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    Pixellated daffodil trumpet called 'Big Bloomer'       us in limerance        mudbrick oven       kids drawings of cfa sheds       qr code       wildflowerchess             
   
MURALS               OBJECTS             SIGNS                ART                 INFO               CHESS

Welcome to the mosaic lifestyle of artist Kathryn Portelli.
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urals   Objects   Signs   Art   Info  Chess
are featured here in a variety of creative projects for sale, or
with how-to details for those all ready enjoying the medium.
Just click on the telly for a video of a variety of mosaic work.
video of mosaic work by Kathryn Por'TELLY'  AFTER unveiling on the anniversary of Black Saturday  Free Press article May 6 2011
MISSION          
the driving force behind the business
OBSESSIONS   interests and influences on the artist
STYLE                gallery and project how-to information
ABOUT              
mosaics on site appropriate in concept
IDENTITY          kathryn portelli the mosaic words artist
CLASSES          workshops  for groups and individuals
and more.... what's on
  exhibitions, events, workshops

AFTER               Black Saturday Memorial   7th Feb 2010
MAANZ       
Mosaic Association of Aus and NZ
art4ashes RAV's Illuminated by Fire project
KCP           Kyneton Community Park  Bot Gardens



Having been trained in ceramic art and lead lighting in the 80's,
at Chisholm Institute in Melbourne, Kathryn majored in flat glass
and acquired a love of strong colour placement and segmentation.

Kathryn spent three years working in two studios in Boston USA,
designing and manufacturing stained glass and sandblasted art
for commercial venues and custom designs for private residences.

Upon return home to Australia, she designed and built her own
mudbrick house in the peaceful Central Victorian countryside,
filling it with three healthy sons in a happy creative rural retreat.


It was the perfect environment in which to experiment and trial
many different mosaicing techniques, which lead to retail sales,
public and private commissions, awards, workshops and exhibitions.


mosaic firescene  
 Applying thinset with nylon fibres on netting over pipe      Pixellated daffodil trumpet made from tiny tiles

Kathryn is an active member of the Mosaic Association of Aus and
New Zealand (MAANZ), with duties of Victorian Representative,
and the National MAANZ Newsletter Editor for the 500 members.

Member of the Association of Sculptors of Victoria (ASV).
Member of the Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society (
ADFAS). 

Member of the online mosaic group - Contemporary Mosaic Art

MOSAIC WORDS
can create for you  custom, high quality

  •   murals   wall and floor, indoors or out
  • objects  including large and small sculptures
  • signs      corporate and educational purposes
  • art        collaborative community projects
  • info       plaques for personal or event marking
  • chess     from table size to large walk-on
strata tower article        Artanica at Sefton        AFTER newspaper article
Strata Tower                 Artanica sculpture Event at Sefton.                       Black Saturday Memorial
QR code technology      Mosaics were part of the inspiring offerings           280 leaf tiles filled with
enabling website          on show by many local artists placed in the            contributions from the
upload by phone.         magnificent autumn Mount Macedon garden.         public.


Photos and descriptions in this website represent eleven years of
original ideas produced with the infusion of mosaic into a lifestyle.
MOSAIC WORDS have become the artist's signature style.
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