I am very happy and proud that my Lime and lemon mosaics stay in private collections in Brazil. They were inspired by the delicious fruits of Brazil and made with THE Brazilian mosaic material Vidrotil.
As a celebration of friendship and collaboration the mosaic studios Cida Carvalho and Mosaic Moments of Gertrud Müller opened a mosaic exhibition of works from students and masters related to both studios at the visitors centre of the botanic garden in Brasilia. There couldn’t be a better venue for a mosaic exhibition – as inspiration of most works come from animals and plants and the materials of mosaics are in the end minerals retrieved from the soil of our planet. The exhibition will go on until December 2, featuring a bazaar of mosaic works on Dezember 1 between 10 – 17h at the visitors centre next to the cafeteria. With the director of the Botanic Garden Jeanitto Gentilini, Cida Carvalho at the opening of the exhibition on Nov 14 at the visitors centre of the Botanic Garden Brasilia. With Silke, student of mosaic moments, Frau Boehm representative of the department of culture of the German Embassy in Brazil, Gracinda and Ligia both from mosaic moments. With Rosie Rangarajan invited mosaic artist from London currently …
125 mosaic tiles made by the staff members of the UNDP Brazil were installed in October 2018 on this wall at the UN house in Brasilia: On 24th of October the wall was inaugurated in an exciting ceremony: The testemonies from the participants were expressing the pride to have done such a project from the top administration to the support staff. Hear these voices in the video below: If you can not open the video for any reason, please find the translation of the speeches here: Jeziel: “We have made a piece that should keep for many years to come if its well preserved. It fills me with pride to leave a physical mark next to the intellectual work here at the UN house” Carol: “To make the UN house a public space this will be a work that we will show with a lot of pride and joy. Speaking about my experience – my mosaic tile is here: obviously the most beautiful one – I have to confess Gertrud, when I arrived at the workshop and …
