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Virginia Gardner - Premium Artist |
Virginia Mosaics is the studio of artist Virginia Gardner, located in the beautiful countryside surrounding Charlottesville, Virginia. Virginia's work is noted for its intensity of color & bold use of textural elements. She creates two dimensional and sculptural pieces, incorporating a wide range of materials, from stained glass and shards of china, to found objects and natural materials such as jaspers and gemstones. |
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 Water Wall I
mosaic: smalti and stained glass on wedi board
24 x 24 inches  Water Wall II, Shadow of a Sunset
mosaic: smalti and stained glass on wedi board
24 x 24 inches  All I See is Red
mosaic: smalti and ceramic on wedi board
17 x 26 inches  Shock and Appall
mosaic: smalti, stained glass, ceramic
24 x 18 inches
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Virginia Gardner Artist Statement: My work follows one of two paths. One path is narrative, a response to an aspect of my reality. These works reflect an interpretation of real conditions, whether of a personal nature, like aging, or the broader world environment, such as war.
The other path is less defined in the beginning, evolving until completion. For example, I am attracted to natural patterns. There may be something in the way the limbs of a tree intertwine or the light falls on marsh grass, which triggers an emotional response. As an image begins to form and reaches my consciousness, I will nurture its development, sometimes for months. There is a magical point when I know it is time to make it real. This process can be heady, intoxicating; the birth of an idea, there’s nothing quite like it.
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 Hidden Treasures
mixed media: ceramic, smalti, jasper, marble, ammonite, paua shell, fossil, coral, pyrite, sandstone, alligator scoot, costume jewelry on hardibacker board
20 x 12 inches  Prophecy
mosaic: marble, jasper medallion, smalti, raku on hardibacker board
20 x 16 inches  Origin
mosaic: snowflake obsidian, black tourmaline, peridot, heulandite, ceramic
12 x 10 inches  Secrets
mosaic: stained glass, millefiori
14 x 14 inches
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