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 recognize a face 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 it would be easier to complete. In fact, it was not; I just ended up with a smaller piece. One benefit is you do not have to stand as far back to see the image which may be helpful when hanging the piece in a confined area.
Original – SOLD
