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closeJust because something is in pieces, it doesn't mean it's broken.
Bob Lewis, 59, specializes in putting together those pieces to form intricate mosaics.
The Alger-based artist speaks to The Bellingham Herald about the beauty and history of tile art.
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See examples of Bob Lewis’ artwork by going to his Web site, www.lewismosaics.com, or by calling him at 595-2032.
Question: Where do you find inspiration for your pieces?
Answer: Any place I can. I'm a big history buff, so I get ideas for a lot of my older pieces while I travel in Greece or Italy and a lot of Greco-Roman ruins from my travels. Half have historical reference, for instance the smiling dolphin from the public baths in Rome. A lot of times it comes out of my head or from other art. I steal from everybody and everything. I look at something and say, "I wonder if I could make a mosaic out of that?" It's a matter of making it into a picture of my own.
Q: Why mosaic?
A: It's one of our oldest art forms next to painting. I think it's the historical attachment, the fact that it's such an old art form that really hasn't changed over the centuries. We're still using the same equipment and tools. I guess it's the connection with the past. And it's different; not everybody's doing it.
Q: When did you first become interested in art?
A: Art has been a compulsion with me since age 11 when I started painting. I just picked it up out of the blue. I've always been interested in mosaics and I wanted to try them. Then I went to Ravenna, Italy - the Holy Grail of mosaics - and I knew I had to give it a try.
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