Mosaic - art

Item Description

Item: Double-sided hanging mosaic

Size:  mosaic 10 x 11 inch,  25cm x 30cm, entire piece hangs 37 inch / 94cm

Tesserae: stained glass butterfly on wood (both sides) connected with antique hinge and ceiling hanging hardware

Molly is a licensed cosmetologist with an associates degree in Interior Design and a mosaic/mixed media artist. She is the owner/operator of A Work of Art Studio & Salon, a full service salon with art classes and gallery/retail space in a historic building in Lakeview, MI.

She is a self taught mosaic artist of 14 years, literally using a hammer and pliers to smash glass until she learned there were specific tools for the art. Her original moniker should have been “Carpal Tunnel Mosaics” but her husband thought the name “Smashing Mosaics” was more professional.

She has created many kitchen back splashes and other works of art. In 2009 she entered her “Poppies” mosaic in Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize, which was venued at the Paul Collins Gallery. She ventured into sculpture for 2010 ArtPrize by creating “Luminary”, a 9’ x 6’ wide sculpture mosaic/mixed media angel, which was venued at the Grand Rapids Civic Theater and can be seen here: aworkofartstudio.blogspot.com

For the auction piece Molly cut butterfly wings from 1/2” plywood and attached them with an antique hinge and mosaiced both sides. She was inspired by Sadako Sasaki’s quote: “I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world” and placed that on one side with the other representing the “tardis” (a time machine) from the “Dr. Who” television series. The butterfly is hung from a 10” piece of an old yardstick, a possible inference to increments of time.  “A Time for Peace” seemed a perfect theme for the devoted people who volunteer their time to serve and solve issues of world health.

Even though Molly works as a hair stylist to pay the bills, she loves to teach and host art classes at her shop. She works on two to three commission pieces a year in between haircuts. If you are interested in commissioning a mosaic/mixed media piece, please email Molly at aworkofartstudio@me.com

Molly Moblo Perusse ~ A Work of Art Studio

Website: AWorkofArtStudio.com

Blog: AWorkofArtStudio.blogspot.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pub/molly-moblo-perusse

Press: MosaicArtNow.com (Article about ArtPrize 2010)

Press: digital.zoompubs.com/display_article (Local article about my art)

Installation Images: facebook.com/martin.cheek/media  (Photo album of installation of mosaic with Martin Cheek)

Michigan, USA

Item Special Note

USPS Domestic Flat Rate shipping box size: Medium