John Sollinger - Solly at Rogue Mosaics
Mosaic Instructor & Artist
Forget-Me-Not
This work is a third in a series depicting plants in the C-S National Monument of SW Oregon.
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A single Myosotis sylvatica (forget-me-not) plant growing along the Pacific Crest Trail provided the inspiration. Only one inflorescence (a single stem with multiple flowers) is represented here; it is magnified 15 times and viewed downward from a moderate angle.
This unassuming plant offers (us) no fragrance, flavor, drug, nutrient, or fiber. Its simple, minute flowers offer only pinwheels of pale blue.
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It was adhered with silicone to Hardiboard cut with a ring saw to the shape of the lime substrate.
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Exhibited: Mosaic Art International, 2012, Lexington, KY
Articulate, 2012, Ciel Gallery and Mosaic Studio, Charolotte, NC
Private collection, Michigan.
71H x 56W x 3D cm (28 x 22 x 1 inches), 20 lbs
Stained glass (SG) on glass (1-3 layers, but mostly 2; layer1 = large green sheet of SG used as the substrate). The third layer is limited to several pieces.
Fluid double indirect method