. The nude
fugure is made from three varieties of marble. Part of the proceeds from the sale of this
mosaic will go to CERF
(Craftartist Emergency Relief Fund) to help other artists whose studios had been
devastated by the effects of the earthquake. |
This mosaic was
made with glass chards from work that glass artist, Sonja
Blomdahl, lost in the Nisqually earthquake last year. This abstracted
landscape, in addition to Sonja Blomdahl’s glass, features a variety of
semiprecious stones and minerals. The forms on the horizon are made of (from
left ot right) golden tiger eye, fossilized algae, yellow dendrite, leopardskin jasper,
unakite, fancy jasper, and mookite jasper. The forms in the basin beneath the waterfall
are made of turquiose, septarian jasper, and agate. Part of the proceeds from its
sale will go to CERF (Craftartist Emergency Relief Fund) to help other artists whose
studios had been devastated by the effects of the earthquake. |
This mosaic was made with
glass chards and fragments from work that glass
artist, Dale Chihuly, lost in the Nisqually earthquake last year.
Additionally, it features a horizon line made from bluelace agate, citrine
and chevron amethyst to make flowers, argonite and jade as a plant, sea
urchins and a piece of petrified coral as dandelion tops, and a yellow
tigereye sphere, a red tigereye sphere and a chrysoprase sphere as the
centers of flowers. Part of the proceeds from the sale of this mosaic will go to
CERF (Craftartist Emergency Relief Fund) to
help other artists whose studios had been devastated by the effects of the
earthquake. |
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Wilt
Chamberlain as a Young Man This mosaic was created for the auditorium at
Overbrook High School, in Philadelphia, PA. Its purpose is to both commemorate Wilt
Chamberlain and his years at Overbrook, as well as to serve as a reminder to current
students of how far our lives can go in the pursuit of excellence. Mandell offers his
personal thanks to the Chamberlain family and the Overbrook administration and alumni for
their support and encouragement in this project. The mosaic, an 8 ft. x 3 ft. vertical,
captures Wilt in a classic move to the hoop. It is made with ceramic tile and wood
laminate flooring.
Overbrook High School was declared an historic site
because Wilt Chamberlain attended school there. According to Todd Zolecki, of the
Inquirer, Barbara Lewis (one of Chamberlain's sisters) said that the happiest time of
Chamberlain's life was when he was at Overbrook. It is therefore fitting that
Mandell's memorial tribute was dedicated to the school. |
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