Diana Maria Rossi Art / A San Francisco Bay Area Artist working sculpturally, small scale and employing a mosaic technique

glass mosaic totem on wood with photograph from Portugal or Spain on the top --- an image of a goddess. The piece has a black snakelike form going down the length of the piece and on the bottom, there is a red round shape, kind of like an eye or an orb surrounded by white triangles in a white background. The circle is ringed with turquoise glass and there are amber colored glass triangles like flippers on the bottom.

"Eve's Place Redux" glass mosaic on wood with photo and nail 13" x 6.25" x 2" ©Diana Maria Rossi 2019

This piece is in "The Goddess Show"
at the Belmar Art Center
608 River Road | Belmar, New Jersey 07719
(732) 749-3360
Winter Gallery Hours: Tuesday, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Thursday - Saturday, 11:00am - 3:00pm
https://www.belmararts.org/events.html

I Have Three Pieces (the "Insignificant" Triptych) In This Show

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA)
is pleased to invite you to the Opening Reception of
CRAFT REVOLUTION

Juror: Staci Steinberger, Associate Curator, Decorative Arts and Design,
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Exhibition dates: Feb. 2-March 23
Gallery hours:
Thurs. - Sun. noon to 5 pm

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 2, 2019, 6 to 10 pm
at OCCCA, in conjunction with the Santa Ana Art Walk

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About the Show
Craft Revolution shows works with the unity of inspiration and skill philosophers call “craft” --- in drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, ceramics, weaving, architectural plans and maquettes, interior design, furniture design, fashion design, photography, video, installation art, and objets d’art in all mediums, including wood, metal, stone, clay, paper, textiles and glass. Craft is the bond between concept and technique, the link between hand, mind, and heart. Our juror selected unusual, avant-garde, hybrid artworks that merge together, in a single piece, elements of fine art and the traditional crafts. Craft Revolution illuminates an important truth about contemporary art: we can no longer categorically separate craft, fine art, decorative art, and utilitarian, designer objects.
Sophisticated, well-crafted objects --- no matter the medium --- inevitably elicit un frisson of desire.
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Featured Artists
Randy Au, Linda Belden, Lorraine Bubar, Juan Cabrera, Bibi Davidson, Virginia Davis, Priscilla Dobler, Janet Dreyer, Bret Englander, Karen Feuer-Schwager, Diana Ghoukassian, Mariano Gonzales, Sonya Hammons, Sharon Hardy, Matthew Hebert, Mary Heebner, Mark Hendrickson, Gina Herrera, John Hogan, Allison Holland, Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Rachel Kaster, Amy Keeler, Liz Koerner, Greig Leach, Lily Martina Lee, Zoey Lin, George Marlowe, Karena Massengill, Ryan Mennealy, Arny Nadler, Ted Ollier, Brad Pettigrew, Wen Redmond, Jay Reed, Robin Repp, Stephanie Robison, Sheila Rodriguez, Scott Rogers, Diana Maria Rossi, Angela Sanders, Aneesa Shami, Young Shin, Kristin Skees, Melinda K.P. Stees, Heidi Tarver, Stephen Thornhill, Ruby Troup, Mariah Tuttle, Carlos Ulloa, Noriho Uriu, Maureen Vastardis, Nikki Vismara, Jake Weigel, Lyz Wendland, Danielle Wood, Ben Zask, Jana Zimmer, Susan Zimmerman.

OCCCA Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Phone: 714.667.1517
occca.org ‌ ‌

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Hygge - Creating Sanctuary
February 16 - March 24th 2018
Fine Line Creative Arts Center
Kavanagh Gallery
37W570 Bolcum Road
St. Charles, Illinois 60175
630.584.9443
https://fineline.org/pages/kavanagh-gallery

These three pieces are being exhibited in "Hygge - Creating Sanctuary"
To see more of these pieces, the story, and hear the music please click here :
THE BIRTHDAY PLAYLIST

glass heart mosaic. the heart is clear glass over drawings of violets. the drawings are lavender and some green. the background is green with purple flecks and the spokes around the heart are photos of a leaf that looks like wings! there is a clock face in the middle of the heart

"The Birthday Playlist: #4 Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" 8"x7.5"x2" glass mosaic on wood with text, photos, watch and drawings ©Diana Maria Rossi 2015

This song is dedicated to Claudia

photo of glass mosaic heart on a house-shaped structure, kind of like a tree-house. The heart is pink and light blue with a photo of a nest mosaic in the center. This next mosaic photo is small and offset by yellow spokes. The tree structure is yellow and blue and it sits on a strip of

"The Birthday Playlist: #4 Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" 8"x7.5"x2" glass mosaic on wood with text, photos, watch and drawings ©Diana Maria Rossi 2015

This song is dedicated to Sister Alexandria

photo of glass mosaic on wood/ blue heart with lavender, white spokes in black background with bed on bottom and brooch in blackbackground. black background has mirror as stars

"The Birthday Playlist: #5 Blue Moon 7"x13.25"x2.75" glass mosaic on wood with text, textbook illustrations and brooch ©Diana Maria Rossi 2015

This song is dedicated to Jeff

pix of actual pieces in the show with textnof award winners for Hygge - Creating Sanctuary. There are 3 thumbnails of each piece - best of show by Gabriela Guganovic, Morning Ode to My Younger Self; Award of Merit - Kevin Hunter - white Dress - Award of Merit - Diana Maria Rossi The Birthday Playlist #21 Welcome Home

Picture of glass mosaic on wood with halo and picture of Aunt Sophie's First Communion white glass with orange glass on halo and text by Pete Seeger on halo under red glass: The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.

"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) Text by Pete Seeger. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014

I am happy to announce that my sculpture "Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" has been included in the exhibit

Music for Your Eyes

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA)
Santa Ana, California
The exhibit runs from February 3rd, 2018 - March 10th, 2018.
Opening Reception February 3rd 6 -10pm
9pm Performance by ¡Aparato!

Second Reception March 3rd, 6 -10pm

Closing Day, March 10th
10am The American Composers Forum, LA
Exhibition from 12 - 5
Closing Performance by
Alpha Mule
5 - 6:30pm

OCCCA is located in the Downtown
Santa Ana Artists' Village
117 North Sycamore St
(Corner of 2nd and Sycamore)
Santa Ana, CA 92701 USA
714-667-1517
[email protected]

Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail rainbow ( yellow to green) with photo of Aunt Jean surrounded by Lisa's beads with checked floor and lines of the staff

"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014

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#WEE RESIST #WEE RESIST #WEE RESIST #WEE RESIST

"Insignificant - III) Seven Continental Patterns Wash Away the Fear (of the Other)" - detail - ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

TO SEE MORE IN THIS SERIES CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE

The Gallery at D. Thomas Fine Miniatures was presented,
“WEE#RESIST: Miniaturists Confront Cultural Fears and Provide Commentary on an Unstable World,”
which featured cultural perspectives from 12 miniaturists from across the globe.

This exhibition, guest curated by
Dr. Louise Krasniewicz (Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania),
explored the growing issues, challenges, and controversies facing all people as we move together
through a period of uncertainty.
This collection was on display from June 18th though September 15th, 2017
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

Mr. Scala and Dr. Krasniewicz hosted an open house reception/ meet the artists on Sunday, June 18, 2017
which included an exhibit overview and discussion

"Insignificant - III) Seven Continental Patterns Wash Away the Fear (of the Other)" - detail - ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

www.dthomasfineminiatures.com/weeresist

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 I COMPLETED MY SEVEN HUNDREDTH MOSAIC SCULPTURE

"The Birthday Playlist: #42 Jacob's Ladder"

photo of glass mosaic. The mosaic features a black heart, studded with multi-colored beads. There is text lining the sides of the mosaic and it reads: we are brothers sister all. This is written in repetition. There is a diamond pattern in the background and the background is cream colored and minty green. The diamond pattern is laid out with very thin threads or rods of glass that are normally used in glass blowing. There are five photographs of roses placed throughout the diamonds. There is a floor to this mosaic, kind of like a small altar and the glass is laid in a black/white pattern on thefloor. Thank you for taking the time to experience my work.

"The Birthday Playlist/ #42 Jacob's Ladder" 4.25" x12.75"x 2.25" glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, rickrack, and beads ©Diana Maria Rossi 2016

Click on the image above to be taken to "The Birthday Playlist: #42 Jacob's Ladder" and some other relatively recent work

photo of detail of Kismet which is a glass and ceramic mosaic on wood with photos, text, wooden blocks and pencil. This detail features the #2 pencil which has been mosaiced with thin strands of purple, blue and green glass. Atop the pencil is a mosaic die (dice) and you can see the blocks in chevron formation with parts of the Fibonacci sequence behind glass. You can see the top of the mosaic and some of the yellow, green, and white plus cobalt blue ceramic.

"Kismet" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2016

Click on the image above to be taken to "Kismet" and other work from 2015 and 2016.

Click on the image below, "Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter" (detail, top view of trenches) to be taken to my body of work, titled: Out of Tune in Color

Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail top view with lightbulb and diagram of trenches in World War I with grey and transparent glass, white and iridescent

"A Little Bit of Beauty to Remember #1 (for Us, for George)" 10"x10"x5" glass mosaic on wood with text ©Diana Maria Rossi 1999 [text by George Manupelli]