Mosaics Inspired by Nature: Creating Contemporary Art

I enjoyed Rachel’s book thoroughly! Wanting to expand my mosaic work to nature-inspired pieces, I came across this book and so happy I did. Very thorough information, great artist spotlights and beautiful walk throughs of mosaic creation. The sea wood piece was incredibly inspiring, as many were. Thank you, Rachel! I now have some confidence to put these ideas in my head into new pieces.

I just finished reading this book, and am very impressed with the photographs and the writing. Rachel is a master communicator. Her suggestions for how to use photographs of nature in creating mosaics was very helpful to me, and I will use her techniques. I particularly appreciated her emphasizing that the goal is not to make an exact copy of what. you captured on film, but to use one's own interpretation. That is such a freeing idea, and is encouraging of each artist's own creativity. I would highly recommend this book to artists at all levels of mosaic skill.

This book is phenomenal!Rachel’s clear explanations, creative design inspirations, and comprehensive reviews of materials and tools, along with a section on addressing dissatisfaction, are all easy to grasp and implement.And the photographs are stunning! They provide step-by-step details and are beautifully detailed.As a member of Rachel’s Virtual Mosaic Membership, I’ve been looking forward to this book for months and it exceeded all my expectations. It showcases Rachel’s mastery of mosaic artistry and her exceptional teaching skills. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in mosaics!

Mosaics are an ancient artform, but methods, techniques and materials have changed over time. The author of this book has laid out tips that are useful to beginners and experienced mosaicists alike. The pictures and instructions are incredibly helpful to not just perform the methods described but allows the reader to imagine new uses for the information. Get this book!

Rachel‘s book is very comprehensive and full of good information and pictures about using Slate and other things in her nature – oriented Mosaics. She is a good teacher and the book reflects that. I would highly recommend it.

I’m a mosaic artist and this book gave me a whole new view of design and materials. Excellent!

Loved this book! Lots of inspiration to spark my creativity.

A perfect selection of nature inspiration on mosaics