I started last week a piece about the Tour de France.
Even if you are not French or a bicycle aficionado, you probably have heard of the grueling bicycle race organized in France every summer. It has been going on almost non-stop for over a century.
My friend John Henderson, owner of the Dothan Cycle and Fitness store commissioned this piece based on a poster related to the 1913 Tour de France.
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| Original JB Louvet Tour de France 1913 Poster |
Because of the Art Nouveau style, I decided to use glass for this piece. The Map and Letterings will be Opus Tessellatum, but I will use Opus Pixellatum to create a different background changed from plain Navy Blue to a gradient Dark Blue to Deep Purple. So I am using 2 models to build this mosaic.
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| The 2 models for the Tour de France mosaic. |
Because I am using the reverse method, the model on the right is a mirror image of the original poster.
I laid the first tiles on October 6 , 2017, beginning with contour of France in bright Yellow.
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| First tiles laid ! October 6 |
On October 8, I had progressed well on the Red Road (La Route du Tour !), and ran out of yellow tiles...
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| The Tour de France mosaic, October 8 |
For now, waiting for the tiles I ordered from Mosaic Art Supply, I will be working on the man and his bike.
Stay tuned, I will keep you posted on my progress on this remarkable piece of bicycle Art !
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