My Work
Glassical Bits is a small Canberra based business that creates glass mosaics and stained glass art on commission. We also provide regular workshops run by the business owner, Tina van Raay in stained glass and glass mosaics. These workshops are held in Tina’s studio in Campbell, Canberra ACT. Not only do you get to make beautiful pieces of art in her studio, but you’re guaranteed to have a lot of fun and inspiration!
My Experience:
Tina has held exhibitions of her work that have been very well received as her artworks are colourful, often whimsical and designed to brighten up any home and/or garden. Tina is also available to make commissioned work – door panels, windows, mirrors, garden structures in mosaics and murals.
Following two stints in Ravenna, Italy where Tina undertook marble and smalti workshops in ancient mosaic construction and portraiture, Tina has been very inspired by European mosaics which is evident in her work. Check out the Eastern angels on her day lounge that sits at the back of her garden in Canberra!!
Gallery 12 in Pialligo held an exhibition of Tina’s work where all the pieces were sold.
“The use of glass mosaics has allowed me to create a whole range of artworks that are beautiful and creative as well as highly functional”.
– Tina van Raay
Commissions:
Tina is also available to make commissioned work. Her work includes but is not limited to:
- Garden Structures in Mosaics
- Glass Mosaic Bathroom tiles
- Stained Glass Door Panels (more secure than leadlight)
- Windows
- Plaques
- Mirrors
- Murals
Exhibition Feedback:
What an absolute delight it was to attend your exhibition of Mosaic Musings at Gallery 12 in Pialligo! The exhibition was not simply a display of your skill in this most intricate and labour intensive art form, but a reflection of your remarkable spirit, love of life and joyous sense of humour.
The vibrancy of design and colour in such pieces as the teapots, the guitar and the bird baths is more than an exhibition of the unique art of mosaic; it is a celebration of individuality, of imagination and of a desire to bring fun, laughter and appreciation of aesthetic into the lives of those who had the good fortune to attend the exhibition and continue to be inspired by your creative invention. Thank you for the pleasure of enjoying your artistry and the sheer exuberance of your mosaics.
– – Peter Wilkins