Projects

Mosaic glass wall art — Gulf of Mexico bird sanctuary

Herons and water scene mosaic artwork at Mosaiclegs Art Studio.

Custom mosaic mural wall art

Birds of the Gulf of Mexico

This is a Custom Mosaic mural wall art of the Gulf of Mexico, it features birds of different types such as Kingfishers, spoonbills, Blue Herons, Pelicans etc.

Pencil concept drawing of the marsh, with herons, egrets and birds in flight
Color study of the bird sanctuary mural with the matching glass samples below
The original nature painting the mural was designed from
Great blue heron and marsh grass set in smalti, the sky still bare paper
Roseate spoonbills and pelicans on posts, partly set
The heron section of the mural nearing completion
Detail of the great blue heron in hand-cut smalti
A kingfisher on a branch, in hand-cut smalti
The finished seven-foot mural: herons, pelicans and spoonbills in a Gulf marsh
Herons, spoonbills and shorebirds in the marsh, lower half of the mural

Custom mosaic mural — detail

Close view of the heron's plumage among the marsh grass
Detail of the Blue Heron from the Gulf of Mexico Coast in Texas.

Artist concept drawing

This is the original art concept for the mosaic glass wall art. The custom mosaic mural came out beautiful as you can see in the gallery above.
The artist's concept drawing for the mural, in pencil

About this mural

A seven-foot hand-cut smalti mural of a Gulf of Mexico bird sanctuary — herons, egrets, pelicans and roseate spoonbills in a marshland setting. It is one of the most complex residential commissions in the portfolio.

It was designed from an original nature painting supplied by the client, scaled to seven feet wide and fabricated entirely in Mexican smalti. Over 40,000 individual tesserae were cut and placed to render the plumage, the water reflections and the marsh vegetation.

It is permanently bonded to the wall with polymer-modified mortar and needs no maintenance for the life of the building. A scaled design rendering is produced for approval before any fabrication begins.

See more in the mosaic artwork gallery, or the airport mural for a large-scale example.

Begin your commission

Send the details of your project, or call (323) 389-5347. Studio hours are Monday to Saturday, 8am to 3pm Pacific.