During the month of October, Stephen Brailo is joining TECAC member Dotti Stone in a mosaics exhibit at MOarts Gallery at the Moneta Library (off Route 122, near Downtown Moneta) in Moneta, Virginia.
Mosaics artist Stephen Brailo was born in Croatia where he received his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1964 he immigrated to France, where he participated in numerous art shows throughout Europe. Currently he resides and works in Roanoke, Virginia.
Stone mosaics and their beautiful natural colors last forever. From the ancient Greeks through the Roman Empire and the Byzantine period, brilliant mosaics tell the story of life. Brailo is a mosaics artist who uses the same ancient methods to create mosaics today.
Dotti Stone received her formal art education at Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU) in Richmond, VA. After years in the Washington DC area as a professional photographer and owner/designer of Great Falls Stained Glass, she studied mosaics with Gene Sterud whose concentration is reproducing ancient mosaics. In 2007, Dotti relocated to the Smith Mountain Lake area, and in 2010 settled in Bedford, Virginia. During that time, she concentrated on exploring different materials - glass, stone, porcelain, and ceramic and in addition to flat panels experimented with sculptural mosaics. Since 2009, she has maintained a studio at the Bower Center for the Arts where she teaches classes. She is a member of The League of Roanoke Artists, The Electric Company Artists' Co-op in Bedford and exhibits extensively.
