I love turning broken pieces of glass and clay into something beautiful. My subject matter is usually landscapes and animals. I love bringing to light our natural environment, reminding us to take a moment to appreciate its beauty.
A few years ago, I started painting marine life, including octopuses and sea turtles. Through these studies, I decided to create this series. I chose six well-known marine animals that I thought would work well together. I wanted each animal to be the main focus, so I minimized the background with a narrow profile and pushed the animals out of their frame.
Artist: Sandra F. Wallace
Size: 18” x 44” (4 vertical, 2 horizontal)
Materials: wire, plaster, backerboard, stained glass, glass tiles,
glass beads, grout, Polymer clay and paper mache.
Description of Artwork
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Paint it.
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Tile it.
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Build it.
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Grout it.
This project began August 2019 with these concept paintings. After the paper mache and the forms were created it took about 6 months to finish the tile work. Final pieces were finished Feb 2022.
The Concept
Small Practice Pieces
These are half the size of the finish pieces. They took almost a year to complete. I created each animal to work out the colors, forms, and materials. This process made the project take twice as long to finish but in the end it was work it.
“To make great ideas a reality, we must act, experiment, fail, adapt, and learn on a daily basis.”
— Jocelyn K. Glei