NEBULA AQUA

Nebula Aqua is a mosaic installation for a private home. It is a series of six 'Nebula', integrating semi-precious stones, mineral specimens, tiles, smalti and more. The mosaics are created on mesh and installed, ungrouted, moving around a curved stucco wall and floating downstairs. These are an interpretation of Sonia's fine art mosaic into a larger, site-specific setting.

The exterior stucco continues into the entry way, into the house and around a curved wall that goes down the stairs. The first Nebula is in the outer entry area, followed by one just inside the inner front door. Three more Nebula float across the interior wall drifting down the stairs where another Nebula awaits installation. During the day, natural light from the frosted glass exterior entry door as well as from the skylights show off the texture and various reflectivitive qualities of the materials.

The list of materials for this project is huge, including glass, ceramic, paua shell, golds, smalti, turquoise, malachite, labradorite, pebbles, chrysocolla, crystals, pearls, beach glass, amazonite, stainless steel, abalone and more.

The Nebula seem to glow at night.

The exterior stucco continues into the entry way, into the house and around a curved wall that goes down the stairs. The first Nebula is in the outer entry area, followed by one just inside the inner front door. During the day, natural light from the frosted glass exterior entry door as well as from the skylights show off the texture and various reflectivitive qualities of the materials.

The three Nebula on the main wall drifting down the stairwell. There is a sixth Nebula awaiting installation at a lower level of the stairwell.

Another one of the Nebula Aqua, showing the finished edge.