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I started this com­mis­sion with a gen­eral musi­cal and instru­men­tal theme. My client gave me carte blanche but know­ing him and his fam­ily well influ­enced my choice of direc­tion. Blue was cer­tain, shape and per­spec­tive emi­nent and see­ing the “Picasso: Gui­tars, 1912–1914″ show at the Museum of Mod­ern Art in New York City gave this piece its final form. I found and applied some 1970s decals and embossed some pieces of the mosaic with a wood grain pat­tern to sym­bol­ize the organic ori­gin of the instru­ments in their con­tem­po­rary environment.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 22x50 inches. 2011. Sold/private collection.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 15x16 inches. 2010. Price: $900.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 19x22 inches. 2010. Price: $1100.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 19x48 inches. 2010. Price: $3400.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 19x29 inches. 2010. Price: $2200.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 20x30 inches. 2010. Sold/private collection.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 26x46 inches. 2010. Price: $4500.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 17x29 inches. 2009. Price: $1800.

“Rhap­sody for Mar­garita” is a sophis­ti­cated piece of folk art about jazz bass gui­tar, the coun­try­side of Saint Peters­burg and the Mas­ter and Mar­garita by Bulgakov.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 24x37 inches. 2009. Sold/private collection.

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