A Work of Mosaic Art

Apollo's Stallions

Some background about the piece:

"Apollo's Stallions" is based on an original oil painting created in 1964 by Emily Touraine.  The clients own the work of art, and asked me to re-create it in mosaic for the outside of their newly-built Arabian horse barn.

I created the mosaic on Hardibacker board, using smalti (Italian and Mexican) and 24K gold crystal smalti.  I used 254 Platinum thinset, and did not grout.

My installer and I will be adding travertine trim around the edges within the coming couple weeks.  I'll forward additional photos then.

I loved working with the 254 Platinum, and was very pleased with the performance.  I have no doubt this piece will last for many lifetimes!

Dianne Sonnenberg Mosaics
http://DianneSonnenberg.com
diannes@mac.com