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Custom Mosaic Art and Classes in Humboldt County.
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After 35 years of public school teaching, I now pursue my dream of creating and instructing mosaic art at Parasol Arts in Old Town, Eureka. It brings me joy to see others discover the art of glass.
Since January 2012 I've been the Mosaic Artist in Residence at Parasol Arts in Old Town, Eureka. Every month I teach my Mosaic Madness 101 workshop. This two hour workshop is an introduction to beginning mosaics. During the class you'll learn the use of tools and adhesives. Then you'll be cutting both glass tiles and stained glass in order to design a 4" x 4" mosaic. At the end of the workshop I'll demonstrate how to grout, answer all questions and send you home feeling empowered, confident about grouting your newly created mosaic, and ready to start your next project.
You will be amazed at how quickly you can become a mosaic artist! Inspiration is everywhere during our class. I love to share my mosaic knowledge.
Class includes instruction, 4" coaster, stained glass, glass tile, glue, and grout. Children may attend with a parent and families are encouraged to learn and play together.
This class is offered once a month on a Friday evening from 6:30-8:30. Please contact Parasol Arts to register. My class schedule is always available on FaceBook or by emailing me. This class often sells out so be certain to reserve your spot!
After completion of the class you are welcome to come back to Parasol Arts at any time to use the tool kits for free.
During fall and winter months I often hold once a month, Sunday afternoon project/technique classes for students who have completed Mosaic 101.
Please keep up with Robin's Mosaics on Facebook.
Please join me by emailing me or call Parasol Arts at 707-268-8888 for information and to register.
Address plaque class
Mosaics 101 Class
Mosaic light switches
Glass on Glass Class
My Latest Mosaic Works
Please click a few and take a closer look.
Heart and Sole
9 ½" long x 3 ½" wide x 4" tall ~ in private collection
Created from a woman's size 6 high heeled shoe. During the process of becoming a sculpture it also gained several inches in size. Materials used include vintage rhinestone jewelry, rhinestone chain, stained glass, iridized glass, mirrored glass, glitter glass, metal findings, and colored gold.
Daisy Heart Rock
In private collection
Stained glass, costume jewelry
Soul Food
18" X 5" ~ in private collection
Fused dichroic glass cabochons, vintage jewelry, millifiori, stained glass,
jade, 24k gold smalti, fabric embellishments, metal findings, glass beads
View From the Seine River-Paris
10" X 12" ~ Private commission ~ In private collection
smalti, stained glass, Van Gough glass
Zippy
24" X 12" ~ in private collection
Fused dichroic glass cabochons, architectural dichroic glass, mirrored glass,
Van Gough glass, stained glass, miiefiori, glitter glass, metal findings
So Many Possibilities
12" x 11" ~ Private collection
Commissioned wedding gift for Astrophysical PHD candidates who love outer space and especially black holes.
The Milky Way shows Altair and Vega-The stars that tell the story of Chinese Valentine's Day.
Materials used:
Stained glass, mirrored glass, glitter glass ,etched glass, silver leaf, 24 karat gold leaf glass, Van Gogh glass, iridized glass, fused dichroic glass, herringbone ripple glass, Czechoslovakian rhinestones, architectural dichroic glass, tempered glass, glitter, acrylic paint, findings
Pam's Rainbow Heart Rock
In private collection
This was my first heart rock. It is a rainbow of various types of glass. All heart rocks are waterproof.
Des
9" x 12" ~ in private collection
Materials used: Stained glass, my own fused dichroic glass, glitter glass, and mirrored glass
Let the Party Begin
10 ½"x 5 ½" ~ in private collection
I'm so proud that this piece has been published in the gallery of Laurel Skye's wonderful book Mosaic Renaissance. It features mirrored glass, stained glass, and millefiori.
Love Rocks
30" x 22" ~ in private collection
When Pam and Peter married they asked their guests to bring small objects of importance to the ceremony. Then they asked me to create an outdoor piece that put all of the objects together along with the beach glass and Tahoe rocks that they had collected. Everything needed to look like it was on a background of sand. I had so much fun creating it. It hangs on a wall in their garden and they love looking out at it through their dining room window.
Moon Dance
Garnets, vintage rhinestones, stained glass ~ in private collection
When a good friend decided to marry I decided to create a gift which not only expressed his love for ballroom dancing but also celebrated his bride-to-be's desire to dance with him. The day before the wedding we met her and I gave her the mosaic piece. She looked at me and said, "But how did you know?" The next night we looked on with the moon full, a sky filled with stars and Palm Springs lit up below us. We watched this amazing couple take to the dance floor. They were "Moon Dance" It was a truly moving moment.
Michael's Wine Bottle
In private collection
This bottle was created from a recycled wine bottle with vintage jewelry, glass beads,
Van Gogh glass, and mirrored glass. This commissioned piece was created as a gift
for an avid wine collector for his 50th birthday.
Blue Swirl
25" diameter mirror ~ in private collection
Tiger's eye, millefiori, stained glass, ball chain, obsidian, gold ceramic, jewelry pieces, vintage ivory
Trinidad
16 ½" x 14 ½" ~ in private collection
Fused glass, stained glass, semi-precious stones, mirrored glass
Commissioned piece created for a fisherman who has his boat in Trinidad. This is one of the most beautiful places on earth and the mosaic was a joy to create. Trinidad is published in Mosaic Art 6-an international portfolio of contemporary art from 2010.
River Reflections
Pendant
Fire of Love
Pendant
Rainbow Bouquet
Bottle stopper
Turning a New Leaf
13" x 11" ~ in private collection
Inspired by a fall afternoon on the Trinity River in Hawkins Bar, CA.
Found objects, stained glass, fused glass, millefiori, glitter, vintage jewelry
Todas Santos
11" x 9 ½" ~ in private collection
Stained glass, colored gold, Van Gogh glass, mirrored glass. A Commissioned piece for a couple who own property in Todas Santos, Baja. After a visit to this incredibly beautiful pueblo, I was inspired to begin.
Company You Keep
18" diameter mirror ~ in private collection
Mirrored glass, stained glass, glitter glass, vintage jewelry, glass jewels
Forget Me Not
5" x 5" ~ in private collection
This is a memory piece. I feel great responsibility to take an important part of someone's life that has been broken and create a new memory from it. Jan's Mother passed away when she was only five. Her Father gave her a forget-me-not saucer when he told her this sad news. The saucer had been her Mom's. She was broken hearted when it dropped but we created something new from it. I used vintage jewelry, fused dichroic glass, cultured pearls, freshwater pearls, millefiori, and glass to create this piece.
Marsh Muse
18" X 5" ~ in private collection
Materials used: Millefiori, my fused dichroic glass, stained glass, 24k gold vintage smalti, abalone shell, vintage Venetian glass tile, Czechoslovakian rhinestones, mirrored glass, and findings
Blues Come Through
19" x17" Mirror
Fused dichroic tiles, stained glass with an incredible texture and amazing colors, millefiori, glitter glass, iridized glass, mirrored glass, and gold coated ceramic tile
610 - Street Address sign
Mirrored glass, glitter glass, stained glass
I'd be happy to create your special address sign too!
Spirit of Love
10" x 10" mirror ~ in private collection
Fused dichroic glass tiles, glass beads, stained glass, iridized glass, gold ceramic
Macabre Celebration
Life sized ~ fiberglass base ~ in private collection
Materials used: Stained glass, my own fused dichroic glass, porcelain flowers, Czechoslovakian rhinestones, mirrored glass, millefiori, and glitter glass
25th Anniversary Heart Rock
In private collection
Stained glass, rhinestone chain, pearls, fused dichroic glass dragonfly
Rainbow Garden
10" x 10" mirror ~ in private collection
Stained glass, iridized glass, vintage jewelry
African Dream
20" diameter ~ Vintage and costume jewelry, stained glass ~ in private collection
While walking through a thrift store in Portland, OR I saw the brooch that's in the middle of the piece. It was my inspiration.
Babylon Boo-Boo
17" x 17" ~ in private collection
Sometimes when something breaks, your heart doesn't need to break with it. When my client accidentally knocked a beloved plate from a friend's wall his wife commissioned me to create an object of art from it. I used the shards (including the original artist's signature) and combined them with porcelain, glass, glass gems, and fused dichroic glass to create this piece.
Selection of Bracelets
Bracelets
Express Yourself
18" Diameter mirror ~ in private collection
Van Gogh Glass, stained glass, iridized glass, gold ceramic, glass findings, glitter glass
Dragonfly Heart Rock
In private collection
River Rock, stained glass, glitter glass
Sweet Sunset
10" x 10"
Fused dichroic glass, Stained glass, Glass mirror, Beads
A Child's Garden
9" x 12"
Fused glass, Stained glass , Mirror, Millefiori, Vintage jewelry
River Rock
Mirror, Stained glass, Costume jewelry
Butterfly Rock
River rock, stained glass, millifiori, Czech rhinestones, stained glass, vintage jewelry.
Humboldt Skate Lab
Actual skateboard
Stained glass, dichroic fused glass, mirrored glass, original low fire ceramic.
Displayed at Humboldt State Lab but it often travels with the owner to skateboard events for display purposes.
Dish Is Your Life
24"x 13"
Commissioned piece using client's Mother's three patterns of Lennox china combined with tile, stained glass, ceramic flowers, vintage jewelry, 24k gold coated ceramic and fused glass.
Leafing the Womb
Actual {life} size
Paints, foils, glitter, beads, mirrored glass, Czechoslovakian glass, tempered glass, stained glass, ball chain and vintage jewelry.
This piece was created for a family to celebrate the October birth day of their beautiful son. Her friends created the plaster strip mold for her, the husband created the sculpture, I created the mosaic but the birth created the work of art.
Alto Nido
8" x 10"
Fused glass mosaic plaque with silver mandala , inclusions and frame
Created for a beautiful home in Baja.
Dragonfly Paver
12" Diam
Stained glass, dichroic fused glass
Greyson and Tony
18" x24"
This charming mosaic was created for a little boy who loves tools and bright colors. Tools, ceramic and glass figures, belt buckle, glow in the dark glass, fused dichroic glass, charms, beads, Venetian glass tile and stained glass. It lives happily in a beautiful garden.
1819
Mosaic address plaque
Vintage Venetian mosaic glass tile, stained glass, glass globs
Who is Robin Friedman?
Humboldt County has been my home since 1980. I began studying mosaics in 2005 with my mentor and friend Laurel Skye. Since that time, my life has changed in amazing ways. With my wonderful family lovingly encouraging me, along with retiring after 35 years of teaching young children - I have found a new world in which to express myself. Mosaic art has become my passion.
Since 2008 I have been a member of The Society of American Mosaic Artists. I am also a member of Contemporary Mosaics Artists, which featured my piece "Moon Dance" in an online slide show. I have the honor of having my three dimensional piece "Let the Party Begin" published in the gallery of Laurel Skye's amazing book Mosaic Renaissance which features major mosaic artists from around the world. In 2018 I was one of only 52 of 700 international mosaic artists chosen to be represented in the book, Creations: Contemporary Decorative Mosaic - Published by Jacqueline Isklander
In 2009, my interests expanded to include fused glass and fused dichroic glass jewelry. A new world of incredible color, texture, and design was suddenly opened to me. I love to create small works of art composed of many layers of dichroic glass. Each piece has incredible depth, amazing clarity, and magical colors.
I love to put my thoughts and emotions together with the rich colors and textures of glass art. The unique light and landscapes of Humboldt County are a large part of my artistic inspiration. My home studio looks out on a beautiful flower garden with redwoods, maples, and fruit trees full of singing birds to further inspire me.
In addition, I am strongly influenced by the textures of the various materials I like to work with including, millefori, gold tile, gems, minerals, vitreous, iridescent and mirrored glass among others. I have always been attracted to found objects and vintage jewelry that often find a place in my work. I find that incorporating a little bit of this and a little bit of that create joyful art.
When not playing in my studio with cut and fused glass I can be found in my flower garden enjoying the beautiful redwoods, and incredible birds around my home. I love the opportunity to create art and make the world a more beautiful place.
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Thank you for your interest. Feel free to contact me if you would like something custom made, just for you!
707-633-6966
RobinsMosaics@gmail.com
Please join me at the Thimbleberry Threads Studio Sale in Mckinleyville.
Please check closer to December for actual dates.
Parasol Arts
At Parasol Arts, Paint Your Own Pottery & Mosaics, we have something for every age. With a few techniques you're off and running!
Address: 211 G. St. Eureka
Phone: (707) 268-8888
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Mosaics in the News!
Arcata Plaza Mosaic Restoration Project
Restoration Complete! Update: Oct 29, 2019
Photo: Bob Doran
happy customers
Robin is a master in creating beautiful mosaics! When my husband and I commissioned Robin to create a mosaic of Trinidad, we wanted the finished piece to capture the essence of this special place in California that holds so many memories for us. Trinidad Head is perfect and holds a place of honor in our house where, when the sunlight shines on it, certain pieces of glass sparkle as does the ocean on a sunny day.Trinidad Head
What to do with all the dishes that I inherited from my love ones? Ask Robin to make me a wall piece. It hang’s in my kitchen and every time I look at it it brings a smile to my face.Dish is Your Life
The minute I saw Soul Food, I began to bond with her. I felt movement in her form and power in her structure and subject matter. She is a woman conquering all the challenges that life puts before her and stands tall and proud in the process.Soul Food