I’ve been doing faces in stone and wood mosaics because a large part of the human brain is devoted to recognizing faces, and so it is easier to see than say a landscape. When we look at faces, where do we look? The eyes. I always pay special attention to the eyes because I know that’s the first place people are going to look. With this piece you can’t help but look into the eye, because that’s all there is. The reference for the image came from a old photo of a child’s face which I rendered out of 5/8″ travertine and marble. I thought that by using smaller stones I could make it easier to do. The work was the same, I just ended up with a smaller image. You don’t have to stand as far back to see the image though, which may be helpful for hanging the piece in a confined area. Original Also available in giclee print – 36 limited editions (22″x15″)
