http://californiamosaic.podbean.com CREATE BEAUTIFUL MOSAICS Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:08:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finishing up the new commission for Santa Barbara County Bowl, which is Santa Barbara's premiere music venue, soon to be grouted and placed amongst the newly landscaped hillside leading to the open air music canyon that all Santa Barbarans have grown to love for many years. This is a memorial ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2009/09/30/under-the-setting-sun-music-comes-alive-at-the-santa-barbara-bowl/ Here's a stained glass mosaic commission just completed for the Mc Laine family of Santa Barbara. Mosaic glass sun design inlayed into a beautiful sandstone boulder at the foot of customers front stairway. This is a beautiful and interesting way to add a little spot mosaic to a boulder, without ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2009/07/06/inlayed-stained-glass-mosaic-on-boulder/ Here is a recent all glass mosaic  I've completed, ready for purchase and installation almost anywhere. Each of these mosaic  panels are made with mortar and galvanized expanded metal lath wire for the ultimate indestructiability! Can be used as or sold to you as individual panels or as a complete ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2009/06/08/cachuma-glass-garden-mosaic/ Next time you come to Santa Barbara visit the Old Mission and see the newest addition to their new beautiful front garden with the artistic accent of one of Dan's Sunflower Boulders. Just one mile west of the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens. http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2009/04/30/santa-barbara-old-mission-sunflower/ Dan Chrynko's latest commissioned memorial bench. The Elenor Wright Memorial bench honors Mrs Wright for all her contributions and financial aid to Phoenix House of Santa Barbara and the Mental Health Community.There will be a dedication to Mrs. Wright and her family in June. http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2009/04/30/memorial-bench/ Tea Fire Lizard now nicknamed after hero Lance Hoffman  has been totally transformed from fire damaged lizard to superhero lizard. He beat the odds and survived the hurendous wild fire of Santa Barbara's, recent Tea Fire of 2008! e mail sbmosaics@aol.com (805) 569-2419 http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/12/24/tea-fire-lizard-restoration/ In November fo 2008 Santa Barbara had a wildfire that was fueled by Sundowner winds of seventy miles an hour. In short time, the blaze consumed over 200 homes in the Santa Barbara and Monticito area of Southern california. Two people were seriously injured and one death as a result ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/11/25/mosaic-survives-wildfire/ Next week and weeks to come, I will be posting fun Gurilla art and other artistic expressions from my community in support and solidarity to artis everywhere that challenge the meaning of public art. Drop by for the fun, or maybe you'll have something to share of your community. Now ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/11/05/new-gurilla-art-series/ Have you always seceretly liked dragonfly's, but have been in denial about wanting to get to know them? Well, here's your chance to free your inabitions and make friends with one...as you can see, it can be done! http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/10/29/dragonfly-friendship/ Watch a video of the sparkling, Interactive “Celestial Realities” Boulder at Dan’s Chrynko’s hidden studio, nestled next Santa Barbara’s Mission Creek, a few steps from Santa Barbara’s Historical Old Mission. This is an “Interactive Boulder,” where the artist wants to have some kind of interplay with the artwork and ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/07/09/celestial-realities-mosaic-boulder/ Take a 2 minute video tour through “The Mosaics of Phoenix House,” narrated by the artist, Dan Chrynko. Dan will tell you all about the famous “Phoenix Totem Pole,” as well as show you the spectacular mosaic animal pieces of his on public display, and for sale, on the front ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/07/05/the-mosaics-of-phoenix-house/ If ever you're in the Mission Canyon area of Santa Barbara, come see the Hillcrest Lizard at 1717 Hillcrest, just off of Mountain Drive, not from Santa Barbara’s historical Old Mission. http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/06/30/hillcrest-lizard-of-santa-barbara/ This beautiful mosaic sign entrancing the very new, SCOTCH BONNET restaurant and bar, 428 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, is one of the latest mosaic art commissions by artist Dan Chrynko. SCOTCH BONNET serves Spanish style cuisine with a Cuban flair. The 3rd photo down shows Dan with his interior mosaic bar creation titled, ”Who’s That Lady?” Video ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/06/23/mosaic-sign-scotch-bonnet-restaurant/ This video, taken at Anacapa School in Santa Barbara, California, shows the mosaic boulder the students designed and helped build a few years ago with the help of artist Dan Chrynko. The students entered their mosaic boulder at the Santa Barbara Fair and Exo, winning, "the best art entry by a school from ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/06/18/anacapa-school-project/ Dan Chrynko’s Italian style mosaic greets the many customers of Plazzio Restaurant, downtown, Santa Barbara, California. Take a short video tour to see how well Dan’s mosaic fits into the beautiful décor of one of Santa Barbara’s most popular restaurants. http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/06/14/plazzio-italian-mosaic/ Take a short video walk around some of the mosaic boulders created by artist Dan Chrynko. This group of mosaics is located in a natural setting in the Mission Canyon area of Santa Barbara, California. http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2008/06/13/ocean-boulder-walk/ Artist and daughter, Julia Crynko, displaying new mosaic bench. Bench was commissioned by family in Montecitio, California. Located down the street from Oprah Windfry's house. Artist built eveything you see, including daughter. :) http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2007/10/19/mosaic-bench-celestial-quilt/ Dan has really outdone himself this time. Here are two examples of handmade discs by master tile maker, Dan Chrynko. Top disc has a sandstone body with a mishima white porcelain slip for an etched inlay design look. Second Disc, is an example of same mishima technique, used as above, but ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2007/09/05/handpainted-mishima-tiles/ This solar system mosaic boulder was especially commision for a residential garden in Carpinteria, California. Remember, Don’t miss our free upcoming mosaic instructional series, “Refurbishing an old fountain into a mosaic masterpiece.” this summer, Mosaic artist Dan Chrynko will show you how to breathe new life into an old outdated ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2007/07/18/solary-system-mosaic-boulder/ THIS SUMMER, Don’t miss our free upcoming mosaic instructional series, “Refurbishing an old fountain into a mosaic masterpiece.” StaY TUNED FOR MORE INFO. Mosaic artist Dan Chrynko will show you how to breathe new life into an old outdated garden fountain. Using his most recent mosaic art commissions as an ... http://californiamosaic.podbean.com/2007/06/21/coming-this-summer-all-new-series/