Functional Art Challenge... Come Vote!

Welcome to our newest challenge theme.... Functional Art! As always, members of the Piecemaker Team have created some wonderful pieces. - each artist having their own unique and wonderful style. If you can, choose a favorite, and cast your vote at the bottom of this page. The over-all favorite winning artist will receive a gift certificate from Tiny Tile Mosaics! If you haven't checked out Tiny Tiles, head over and do so! They sell some of the smallest ceramic tiles you'll ever see, in all kinds of glorious colors, and supplies for your all your tiny mosaic needs.

If you see a style below that really clicks with you, click the artist's name to see even more of their cool creations! Now... onto the art!

Entry 1

Table Lamp, by Tina Shoys

"The lamp is done with tinted broken shower door tempered glass and stained glass following the curved lines of the lamp base."

Entry 2

Mersman Oval Table, by Alice Garret

Upcycled vintage Mersman oval table has been painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint. About 25 vintage plates were used to mosaic the top including plates by Homer Laughlin, Noritake, Mikasa, Limoges, Grindley, Taylor Smith Taylor, Cannonsburg Temporama, and more.41" x 22" x 20H

Entry 3

Tray, by Laura Leon

Entry 4

Rescued Side Table, by Ocean Kisses

"This is a rescued vintage table I actually took out of someone's trash! This is my first piece of furniture. It was a mess but now has new life."

27 inches high X 16 1/2 inches wide, single drawer has new glass knob, mosaiced in stone and glass tiles, glass gems. Beige grout, and black enamel high gloss paint.

Entry 5
"Steampunk meets Stained Glass", by Pam Holt

Entry 6
"Take Off Your Coat and Stay Awhile", by Sandy Stotz

"We needed a coat rack to hang at our back door that would hold more than one jacket. Our winter this year was so incredibly cold, snowy and miserable, that I decided to make my challenge piece with a summer theme to help me through the winter blues."

Entry 7
Compass Rose Matching Set, by Renegade Rose

Compass Rose coffee table and
matching wall hanging with hooks

Entry 8
Bird's Love Nest, by Frances Greene

"I covered this romantic two story wooden birds' house with lots of springtimy flowers and swirls shaped out of glass tiles, glass gems, mosaic glass, mille fiori, ladybirds, glass beads, wax beads, metal beads, other beads, glass nuggets, pebbles, a snailshell, fimo swirls, hearts, flowers and tempered glass. Its grouted in green and dark red and all edges and under the eves are painted either green or red. It stands 16 inches tall."