11/03/2024
Ariel Shoemaker (AFS Mosaics) & Shira Brown (Shira Hanna Designs) present the FIRE & METAL series. This very special limited edition series pairs works created by the hands of each artist in their home studios. Each unique piece, created from the artist’s own inspiration, works with the other in synergy. The Fire & Metal series offers spectacular art combinations seated in the energy of friendship, joy and inspiration.
A new pairing will be released each week over the next 5 weeks. A powerful collaboration and an incredible opportunity to add the work from two artists to your personal collection.
“Dance, and make joyous the love around you. Dance and your veils which hide the Light shall swirl in a heap at your feet.” ~ Rumi
Introducing the first pairing of the series, THE DANCERS.
The hand painted mosaic is rich with colorful squares and circles, arranged in an intricate, layered pattern. The handmade ceramic tile is made from a mold of glass mosaic and is a substrate of Ariel’s Mosaic Evolution Tile collection. The painting technique achieves a textured, three-dimensional effect. The colors, including reds, blues, yellows, and greens, offer vibrant and dynamic energy.
Measures 5” square.
The Dancer’s neckpiece features 77 handcrafted links that were brought together in a slightly asymmetric pattern to create a moving, flowing cascade of polished metal that dances with the body. Oxidized sterling silver. Can be worn at 15.5 or 16.25 inches.
The contrast between the organic, painted forms and the cool, metallic rings suggests a symbolic interplay, perhaps representing the dance between creativity and structure, or softness and strength. Together, the chain becomes the grounding element that complements and balances the mosaic’s vibrancy while the colors of the tile offer visual representation of the chain’s dancing movement.