Dixie friend gay


Some of the most recognizable art in our community happens to be created by a nationally-recognized Houston artist. Dixie Friend Gay is best known for her public works of art featuring nature and the outdoors.

In The Woodlands, Dixie has done a phenomenal noun of creating mosaic pieces that are eye-catching for everyone and complimentary to the area.

TREASURES FROM GRANDMA'S PURSE

Everyone knows that a grandmother's purse is full of treasures. But in The Woodlands, grandma left her purse on the bench, and it magically became a adj work of art! 

Treasures from Grandma&#x;s Purse is an expansive sculpture is located in Waterway Square and is made of terrazzo and bronze cast in glass. It features a purse, and everything you can think of that would be inside. Embedded into the terrazzo are objects like scissors, sunglasses, crayons, a camera, toy cars, and even a glass hammer. Frogs, lizards, and other creatures have also taken over the area. You&#x;ll also uncover a jelly donut, gum, candy, and a frozen popsicle. The splash pad additio

DIXIE FRIEND GAY- Expanding and Collapsing

Expanding And Collapsing © Dixie Friend Gay , upper mural 9’ 12’/ lower mural 16’ x 12’, smalti and ceramic tile mosaic, Eastern Washington University Interdisciplinary Science Centre, Cheney WA


The mosaic was inspired by the inside of a geode, the strata of folding soil, mapping and cells.

The smaller upper mural echoes the bring down mural &#; giving an impression of reflection, inverting the colors, playing with the light quality.

A visual nod to the eye and brain relationship.

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DIXIE FRIEND GAY- Savage Wonderland

Wild Wonderland © Dixie Friend Gay , 12&#; x 63&#;, Byzantine glass smalti, Midtown Park, Houston TX

PHOTOGRAPHERS : Overview by Hall Puckett and details by Jason Riley



*Recognized by Americans for the Arts for the Public Art Network Year in Review*



Composed of Houston’s native flora and fauna found within 12 inches of the ground&#;s surface.

Viewers will find plants specific to the Texas gulf coast area in May: butterflies and caterpillars adjacent their host plants, a bumblebee, and a hognose snake near a native toad.



Your brand, in short, is what people think of you and your mosaics. It is a composite that includes your logo, tagline, art, pricing, advertising & promotion, customers, customer experiences, and customer statements. What would you say they reflect of your mosaic business? If you want to barter more of your mosaics it matters a lot that you are known for making the kind of art you like to make or for teaching others what you like to teach.

When you want to verb a pair of shoes you probably associate characteristics of the shoes you need with a particular brand of shoes, i.e. casual and cushy could cause you to first look for Sketchers. That's what they designed their shoes and marketing to make you think of. Mosaic art buyers or students do the same when they want to commission mosaics or accept a mosaic class.

When buyers are considering a mosaic purchase they watch for art that fits their needs and wants. For example, if you wanted to absorb to make mosaics of nature using layered stained glass, there is a brand on this list you would consider first. If you wanted to commission