tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385044918704063282011-09-14T12:09:13.210-07:00Claudianoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038504491870406328.post-8718094414194638312011-03-21T15:42:00.000-07:002011-09-14T12:09:13.247-07:00Throughout the years, I have explored abstract patterns and experimented with layering of geometric designs. This summer, after visiting the stunning mosaics of <B><a href = "http://www.moomadoo.com/catalonia/pages/Gaudi%20serpentine%20bench%20at%20Guell%20Park%206596.html" target = "NN">Gaudi’s Guell Park in Barcelona</a></B>, it was time for me to make my own mosaics.<br /><br />Upon my return I set to work, and developed the work ethic and craftmanship required to bring each project to successful completion. It began as a hobby using broken dinner plates, handed to me by friends and neighbours, but soon spilled over into the back yard and onto the wall of my garage. I found myself frequenting local thrift stores in pursuit of brightly coloured patterns. Strangers started leaving boxes at my front door filled with broken dinnerware and leftover tiles. With plenty of material at hand, when I am not making watercolours, I am dedicated to making mosaics.<br /><br /><B><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Union+Jack+riding+wave+popularity/4693081/story.html" target = "NP">It has made the newspaper! </a></B><br /><br />Questions? Feel free to contact me by email at <br /><B><A HREF= "mailto:claud&#105;abos@yah&#111;o.com">cl&#97;ud&#105;ab&#111;s@yahoo.c&#111;m</a></B> or go to my website and <B><A href = "http://www.claudiabos.com/" target = "nn">view my watercolours</a></B>.<br /><br /><div align = "CENTER"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TxlE_yw0Hxs/Thnt1NPuc3I/AAAAAAAAAO4/mFR_jKb5Z_k/s1600/Bols01s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TxlE_yw0Hxs/Thnt1NPuc3I/AAAAAAAAAO4/mFR_jKb5Z_k/s200/Bols01s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627790707720614770" />Bols</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WyXZVPY8Ym8/TbTLFIi4idI/AAAAAAAAAOY/fomfAZAqJos/s1600/butterflym.jpg"target="BF"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WyXZVPY8Ym8/TbTLFIi4idI/AAAAAAAAAOY/fomfAZAqJos/s200/butterflym.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323525781948882" />Butterfly</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K1MN5-SRdiw/TbTKZkcH71I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/_sxz_uPLQpM/s1600/wheel_of_time.jpg" taget = "wot"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K1MN5-SRdiw/TbTKZkcH71I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/_sxz_uPLQpM/s200/wheel_of_time.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322777355546450" />Distant Mirror</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vjYKY0xl4PY/TYfV-Zd75uI/AAAAAAAAAMk/rGDC4u2BwaM/s1600/Bos4%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BIV.jpg" target = "a"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vjYKY0xl4PY/TYfV-Zd75uI/AAAAAAAAAMk/rGDC4u2BwaM/s200/Bos4%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BIV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669130741442274" />High over Amsterdam IV</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fVKAZacu1_A/TYfV-FBScwI/AAAAAAAAAMc/5wkzqo0tYpM/s1600/Bos3%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BIII.jpg" target = "b"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fVKAZacu1_A/TYfV-FBScwI/AAAAAAAAAMc/5wkzqo0tYpM/s200/Bos3%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669125252576002" />High over Amsterdam III</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XBlDRh00IZs/TYfV95bNB4I/AAAAAAAAAMU/3B_-lU_48-g/s1600/Bos2%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BII.jpg" target = "c"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XBlDRh00IZs/TYfV95bNB4I/AAAAAAAAAMU/3B_-lU_48-g/s200/Bos2%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669122140047234" />High over Amsterdam II</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YT44q6olOzo/TYfV0JJccJI/AAAAAAAAAMM/ITzGV1JISq8/s1600/Bos1%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BI.jpg" target = "d"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YT44q6olOzo/TYfV0JJccJI/AAAAAAAAAMM/ITzGV1JISq8/s200/Bos1%2BHigh%2Bover%2BAmsterdam%2BI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668954561835154" />High over Amsterdam I</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yGgv3tM4Kz4/TaoFhhqJEjI/AAAAAAAAAN4/9xcIfuYcaaQ/s1600/newmoon.jpg" target = "d"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yGgv3tM4Kz4/TaoFhhqJEjI/AAAAAAAAAN4/9xcIfuYcaaQ/s200/newmoon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596291560490209842" />New Moon</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nauTbx3dMLk/TYfVXXVcBJI/AAAAAAAAALM/-jLZFZkqx-Q/s1600/firstmoon.jpg" target = "k"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nauTbx3dMLk/TYfVXXVcBJI/AAAAAAAAALM/-jLZFZkqx-Q/s200/firstmoon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668460154029202" />First Quarter Moon</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2wzIoZW3WuI/TaoFg4YyV0I/AAAAAAAAANo/-5UsJToLGo8/s1600/full%2Bmoonm.jpg" target = "CC"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2wzIoZW3WuI/TaoFg4YyV0I/AAAAAAAAANo/-5UsJToLGo8/s200/full%2Bmoonm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596291549411563330" />Full Moon</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YKaRnyp_8pc/TaoFhLp9ddI/AAAAAAAAANw/isxHhjWyR7U/s1600/last%2Bquarter%2Bmoonm.jpg" target = "BB"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YKaRnyp_8pc/TaoFhLp9ddI/AAAAAAAAANw/isxHhjWyR7U/s200/last%2Bquarter%2Bmoonm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596291554583868882" />Last Quarter Moon</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VkTJi-s2m_Q/TYfVzwM-xYI/AAAAAAAAAME/YRQ4Qp2a1h0/s1600/tidalpool.jpg" target = "e"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VkTJi-s2m_Q/TYfVzwM-xYI/AAAAAAAAAME/YRQ4Qp2a1h0/s200/tidalpool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668947865781634" />Tidal Pool</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rNpZ6q8tStQ/TYfVzXSsU-I/AAAAAAAAAL8/W3paYQiw6qQ/s1600/spaghetti.jpg" target = "f"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rNpZ6q8tStQ/TYfVzXSsU-I/AAAAAAAAAL8/W3paYQiw6qQ/s200/spaghetti.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668941178852322" />Spaghetti</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YHs91sRyp4M/TYfVzHIx4kI/AAAAAAAAAL0/Mk3TiKkmHS0/s1600/quilt.jpg" target = "g"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YHs91sRyp4M/TYfVzHIx4kI/AAAAAAAAAL0/Mk3TiKkmHS0/s200/quilt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668936842306114" />Quilt</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mb8xCY24WI/TYfVYfUXxBI/AAAAAAAAALk/_bn4XzzYH3o/s1600/nightstar.jpg" target = "h"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mb8xCY24WI/TYfVYfUXxBI/AAAAAAAAALk/_bn4XzzYH3o/s200/nightstar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668479476909074" />Night Star</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTqMQ8lbnAs/TaocexzVZTI/AAAAAAAAAOI/l0QnK1ZbcyI/s1600/tomatoesm.jpg" target = "hg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTqMQ8lbnAs/TaocexzVZTI/AAAAAAAAAOI/l0QnK1ZbcyI/s200/tomatoesm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596316802051564850" />Tomatoes</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjxkX25n_S8/TYfVX4FAZVI/AAAAAAAAALc/Mgu2jhlN0Uo/s1600/grapes.jpg" target = "i"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjxkX25n_S8/TYfVX4FAZVI/AAAAAAAAALc/Mgu2jhlN0Uo/s200/grapes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668468943480146" />Grapes</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3pO6t-KKs4c/TYfVXGJYlLI/AAAAAAAAALE/3tRByBI-a64/s1600/cauliflower.jpg" target = "l"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3pO6t-KKs4c/TYfVXGJYlLI/AAAAAAAAALE/3tRByBI-a64/s200/cauliflower.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668455540069554" />Cauliflower</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ojLyKDWyGuc/TYfU_dD__yI/AAAAAAAAAK8/NEpS4a-Z0m8/s1600/corn.jpg" target = "m"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ojLyKDWyGuc/TYfU_dD__yI/AAAAAAAAAK8/NEpS4a-Z0m8/s200/corn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668049374641954" />Corn</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2SlKvsRI2Ew/TYfU-k-gouI/AAAAAAAAAK0/xwXOp1_HWC8/s1600/mosaic09a.jpg" target = "n"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2SlKvsRI2Ew/TYfU-k-gouI/AAAAAAAAAK0/xwXOp1_HWC8/s200/mosaic09a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668034319229666" />Scallops</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UoBztaPRJFk/TYfU-Z1hyGI/AAAAAAAAAKs/RbK-cAMaD6Y/s1600/mosaic08a.jpg" target = "o"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UoBztaPRJFk/TYfU-Z1hyGI/AAAAAAAAAKs/RbK-cAMaD6Y/s200/mosaic08a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668031328766050" />3793</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nuNqCAUsqkk/TYfU98qQkcI/AAAAAAAAAKk/otUJT3qUGRM/s1600/mosaic07.jpg" target = "p"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nuNqCAUsqkk/TYfU98qQkcI/AAAAAAAAAKk/otUJT3qUGRM/s200/mosaic07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668023496872386" />1890</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zL7QfuVqfiY/TYfU9jCKxiI/AAAAAAAAAKc/xJBuPpQRZ5o/s1600/mosaic06.jpg" target = "q"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zL7QfuVqfiY/TYfU9jCKxiI/AAAAAAAAAKc/xJBuPpQRZ5o/s200/mosaic06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586668016617834018" />10-pointed Star Pattern</a><BR><BR><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EHCGiIMqZ10/TYfUoIOy09I/AAAAAAAAAKU/NqN7ymD3fHw/s1600/mosaic05.jpg" target = "r"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EHCGiIMqZ10/TYfUoIOy09I/AAAAAAAAAKU/NqN7ymD3fHw/s200/mosaic05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586667648645780434" />Star Pattern</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R3-sEGkieJ0/TYfUn0Xr6iI/AAAAAAAAAKM/4kgmON7R6_w/s1600/mosaic04.jpg" target = "s"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R3-sEGkieJ0/TYfUn0Xr6iI/AAAAAAAAAKM/4kgmON7R6_w/s200/mosaic04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586667643314367010" />Delish Dish</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_oGrVeeqHy0/TYfUnvqARjI/AAAAAAAAAKE/tFYF-y33H_8/s1600/mosaic03.jpg" target = "t"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_oGrVeeqHy0/TYfUnvqARjI/AAAAAAAAAKE/tFYF-y33H_8/s200/mosaic03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586667642049021490" />New Canadian</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh56YUpRQ_0/TYfUnfYH5VI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7Bt_hYN76EI/s1600/mosaic02.jpg" target = "u"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh56YUpRQ_0/TYfUnfYH5VI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7Bt_hYN76EI/s200/mosaic02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586667637679056210" />4065</a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w786xs2mXtc/TYfUnCphuuI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/X6Eh6tLXTiM/s1600/mosaic01.jpg" target = "v"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w786xs2mXtc/TYfUnCphuuI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/X6Eh6tLXTiM/s200/mosaic01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586667629967424226" />4068</a><br /></div><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var sc_project=6734460; <br />var sc_invisible=1; <br />var sc_security="81701a6b"; <br /></script><script type="text/javascript"<br />src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div<br />class="statcounter"><a title="blogger visitor counter" class="statcounter"<br />href="http://statcounter.com/blogger/"><img class="statcounter"<br />src="http://c.statcounter.com/6734460/0/81701a6b/1/" alt="blogger visitor<br />counter" /></a></div></noscript><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2038504491870406328-871809441419463831?l=claudiamosaics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Claudianoreply@blogger.com0