I was commissioned these mosaic panels by a client who trains racehorses. He works and lives by the Curragh, an open plain in county Kildare, and he wanted two non-representational mosaics inspired by the area, with an emphasis on water and horses.
I chose a series of design elements to convey my impression of the Curragh:
- at the bottom and top part, colours are inspired by limestone, while the fragmented sections portray the pattern created by intersecting gorse bush branches;
- the blue area represents water from the aquifer, while the central part stands for the grassland of the Kildare plain;
- repeated organic shapes in yellow and browns are inspired by galloping horses and convey their speed, rhythm and energy.
Wonderful! I'm sure your client was thrilled with it!
Posted by: Lisa Calabro | January 28, 2009 at 07:35 AM
Fair play! What a great commission. Nice and unusual
Posted by: Lynn | January 29, 2009 at 02:40 AM
I really like you blog, you have some pretty cool stuff.
Posted by: Country Paintings | January 31, 2009 at 01:39 PM
They really are stunning.... Are your price ranges available??? Do you do smaller commissioned pieces?
Posted by: Caoimhe | February 18, 2009 at 01:42 AM
Thanks everyone for your kind words on my work, I appreciate!
My client was indeed very happy about the mosaics, and it was a pleasure to work for him.
Caoimhe, I do small commissioned pieces, too. I emailed you privately about that.
Posted by: Cristina Colli | February 20, 2009 at 07:23 AM