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Out of Tune in Color



In 2011, I decided that after 21 years of using the mosaic medium as a means to my end of making stuff, that it
was time for me to approach my process differently.  I was tired of racing from deadline to deadline, feeling like
I was being buffeted by the unseen hand of something that seemed random.
 
I wanted out of the mosaic ghetto and I wanted my work to be seen as the sculpture which it is.  I decided, too,
that I would not let anything distract me from my goal of creating a cohesive body of new work --- neither teenagers,
nor aging nor love nor promises of group exhibitions --- not even birthdays.

For the most part, I was successful, except that what I thought would take one year, took almost four!
I have titled this body of work, Out of Tune in Color after piece #12, "The Epiphany" which alludes to a 
painful, musical encounter that really got me thinking.  And making.

​Thanks so much for taking the time to look at what I have made.


                                                                                                    
petite disclaimer: this page could use a bit of work, especially the quality of the photographs --- improvements coming someday!

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“The Trip” (detail - top) Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014

#1 " The Trip "  [for my brother]

photo of a glass mosaic on wood, triangle shaped, clear glass over a map Diana Maria Rossi  art
“The Trip” 8.25” l x 16” h x 2.75” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with maps, text, wire, teacup and cat hair Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
detail of nest surrounded by copper wire and offset by pink design with red coronas and a black background
“The Trip” 8.25” l x 16” h x 2.75” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with maps, text, wire, teacup and cat hair Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
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“The Trip” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
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"The Trip" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
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“The Trip” ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
photo of a glass mosaic on wood, triangle shaped, clear glass over a map
“The Trip” (detail) 8.25” l x 16” h x 2.75” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with maps, text, wire, teacup and cat hair Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014


#2 " I Did Not Miss the Boat "  [ for my mother-in-law ]

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“I Did Not Miss the Boat” 6” l x 6.25” h x 3.5” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with photos, text and music ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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“I Did Not Miss the Boat” (other side view) 6” l x 6.25” h x 3.5” deep/glass mosaic on wood with photos, text and music ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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“I Did Not Miss the Boat” 6” l x 6.25” h x 3.5” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with photos , text and music ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
with lyrics from the folk song, "The Water is Wide"


#3 "{Tecza-Arcobaleno Set #2 The Red Family} II) Back When I was Pink (Instead of Red)
We Would Send Them To Each Other [ for my girlfriends / for my sisters-in-law ]

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“Back When I Was Pink (Instead of Red) We Would Send Them to Each Other” 6.25” l x 9.25” h x 1” deep /glass mosaic on wood with photos and text ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
 I chose to tackle red as my second hue for the Tecza-Arcobaleno series. I thought "The Red Family" was appropriate as my surname means red in
Italian.  With this piece I was harking back to all those Valentine Days in high school where, once a year, we endured the unpleasant ritual of
waiting for  carnations to be delivered; that is, carnations that were delivered only to some. Back then, it was mainly only certain girls, usually the
ones who possessed steady boyfriends who were chosen. However, many of us became resourceful at avoiding public humiliation and we would
send carnations to each other.  The flowers comprising the grid in the background of this piece are all photos of carnations, and the text reads: "these are for all of us", in repetition. I wanted to give back and take charge. 
No, this sculpture is not a nod towards Andy Warhol!:)


#4  " City of God: 'Why Am I Painting the Living Room?' *

*song title by Lou and Peter Berryman

mosaic of living room with couch, drawn wallpaper and lithograph of nuclear power plant
“City of God: ‘Why Am I Painting the Living Room?’ *” *song title by Lou and Peter Berryman 8” l x 17.5” h x 3” deep / glass mosaic on wood with drawing, ruler, lithograph, text and couch Diana Maria Rossi ©2011-2014
 glass mosaic on wood with drawing, ruler, lithograph, text and couch / detail of couch
“City of God: ‘Why Am I Painting the Living Room?’ *” *song title by Lou and Peter Berryman (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
 glass mosaic on wood with drawing, ruler, lithograph, text and couch
“City of God: ‘Why Am I Painting the Living Room?’ *” *song title by Lou and Peter Berryman 8” l x 17.5” h x 3”deep/ glass mosaic on wood with drawing, ruler, lithograph, text and couch ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
 glass mosaic on wood with drawing, ruler, lithograph, text and couch
“City of God: ‘Why Am I Painting the Living Room?’ *” *song title by Lou and Peter Berryman (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
glass mosaic on wood / pink drawn wallpaper
“City of God: ‘Why Am I Painting the Living Room?’ *” *song title by Lou and Peter Berryman (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
glass mosaic on wood / lithograph: nuclear, no graze
“City of God: ‘Why Am I Painting the Living Room?’ *” *song title by Lou and Peter Berryman (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014


#5 " City of God: The Long Night "

glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, silkscreen reproduction, wire, bed and beads / interior scene/ purple with bed
“City of God: The Long Night” 12.25” l x 13.5” h x 8” deep glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, silkscreen reproduction, wire, bed and Lisa’s beads. Words by Me. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood / view of light post with copper wire sprouting out of top
“City of God: The Long Night” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood / view of background which is silkscreened/ purple with words: we wanted much, but were kept too busy, and in the long night, our dreams were bought and sold
“City of God: The Long Night” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood/ view of silkscreen poster: We wanted much, but were kept too busy, but in the long night, our dreams were bought and sold
“City of God: The Long Night” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
"We Wanted Much
 But Were Kept Too Busy

And In The Long Night

Our Dreams

Were 
Bought And Sold"
 art glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, silkscreen reproduction, wire, bed and beads / interior scene/ purple with bed / view from the side
“City of God: The Long Night” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, silkscreen reproduction, wire, bed and beads / interior scene/ purple with bed/ view from above
“City of God: The Long Night” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, silkscreen reproduction, wire, bed and beads / interior scene/ purple with bed
“City of God: The Long Night” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014


#6  " City of God: I Will Drink From the Well "

glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, drawing, watch and comb
“City of God: I Will Drink From the Well” 8” l x 23.25” l x 2.25” deep glass mosaic on wood with drawing, photos, text, watch, and comb ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood / detail/ wooden fountain with watch and photo of miner drinking and comb on bottom
“City of God: I Will Drink From the Well” (detail) text: I will never see a polar bear ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
art glass mosaic on wood / detail/ orangey wooden comb and text above it: I will never see a polar bear
“City of God: I Will Drink From the Well” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood / detail / photo of the Goodyear blimp under glass / text riding on blimp: climate change is real ( for now)
“City of God: I Will Drink From the Well” (detail) text on blimp: climate change is real (for now) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
glass mosaic on wood/ drawing under glass/ very blue, winter and water like/ light blue
“City of God: I Will Drink From the Well” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014


#7  " Reliquary "  [for all my cousins]

picture of glass mosaic on wood with hearts, prisms, photo of hands praying, photo of mosaic hand holding a rose and other hands around the rounded top by Diana Maria Rossi
“Reliquary” 9.75” l x 9.75” h x 2.5” deep / glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, wire and prisms ©Diana Maria Rossi 2012-2014
Picture of glass mosaic no wood, detail with two prisms and hands  by Diana Maria Rossi
“Reliquary” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2012-2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood, detail, with hearts and photo of hands praying and text: looking for kindred spirits and the glad game by Diana Maria Rossi
“Reliquary” (detail) © Diana Maria Rossi 2012-2014
picture of glass mosaic on wood with hearts, prisms, photo of hands praying, photo of mosaic hand holding a rose and other hands around the rounded top by Diana Maria Rossi
“Reliquary” (detail) © Diana Maria Rossi 2012-2014


#8 {​"Tecza-Arcobaleno Set #2 The Red Family} III) Radical"

Picture of glass mosaic on wood, heart with text that says, my roots are showing/ the heart is magenta pink and the background has flower images by Diana Maria Rossi
“Radical" 9.5” l x 7.5” h x 1.5” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with photos and text ©Diana Maria Rossi 2011-2014
Here is number three in The Red Family.  Radical comes from the word for "root" and I have often delighted in remembering
the true meaning of "radical". Where-ever I go, what-ever I do, and most certainly what-ever I make, my beginnings, my family, my culture pop out in little ways and manifest itself, unbidden. I am happy about that and wonder why the phrase "your roots are showing" might be seen negatively.
I am proud of my roots! I love the glittery, the color soaked, bright like my Babci's pillows, those stained glass windows and the plastic wrapped powder blue seats of my Dad's 1964 Cadillac. And who, but a really mean-spirited ex-professor of mine, would ever say that red, purple, pink and orange  together are "ugly"?


#9 " Lost in Early January "
Picture of detail of glass mosaic on wood with text that says "Lost in Early January" (detail) glass mosaic on wood with text ©Diana Maria Rossi


​This is only an excerpt of "Lost in Early January". I have decided that I am not completely
satisfied with how this mosaic turned out, so it is back to the drawing board!  

I did finish it and did redo it, but it might be the piece that ALWAYS stays on the drawing board...... It sits upstairs, forlorn, unloved....!

                                                                     




#10  " Vulcan:  A Love Poem - Spring "  [for my mom and dad]

Picture of glass mosaic on wood with photos text bullet shell casings and text by Walt Whitman and Diana Maria Rossi graze and dziekuje awe every mother's son, every mother's daughter next flowers willow tree
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" 10"l x 8.75"h x 3.5" deep / glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, crystals and shell casings. Text by Walt Whitman and Me. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood with next and bullet shell casings made of brass and text
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) Text by Walt Whitman and Me. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood with text and photo of air force man, Arturo Rossi in World War II grazie / they came back grown victorious not marching and made me light blue glass over photo
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood / next with three eggs made out of bead prisms. The nest is white glass mosaic
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood with text: by Walt Whitman
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood photo of Sophie Krasniewicz Rossi-Wood in Navy WAVES uniform during World War II under light pink glass and text: with so many dead / would bird still sing?/ they could not / as/ so I must try / dziekuje
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood with text by Walt Whitman: .... And not it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves.
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) Text by Walt Whitman. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood gold glass with text under light blue glass that says: Vulcan: A Love Poem - spring
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood gold glass with text of business card under glass that says: Vulcan Scrap Metal Co. Non-Ferrous Metals and Scrap Junk Cars  105 Worth Street Stamford, Conn Fireside 8-4339 Carmine Longo / Art Rossi
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Spring" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014


#11 " Vulcan:  A Love Poem - Winter " [ for my great-uncle, Antonio]

Picture of glass mosaic on wood star shaped with  white light bulb and text and photos and lots of clear glass and white and iridescent glass
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” 15” l x 10.75” h x 10” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, and light bulb Text by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama, Mr. Fred Rogers, Great Aunt Eretina Mancini and Me ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail light bulb on top and quote  by Dr Martin Luther King: ....
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” Text by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail with light bulb from the top and red glass glint of purple
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic no wood detail view of top with light bulb and diagram of World War I trenches with names in them white and grey and iridescent glass
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail, top view) 15” l x 10.75” h x 10” deep/ glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, and light bulb Text by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama, Mr. Fred Rogers, Great Aunt Eretina Mancini and Me ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail with text under glass arranged in the diagram of the trenches of World War I with names in the trenches: Antion Rossi Anthony Narinja, Antol Sarga..... white and grey
"Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail from top / view of trenches) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail with text under glass Obama's Inauguration address of 1/21/13 clear glass
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by President Barack Obama, 2013 Inauguration Address ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail with text by Mr. Fred Rogers under glass and photo of rainbow flaw
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by Mr. Fred Rogers ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail with text under glass Barack Obama's 1/21/13 Inauguration Address
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by President Barack Obama, 2013 Inauguration Address ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail of Barack Obama's 1/21/13  Inauguration Address with picture of Women Suffragettes holding sign that says: National Women's Suffrage Association
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by President Barack Obama, 2013 Inauguration Address and photo of Suffragettes ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text: We Are the Light of This World ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by Great Aunt Eretina Mancini: "War is Hell" ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail photo under glass two solders during the Christmas Truce of 1914 lighting each other's cigarettes and text that says
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by Great Aunt Eretina Mancini: "War is Hell" ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail text under glass Dr. Martin Luther King quote:
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) Text by Dr. Martin Luther King: "Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail of bottom view ice skater red mosaic
“Vulcan: A Love Poem - Winter” (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014


#12  " Out of Tune in Color -  Epiphany  "  
[ for Connie, Uncle Phil Cuccurullo and Mr. Johnson ]
Epiphany has its own page - please go here.

Picture of glass mosaic on wood with photo, text and text rainbow and halo
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" 7.5"l x 33 " h x 6.25" deep / glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, music, and music box. Text by Pete Seeger and Me. Music by Konstanty Dziedzicki and Filippo Cuccurullo. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014

Definition

Here is one dictionary definition of “epiphany”: “a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.”

I used this piece as the epiphany in a larger body of work, (2011-2015) because the real-life incident that generated my very real need to make this sculpture, was a high/low moment, in how I viewed myself, my talents and lack thereof. “Out of Tune in Color”  was made in response to a very unpleasant interaction that I had with some "fellow" musicians when I belonged to a so-called community concert band. I was humiliated and quit the band, and haven’t really picked up my instrument since. (I had trouble playing in tune.). With this sculpture, I was trying to comment on my experience and trying to redeem myself as a person who does indeed have some technical chops, albeit in a different art form than music (!)


Color, the hues of tone?

The rainbow trapezoidal prism was me trying to show off.

On the other hand, that blue rondelle, was hell to make and nearly drove me crazy, but I am rather proud that I somewhat pulled it off.
I was getting down to using tiny, tiny chips of glass, shards really, in order to create the blending blue.  (For this rondelle,I was inspired by a mosaic, in a Southern California museum, that an acquaintance called to my attention —- The mosaic was from the Arts and Crafts period  [when I find it again, I will link to it!] and there was a portion of that mosaic that had this beautiful shading and made me want to practice my shading skills.  When it works, shading or color blending is a lovely effect in mosaic.  Alas, I came nowhere close to the beauty and technical skill of this other Arts and Crafts mosaic, but I have made peace with this realization.  At least I was inspired to try… and really nothing that I have ever made is ever exactly as I first envision!)


The Pete Seeger quote, around the halo reads: “The easiest way to avoid wrong notes, is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.”  This quote was my message to my detractors from my ill-fated amateur musician experience.
Or, in essence, this quote was a message to myself.


The thin black glass canes in the white iridescent field alludes  to the musical staff.  My husband think it looks like a guitar —- that works too! (I just love it when unintended coincidences, or references, or metaphors happen and show itself in the finished product.
Then, I think,  that maybe I am on the right track!?).



Aunt Jean and Aunt Sophie

While I was making this piece —- and it was a long time in the making! My Aunt Jean died. I felt bad that I could not attend her funeral, so I determined that I would honor her somehow in the piece that I was working on.  I asked my cousins what kind of music did she like —— did she like music?  Yes, she did and she often listened to Polish polkas and Hawaiian music.  Yes!  What a great combo, as  I happened to love both of those genres, myself.  So.  Aunt Jean appeared, and I knew that I had to have a Hawaiian lei shape, hence the blue rondelle surrounded by a lei, a ring of pink carnations —- pink carnations mean “I will never forget you” in  flower language.  Around the photo of my Aunt Jean, I used red glass beads to symbolize the beads that women wear when they don their Polish folk costumes —- supposedly red beaded necklaces are common (even though I always wore multi-colored beads with my Polish costume), and so I made the necklace around my Aunt Jean in red glass beads (special beads that had once belonged to my friend Carol’s daughter, Lisa).These were my attempts to acknowledge  my Aunt Jean’s love of Polish and Hawaiian music.

Next,  I could feel my Mom, aka Aunt Sophie, having to appear, and as the luck of design would have it,  this sculpture needed another round shape to balance its composition —-  a round shape in “the moon position”.  And since, my Uncle Bucky used to call my Mom, “Moonface” when they were kids, my Mom joined her sister, Jean, on this piece.  And so they are.

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To the Moon and then some...

Well, I could go on and on about this one sculpture….  for example, there is the music box that I put into another box (on the bottom of the piece).  I had had this quasi- broken music box that once belonged to my Mother-in-law and it happened to play one of my favorite old songs: “Fly Me to The Moon”.  That seemed just perfect —- another moon!  However, the music box only works, somewhat, and some of the time. One needs to wind it up all the way, and it just might tinkle for you. If not, that is okay. It is there, embedded in the piece, and that is what counts.

I used my step-grandfather, Connie’s, musical composition, “The Kiss”, gracing the outside scalloped edge. I also used handwritten band music, written by my great uncle, Phil Cuccurullo, around the bottom, surrounding the music box.  My Uncle Phil played in an Italian-American Community band, managed by my Grandfather, in Stamford, Connecticut, in the 1930’s, (I believe), so I used two of my Uncle's band photos, as well as mine! from 7th/8th grade.

Above the rainbow trapezoidal prism that I hope might evoke a metronome, is  a photo of a metronome face with the words “so out of tune I could just lay down and die”. And under that prism are the letters, " T O N A L V A L U E S",  interspersed with a gray scale. 
Beneath that, on the platform, there is an inscription on the frontispiece:
" In the spaces between our thought, action, feeling and soul  lie wisdom, integrity, kindness, humor and patience."

One penultimate note: that is my Aunt Jean’s shiny black and white floor on the bottom and sides of the trapezoidal prism. Black and white checks always speak “floor” to me.
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Lastly, the title of the round photo, in the middle is “Moonrise over Plum Blossoms/ Berkeley”, and I took that photo from our back yard.
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail rainbow (reds) checked floor music under glass
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail rainbow (blues) checked floor music under glass
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail photo of Aunt Jean's First Communion surround by Lisa's red beads with lines on the staff, white glass background and music under clear glass
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) Music by Konstanty Dziedzicki -- "Kiss Mazurka" ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail side view of printed music under transparent glass and side of rainbow, pyramid shaped and reds to yellow with checked floor
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail, side view) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) Music by Konstanty Dziedzicki -- "Kiss Mazurka" ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail, side view with rainbow and music box and music printed under glass with text:
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail side view) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail round blues, different gradations of blues surround by pink roses in a garland toped by the bottom of the rainbow pyramid and text:..... l v a l u e s
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail blue roundel surrounded by pink carnations under glass in a wreath shape
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail side view photo of Uncle Phil Cucurrullo playing the trumpet under glass
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail side view) Uncle Phil Cuccurullo playing the trumpet. Music by Filippo Cuccurullo. ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
Picture of glass mosaic on wood detail back side of halo with text: for Mr. Arthur A. Johnson, for Mario Lanza , in memory of Aunt Jean, Aunt Stella, Aunt Sophie, Aunt Teena, Aunt Lydia, Aunt Rita
"Out of Tune in Color - Epiphany" (detail back view of halo) Text: For Uncle Phil Cuccurullo/For Mahalia Jackson/For Konstanty "Connie" Dziedzicki/ for Charlie Parker/ for Mr. Arthur A. Johnson/ for Mario Lanza/ In Memory of Aunt Jean, Aunt Stella, Aunt Sophie, Aunt Teena, Aunt Lydia, Aunt Rita ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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


​#13  " Alone "  [ for me with thanks to Jeff ]

Picture of glass mosaic on wood with drawing photos, text, reproduction of lithograph, metal stencils. Metal stencils say:
"Alone" 21.25" l x 18" h x 7.5" deep / glass mosaic on wood with drawing, photos, text, reproduction of lithograph, and metal stencils ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) Text on reproduction of lithograph by Dylan Thomas. Lithography by Diana Maria Rossi 1984 ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail on back) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Alone" (detail on bottom) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014


#14 " Integration - Coda "  [for my son, for my daughter]

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"Integration - Coda" 12.5" l x 14" h x 3.75" deep / glass mosaic on wood with drawing, photos, text and fimo ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Integration - Coda" (detail) 12.5" l x 14" h x 3.75" deep / glass mosaic on wood with drawing, photos, text and fimo ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Integration - Coda" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Integration - Coda" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014
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"Integration - Coda" (detail) ©Diana Maria Rossi 2014


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Thank you for taking the time to look at what I have made.
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      "A Rose in the Hand is Better"
       
glass mosaic on wood
       5.5"x 6.5"x .75"
       ©Diana Maria Rossi 1990
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                 

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