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Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Sarka Evans

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Sarka Evans lived in Prague, Czech Republic, a city full of art and history,  during the first half of her life.In 2015, she retired after spending 41 years in the field of clinical psychology, and began to devote her free time to pursue art.Evans started with stained glass, making multiple large stained glass window panels and Tiffany lamps, and gradually metamorphosed into glass and stone mosaics.The artist hand cuts and places each piece of glass and stone to create beautiful mosaics.She includes not only glass and stones, but also driftwood, tree bark, and clay.Evans’ studio is a sunroom in her house in Door County, Wisconsin, creating peace and beauty in each marvelous piece.More of Sarka Evan’s handmade mosaics can be found at https://plumbottomgallery.com/collections/sarka-evans.

 

 

Sunday Evening Art Gallery on Friday — Ali Mirsky

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Since early 2000, Ali Mirsky’s work has involved the creation of contemporary mosaics, including mirrors.

Mosaic art offers Mirsky the ability to take something that is whole or complete, such as a sheet of stained glass, and deconstruct the materials to create a body of work that is both new and beautiful.

Working in mosaic, she is very drawn to the limitless palate and textures found in various forms of tesserae (a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic.)

Within her designs, she creates organic forms and movement by hand cutting all of her materials and constructing the mosaic in a way where the individual pieces are placed at various angles.

Mirsky’s artwork is often created spontaneously, allowing the mosaic to transpire freely with the addition of each piece she glues down.

The versatility that mosaic offers is a crucial factor that affords her the ability to span the gap between functional and non-functional as well as both interior and exterior works of art.

More of Ali Mirsky’s art can be found at http://alimirskymosaics.com/