B&W Mosaic Challenge

Hello everyone! :D

This month the Piecemaker's Group that I'm apart of on Etsy decided to come up with a new challenge theme. It's black and white and open to our own interpretation. I've been thinking hard on this idea and finally decided on what I'm going to do. I really want to focus on positive and negative space with this mosaic. I want all of my shapes and lines to form a picture of sorts.  But the overall design componets really focus on just that the design aspect.

*Notice how the white "postive space" makes up the larger cat. But the smaller cat is made up of  "negative space". That is what I want to do. (Not make this picture) But use the same kind of idea. So when you look at it, it's almost and optical illusion.

Now I'm not allowed to "tell" what I'm doing until Nov 30th. That's when they'll have the voting open to decide who won. I'll be able to post snippets of what I'm doing if you're interested. :)

Stay tuned for details! :D Also what do you think of this challenge idea?

Melissa

Free Mosaic Drawing!

Drawing for a FREE mosaic made by Mycentir Mosaics

We're having a drawing for three mosaics by Mycentir Mosaic in honor of reaching 100 facebook fans!

1st Prize ~ Stained Glass Mosaic Wall Hanging
2nd Prize ~ Stained Glass Mosaic Vase
3rd Prize ~ Stained Glass Mosaic Picture Frame
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Do you want to win a FREE mosaic art piece created by Mycentir Mosaics? Enter for your chance to win!

How do I enter? Just click "I'm Attending" Drawing for a FREE mosaic made by Mycentir Mosaics, to have your name entered into the drawing. That's all you have to do! :)

The event starts 10/2/11 at 12:00. Once all invites have been in by 10/9/11 at 12:00. I will then draw a name for each prize. I will announce the winners the following day.

* It doesn't matter if you attend this through my page (Melissa McIntyre or Mycentir Mosaics). I will go through and add up all entries! :D

*Only fans of Mycentir Mosaics can be entered into the drawing. Not a fan? Like Mycentir Mosaics and you can immediately enter the drawing! :)

http://www.facebook.com/mmycentirmosaics

*Please only enter if you are sure you would like the chance to win.

*Fans that do win will be contacted through Facebook for contact information so I can ship everything out. See more

Decorative Mosaic Stained Glass Plate

Hey everyone! I wanted to post a picture of the Decorative Mosaic Stained Glass Plate. I finished it with black grout and signed my artist signature in the bottom corner. It turned out pretty well I think! What do you think?

Melissa

Breathing for Becky Update

I just wanted to update everyone so far on the Breathing for Becky site. I've already received a bid on my "Wings of Hope" stained glass butterfly moasic that I donated. The bid started at $30 and the first bid was for $50! So we'll see how the bidding goes until then! If you are interested in bidding on items. Here are all the details: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.294442533903367.88987.246552922025662#!/event.php?eid=279001225445231

Thanks everyone for reading! :)
Melissa

Breathing for Becky

Hello all,
It's been awhile! I've been super busy with my regular job and finishing up some custom orders. I just wanted to share what my latest work will involve. I recently became friends with a woman on Etsy (where my online store is) that sells scarves that she makes. She posted on Facebook about a woman with cystic fibrosis and how she has a family etc. that are having a hard time with all the medical bills. So for her benefit they are going to hold an auction to help raise money for the medical bills. This is the link that tells more about it if you are interested. http://www.facebook.com/mmycentirmosaics#!/event.php?eid=279001225445231
It doesn't matter how small or big your help might seem. You can still help. :) You can email the woman in charge of it all at: jstshirtscarf@gmail.com if you have any questions.

I'm donating a stained glass mosaic butterfly with purple flowers. Becky's favorite color is purple. I will be posting pictures soon of what it looks like :). Stay tuned!
Melissa

Mosaic Tree Plate

I've recently started working on another piece. It's a Mosaic Tree Plate that has stained glass pieces that were used as the mosaic pieces. It shows a nature scene of a tree overlooking a stream with rocks by it and birds flying in the sky with clouds over hills. When it's finished it will come with a free stand that will hold the mosaic plate. The stand can also be attached to the wall so you can hang it up just like a picture on the wall. Right now I'm thinking I'll be using a black or dark grey grout to finish it up with. But I do need to finish the frame first. It will have my signature "mmcintyre" in the edge of the mosaic.

I wanted to design something that is close to my heart and that is nature. I love trees and just being outside. I wanted to show my artistic take on an outdoors nature piece. This would show my kind of peaceful day. You can hear the birds crying out to eachother as they're flying in the sky. There's a tree above you in the sky. You can see the neighboring hills just over the horizon of the skyline. My favorite color is green and it shows in this piece. This is a piece you can just get lost in daydreaming.


To visit my online store go to http://www.mycentirmosaics.etsy.com/






Like me on Facebook for a chance to win a free mosaic piece done by me. (This contest will start when Mycentir Mosaics hits 100 fans)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.815376632113.2270081.58217264#!/pages/Mycentir-Mosaics/246552922025662

Welcome to Mycentir Mosaics :)

I've never written a blog before so this will be a first. lol But I thought I start out by first saying thank you to those that are reading this. I'm very happy that you've supported and helped me out by liking my work. I really really do appreciate everyone's help and love!

For those of you new to Mycentir Mosaics I'll go ahead and introduce myself. My name is Melissa Kathleen McIntyre. I'm a self-taught mixed media mosaic artist. That means that I love to use all sorts of different kinds of things in my work. I absolutely love stained glass and that would be my main type of media that I use. I love to treasure hunt at the local Goodwill and Salvation Army. I could spend all day hunting through junk as most people call it. lol I however see a use in an everyday object. I love to collect seashells, buttons, beads, gems, stones, copper tubing, marbles, etc. I could make the list go on and on but I won't. I love the idea of recycling. I'd much rather redesign something I know I can make myself than go out buy a brand new one and throw the old one away. For me creating mosaic art has helped me develop my skills better as an artist. I hope that by me sharing my skills and talents others can benefit from what I've learned or can enjoy my artwork.

I created Mycentir Mosaics because I've always wanted to open my own art store. I just never knew if it would be successful or not. I'm still in the beginning stages of business but I love to do it. It's def a learning process but I am loving it. I knew that if I didn't try now to open Mycentir Mosaics it probably would be something I regretted later.

I came up with the name Mycentir Mosaics because I love to do mosaics and that's what most of my work is. Mycentir pronounced My-/Cent-/tear is the letters of my last name rearranged so that McIntyre (my last name) sounds like My Center for mosaics. I liked the idea of it and bam idea born.

I just wanted to say hey and I'll be posting more later on. Thanks for reading! Have a great day! Melissa <3

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