Mosaic Artwork of Sonia King

Mosaic Artwork of Sonia King

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Sonia King infuses the mosaic craft with an original creative sensibility that results in beautiful organic works of art. Sonia was first exposed to mosaics through her mother who worked in the medium. Sonia later received a BFA and MBA and after a successful business career returned to the arts. She is a founding member and past President of the Society of American Mosaic Artists as well as instructor in mosaics at the Creative Arts Center of Dallas. Sonia has been granted membership and serves as a Vice President of the Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei (AIMC) in Ravenna, Italy. She describes her artistic process:
My design process is completely intuitive, integrating technique and vision. I am driven by the desire to work with a huge variety of tesserae. I collect materials from around the world, such as shells, mineral specimens, unusual tiles, anything that captures my interest. The ideas about how to use these materials may percolate for years or may be immediately apparent.
Work in Progress, 2010 by Sonia King, malachite, chrysocolla, smalti, glass, turquoise, amazonite, paua shell, and more
Work in Progress, 2010 by Sonia King, malachite, chrysocolla, smalti, glass, turquoise, amazonite, paua shell, and more

 

Spinoff 2007 by Sonia King, chrysocolla, malachite, amazonite, pearls, ceramic, glass, turquoise, smalti, paua shell, beach glass, pebbles, abalone, crystals, gold, labradorite
Spinoff 2007 by Sonia King, chrysocolla, malachite, amazonite, pearls, ceramic, glass, turquoise, smalti, paua shell, beach glass, pebbles, abalone, crystals, gold, labradorite

 

Spinoff (detail) 2007 by Sonia King, chrysocolla, malachite, amazonite, pearls, ceramic, glass, turquoise, smalti, paua shell, beach glass, pebbles, abalone, crystals, gold, labradorite
Spinoff (detail) 2007 by Sonia King, chrysocolla, malachite, amazonite, pearls, ceramic, glass, turquoise, smalti, paua shell, beach glass, pebbles, abalone, crystals, gold, labradorite

 

Outlier 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, marble, copper, gold, aragonite, coral, citrine, petrified palm wood, magnesite, smalti, pearls, pebbles, terracotta, vanadanite, seashells, bone, pumice, rhyolite, raku pottery
Outlier 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, marble, copper, gold, aragonite, coral, citrine, petrified palm wood, magnesite, smalti, pearls, pebbles, terracotta, vanadanite, seashells, bone, pumice, rhyolite, raku pottery

 

Outlier (detail) 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, marble, copper, gold, aragonite, coral, citrine, petrified palm wood, magnesite, smalti, pearls, pebbles, terracotta, vanadanite, seashells, bone, pumice, rhyolite, raku pottery
Outlier (detail) 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, marble, copper, gold, aragonite, coral, citrine, petrified palm wood, magnesite, smalti, pearls, pebbles, terracotta, vanadanite, seashells, bone, pumice, rhyolite, raku pottery

 

Rock and Hard Place 2004 by Sonia King, pebbles
Rock and Hard Place 2004 by Sonia King, pebbles

 

Thaw 2005 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, white gold
Thaw 2005 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, white gold

 

Mood Swing 2003 by Sonia King, golds, ceramic, glass
Mood Swing 2003 by Sonia King, golds, ceramic, glass

 

Odyssey 2002 by Sonia King, glass, slate, aluminum, stone
Odyssey 2002 by Sonia King, glass, slate, aluminum, stone

 

Permafrost 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, coral, white gold, smalti, quartz, silver, marble, rock crystal, seashell, pearls, aluminum, selenite, abalone, pebbles
Permafrost 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, coral, white gold, smalti, quartz, silver, marble, rock crystal, seashell, pearls, aluminum, selenite, abalone, pebbles

 

Permafrost (detail) 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, coral, white gold, smalti, quartz, silver, marble, rock crystal, seashell, pearls, aluminum, selenite, abalone, pebbles
Permafrost (detail) 2009 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, coral, white gold, smalti, quartz, silver, marble, rock crystal, seashell, pearls, aluminum, selenite, abalone, pebbles

 

Pathfinder 2005 by Sonia King, 24kt Italian golds
Pathfinder 2005 by Sonia King, 24kt Italian golds

 

Vertigo 2005 by Sonia King, slate, marble, pyrite, gold, ceramic, glass, smalti, seashells
Vertigo 2005 by Sonia King, slate, marble, pyrite, gold, ceramic, glass, smalti, seashells

 

Strange Attractor 2004 by Sonia King, marble, gold, paua shell, glass
Strange Attractor 2004 by Sonia King, marble, gold, paua shell, glass

 

The Spaces Between 2001 by Sonia King, sandstone
The Spaces Between 2001 by Sonia King, sandstone

 

Meltdown 2006 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, slate, chalcedony, pearls, shell, copper, bone, gold, smalti
Meltdown 2006 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, slate, chalcedony, pearls, shell, copper, bone, gold, smalti

 

Earth Moves 2001 by Sonia King, Award of Merit winner at the internationally juried Society of American Mosaic Artists' showSlate, ceramic, marble, glass, pyrite
Earth Moves 2001 by Sonia King, Award of Merit winner at the internationally juried Society of American Mosaic Artists' showSlate, ceramic, marble, glass, pyrite

 

Adrift 2005 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, pyrite, fossils, gold, seashell, smalti, marble, turquoise
Adrift 2005 by Sonia King, glass, ceramic, pyrite, fossils, gold, seashell, smalti, marble, turquoise

 

7 Responses

  1. Absolutely Amazing!! As a starting mosaic craftsmen I have been drawn in by the look of garden
    art and found examples of this on Pinterest.

  2. Rosie Spiers

    The list of ‘ingredients’ are like a recipe of lovliness. Beautiful work.

  3. I just started in this medium. I have been a craftsman and artist for years. While creating my first mosaic project and even though we were given colored tiles by the instructor, I choose to add some mosaic jewelry beads to my project. The other students loved what I created and the instructor, I believe, was excited and amazed that I had done this without any instruction from him. The finished piece was beautiful and perfect in my eyes, which I believe is one of the most important aspects when creating artwork….

  4. stunning / impeccable craftsmanship

  5. so unexpected and dramatic………..gorgeous!

  6. When I was young I was very fascinated by mosaics especially these composed by ceramic and glasses tesserae… but when I’ve seen these I loved them from the first time… I never imagined it was possible mixing so different materials and obtaining this wonderfull effects… I’m speechless

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