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“ Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.” Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
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While growing up on the pristine shore of the Chesapeake, Sara Baldwin was captivated by nature’s ever-changing patterns, textures, and hues. Today, she draws from that inspiration to create Metamorphosis, the introductory collection of her new signature series for New Ravenna Mosaics.
“In Metamorphosis, I transform organic patterns and textures in the timeless craft of mosaic. For me it’s a way to capture the soul of nature’s imagination, and to invite its tranquility into the home.” Sara Baldwin
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“ In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.� Aristotle
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“Humans...will never devise and invention more beautiful, more simple, or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.� Leonardo Da Vinci
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“Come forth into the lightof things, let nature be your teacher.� William Wordsworth
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“Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.� Vincent Van Gogh
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rivulet 1
muna
rivulet 2
mist 1.5cm
mist polished
mist 1.0cm
tigress bengali
tatami mat
tigress siberia
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tatami willow ptarmigan
tatami american kestral
tatami belted kingfisher
bark elm
bark birch
bark walnut
pheasant
frond palm
frond fern
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cosmos gray jay
cosmos lazuli bunting
cosmos vermillion flycatcher
bamboo 1
bamboo 2
bamboo 3
path zen
path icey
path river
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zebrano
rivulet 2
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mirage
mist 1.0cm
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meadow with flowers
clouds
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Metamorphosis Design Specifications PAGE 23
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DESIGN
TESSERAE SIZE
STONES AND FINISHES
Rivulet 1 Muna Rivulet 2 Mist 1.5cm Mist polished Mist 1.0cm
1.5cm with .45cm inserts 1.5cm hand-chopped with ovals ranging in length from 3” to 7.5” 1.5cm with .45cm inserts 1.5cm hand-chopped 1.5cm 1.0cm hand-chopped
Tigress Siberia Tatami Mat Tigress Bengali
1.0cm hand-chopped .45cm stalks 1.0cm hand-chopped
Kay’s Green, Thassos - both polished Honey Onyx, Thassos, Calacatta Tia - must be honed on site to achieve finish as shown Jerusalem Gold, Ivory Cream - both honed Blue Macauba, Kay’s green, Celeste - all tumbled Jerusalem Gold - honed, Renaissance Bronze, Calacatta Tia - polished Blue Macauba, Kay’s Green, Celeste, Ming Green, Lettece Ming, Thassos - all tumbled Emperador Dark, Travertine Noce, Giallo Reale - all tumbled Travertine Noce, Breccia Oniciata, Travertine White - all polished Jura Grey, Calacatta Tia, Celeste - all tumbled
Tatami (WP)
(Willow Ptarmigan) Aegean Brown, Rosa Verona - both honed
Bark Elm Bark Birch Bark Walnut Pheasant Frond Palm Frond Fern
.45cm stalks - hand-chopped random lengths .45cm stalks - hand-chopped random lengths .45cm stalks - hand-chopped random lengths 2.0cm & 3.0cm hand-chopped 2.0cm & 3.0cm hand-chopped 2.0cm & 3.0cm hand-chopped 1.0cm hand-chopped 1.0cm hand-chopped 1.0cm hand-chopped
Cosmos (GJ) Cosmos (LB)
1.5cm hand-chopped 1.5cm hand-chopped
Cosmos (VF) Bamboo 1
1.5cm hand-chopped 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and .45cm stalks hand-chopped random lengths 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and .45cm stalks hand-chopped random lengths 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and .45cm stalks hand-chopped random lengths Random sized chunks with 1.5cm hand-chopped Random sized chunks with 1.5cm hand-chopped Random sized chunks with 1.5cm hand-chopped
(Gray Jay) Chinese Black, Thassos, Bardiglio - all polished (Lazuli Bunting) Emperador Dark, Chartreuse, Celeste, Lapis, Blue Macauba - all polished (Vermillion Flycatcher) Rosa Verona, Red Lake, Emperador Dark - all polished Celeste, Bardiglio - both polished
Tatami (AM) Tatami (BK)
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Bamboo 2 Bamboo 3 Path Zen Path Icey Path River
(American Kestral) Renaissance Bronze, Jerusalem Gold - both honed (Belted Kingfisher) Blue Macauba, Kay’s Green - both honed Jura Grey, Travertine Noce - both tumbled Botticino, Travertine White - both tumbled Saint Laurent, Travertine Noce - both tumbled Emperador Dark, Bardiglio, Renaissance Bronze - all tumbled Chartreuse, Verdi Alpi - both tumbled Chartreuse, Blue Macauba - both tumbled
Verde Luna - honed, Emperador Dark - polished Jerusalem Gold, Ivory Cream - both honed Emperador Dark - tumbled, Ivory Cream - honed Carrara - tumbled, Kay’s Green, Bardiglio, Carrara - all polished Thassos - tumbled, Blue Bahia, Blue Macauba, Celeste - all polished
NOTE: PANELS DEPICTED ON PAGES 28-30 MEASURE 30” X 84” PAGE 26
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Zebrano Rivulet 2
.45cm stalks - hand-chopped random lengths 1.5cm with .45cm inserts
Travertine Noce, Emperador Dark, Emperador Light, Saint Laurent - all polished Jerusalem Gold, Ivory Cream - all honed
Mirage
1.0cm hand-chopped
Mist 1.0cm
1.0cm hand-chopped
Blue Macauba, Celeste, Verde Luna, Verde Alpi, Kay’s Green, Thassos, Ivory Cream, Travertine White, Renaissance Bronze, Emperador Dark, Travertine Noce - all tumbled Blue Macauba, Kay’s Green, Celeste, Ming Green, Lettece Ming, Calacatta Tia - all tumbled
Meadow with Flowers Clouds
.45cm stalks - hand-chopped random lengths 1.5cm hand-chopped
Wujan Jade, Kay’s green, Chartreuse (excluding flowers) - all tumbled
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Thassos, Celeste, Carrara, Ming Green (light), Calacatta Tia - all tumbled
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