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The finished mosaic photographed in place: the leopard panel hung in a dark frame on an interior wall, washed by two ceiling downlights that rake across the surface so the gold tesserae flare and the black ground stays deep.
Photograph of finished work
The full artwork as a mosaic simulation: a leopard's face fills the square panel, amber and black rosettes across the brow and cheeks, both eyes catching the light, pale whiskers cutting across the dark foliage that closes in around it.
Mosaic simulation
Close view of the same simulation, resolved into separate square stone tesserae — cream, ochre and rust marbles stepping the muzzle and the pale whisker pads into blocks against a field of near-black pieces.
Simulation close-up
Close photograph of the finished mosaic: the leopard's eye and cheek in real stone and glass, individual tesserae throwing scattered specular glints at different angles, the physical relief of each piece visible at the grout lines.
Photograph of finished work

Mosamia Art

Leopard in the Thicket

A leopard at 310 cm × 375 cm, built from cream, ochre and rust tesserae against a field of near-black stone.

Size
310 cm × 375 cm (122 in × 147.6 in)
Tesserae
1 cm × 1 cm natural stone
Module
31.2 cm × 31.2 cm

Every piece starts as a simulation, so you can see how your image breaks into 1 cm × 1 cm micro-mosaics before a single stone is cut.

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About the piece

Almost every change of tone here is a change of material rather than a change of colour — amber and rust through the face, near-black marble holding the foliage. That is why the dark stays dark under a spotlight instead of washing out.

The close photograph is the honest one. You can see the relief at the joints and each piece catching the light at its own angle, which is the real difference between a natural stone mosaic and a printed panel. It is also why the work keeps changing as you walk past it.

If you are thinking about one

Send us an image — a photograph, a painting, a drawing, whatever you have. We will tell you the smallest size it can be made at and still read properly, show you the simulation, and quote from there. Custom design work usually runs three to four weeks in production, and the piece ships as numbered 31.2 cm modules with a layout guide, which is what keeps the installation simple at the other end.

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