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Bringing Suzi Beber’s Tree of Life into Mosaic Unfurling

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Tree of Life Mosaic by Nutmeg Designs based on a drawing by our client, glass, millefiori, gold smalti on slate, 10×14 inches. Our first collaboration with Suzi Beber was translating her Tree of Life drawing into glass mosaic, from Suzi’s series : “ one of a kind, and are only the size of a hockey trading card.

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A wildlife walk with Gary Drostle

Diary of a Tile Addict

In particular, a notable contribution from this mosaic artist is present in Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in California. Crab and mussels mosaic. Shoal of mackerel mosaic. Using terrazzo to mimic the sand and sea, he designed ten unique wildlife mosaics to be dispersed throughout the floor. Tide pool mosaic.

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Innovations drive interest in cork, bamboo

Floor Covering News

Not to be outdone, cork flooring—which is culled from the bark of the quercus suber tree that grows in the Mediterranean Basin—has its own key attributes and selling points. Not only are the trees that yield cork bark preserved, but they can regenerate their bark numerous times over the course of the life of the tree.

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The Future of Wood Porcelain

As The Tile Turns

Timeless is a collection inspired by the fossilization process of trees, wood petrifying to stone; thus, bringing to life a precious and imperishable material, embellished by the shades and the charm of the process of time. Mosaics recommended for shower floor use. Pictured above: Fossil Mosaico.

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Made By Moms, For Moms: Tiled Spaces with a Feminine Touch

Architectural Ceramics

Design and photo credit via Aidan Design, featuring AC’s Estreslla shell mosaic backsplash. ACI’s Estrella Grande oval shell mosaic. Pictured above, the 2012 DC Design House features Aidan Design’s work, and Architectural Ceramic’s mother-of-pearl oval mosaic. Calming and Classic. Fresh and Floral.

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Phenomenal Fusterlandia

Diary of a Tile Addict

It was a delight to find out that just outside the original Havana stands a miraculous mosaic masterpiece spanning the small fishing neighbourhood of Jaimanitas. Chickens and palm trees, dancing figures and disembodied eyes, suns and crocodiles bring the streets to life. Image from Dan Lundberg on Flickr.

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Avente Tile Talk: Interview with Nutmeg Designs

Tile Talk

This spring I was touched by the kindness of a simple gesture that few of us do in this electronic age, Margaret wrote a note thanking me for my support - on the cover was a joyful expression of her stain glass mosaics. How and when did you start creating the mosaic glass art masterpieces? House Numbers 1670 by Nutmeg Designs.

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