Mermaid-Transcendence
Indoor-33” x 49” x 2”
Light-up art!
Medium: Iridescent glass tiles, stained glass ,textured glass, glass jelly molds, glass serving platter, glass gems, glass bottle, glass light covers, glass starfish, mirror, copper tubing, copper electrical wire, copper pennies, cast metal, found objects, abalone jewelry, diochroic glass beads, paint, paper, confetti, glitter.
Inspiration: With my children out of school for their summer holiday and my next mosaic project about to commence, I wanted to create a piece which could include participation from both of them. We decided on a mermaid, one which could incorporate the beautiful teal green hues of various objects which have been gathered. Included also were a fish platter and seashell jelly molds which were used for her breasts and tummy. The exciting part of this project was the 2000 pennies which were flattened by trains, resulting in many bike rides to and from the tracks throughout the summer! Every trip we kept our finger crossed that our money was successfully flattened and also not discovered by other “track walkers”! This iridescent beauty also includes cutouts in the mosaic base which allows natural or artificial light to shine through the various glass pieces which emphasizes the form of the mermaid as she would appear down in the blue depths of the ocean.
Transcendence- becoming something more than you were before by uniting yourself with something greater; going beyond…
“Transcendence”
“Martin Luther King- I Have a Dream”
“Peacock- Last Dance at Sunset”
