Wild Wonderland. The amazing mosaics by Dixie Friend Gay

Most of Dixie Friend Gay‘s works sing the beauty and diversity of nature. In particular, the nature of her native American south. Born in Oklahoma in 1953, Dixie grew up on a ranch but has lived in Texas for many years. The artist created her first large-scale mural in 2002. The huge mosaic, which decorated the walls of the George Bush airport in Houston, is dedicated to the picturesque local bays. The work on this project took quite a lot of time: it took a year and a half of continuous work of four masters to produce a million and a half smalt elements alone.

One of Gay’s latest monumental works, Wild Wonderland 2018, is set in the open air at Midtown Park in Houston. Each mosaic is preceded by serious preparatory work: Dixie studies local flora and fauna, and in some cases, historical documents and photographs.