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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Mosaic Portaits


Although I create lots of eyes mosaics, I also do full face portraits. my last two were portraits of 2 young talented musician sisters. 






Luana on the left plays the Piano, Charlotte on the right plays the Cello 

In Luana's portrait, I was inspired by the "Primavera" painting of Sandro Boticelli. 







I realized Charlotte's in a more Classical Roman style by using a "Guilloche" border, as the one used in this Dionysos Mosaic from Lybia
















































These pieces had to be delivered in France. I built both of them on a fiberglass mesh and took them with me in a wooden crate. I then completed them in my small studio above the gorgeous Baie de Somme.


St Valery sur Somme



A few times every year I create custom mosaics for my collectors. They often, but not always, are portraits. 


If you were interested in a commission, here is how things typically happen :

  • You send me a picture of the space or area where you would like the mosaic.
  • You share your idea of what you want.
  • I create and share with you a draft drawing or computer rendering of the mosaic, complete in context so you can see it in your space, and you can offer feedback.
  • Once we agree on the project, you pay a 60% deposit and I go to work.
  • I deliver and install the mosaic in your space and show you how to care for it.

For more information, please contact me at frederic.lecut@gmail.com, or by phone at (334) 798 1639

I am a modern mosaic artist with a deep admiration for ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Arts. You can see some of my own mosaics on my site mosaicblues.

 






If you are interested by my work in general 

or would simply like to drop me a line, please 

contact me by email at frederic.lecut@gmail.com  

or by phone at (334) 798 1639. 

 


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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Charlotte & Carlotta


On this August 2nd, 2015, Charlotte finally met Carlotta ! 


Charlotte - Cellist, London, UK


Carlotta - 24 x 24", 61 x 61 cm, glass, ceramic & stone


The encounter was a surprise, Charlotte was not aware I was making her portrait !




Do you see a happy young woman, or what ? 




My Mosaic Portraits make great and unforgettable presents...


If you think you might be interested by one of you or of a loved one, please contact me by phone at (334) 798 1639, of by email at frederic.lecut@gmail.com.


I am a modern mosaic artist with a deep admiration for ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Arts. I share my passion in my newsletter, as well as the work of other more modern mosaicists working with traditional or non-traditional media.





You can see my own mosaics on my mosaicblues website. If you are interested by my work or would like to chat about mosaics, please contact me by email at frederic.lecut@gmail.com or by phone at (334) 798 1639. 



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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Carlotta - Part deux


3 weeks ago I posted in Digital Drawing of a Mosaic Portrait about the first stages of the design of an actual mosaic portrait.

From an original picture I designed a coloured and a black and white drawing of my mosaic.


Carlotta - Polarized.

From that picture came a black and white one later to be used to print the actual model.





So far, most of the work had been realized through computer.

As I intend to build this piece in a classical roman style, I added around our young friend a double meander frame.


Carlotta ready to print.


I still had to define the colours for the unglazed ceramic tiles on the colour picture itself.


And on a Chart going with it. These are unglazed ceramic tiles.




And finally also had to define the colours of the glass tiles for the double meanders, which I did based on colours used on various actual Roman mosaics.


Lod (Israel)  - Detail of a panel border.






After all these definition work it was time to decide which actual tiles I would employ. This is going to be my first portrait made of unglazed ceramic only, and I have had to find tesserae of  21 different colours. Having accumulated ceramic tesserae from several trips to Europe, I found in the workshop all that I needed. 

On March 15, I lined up the containers of tesserae around Carlotta's model, on the working table where I will build her ! 




This is the actual support onto which I will build the mosaic itself. I will use the reverse method and you can see it is the mirror image of the original picture...



In a next post I will show you the actual building of this reverse method mosaic. Make sure you receive it in your mailbox : please subscribe to my Mosaicblues Newsletter where I also share with you news about Materials, Techniques and Sources of Inspiration of modern and antique (Specially Greeks and Romans) Mosaic Artists and Patrons !


I am a French Mosaic Artist. I usually live and work with my 2 dogs, 2 cats and 10 chickens in Headland, Alabama, USA but I have a second studio in Saint Valery sur Somme, France. You can see more of my mosaics on my mosaicblues page.


If you would like to discuss or commission a portrait mosaic, or any other type of mosaic, please call me at (334) 798 1639 or drop me an email at  frederic.lecut@gmail.com.