Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Shop Feature - Monika of Myeuropeantouch on ARTFIRE

Recently, Etsy and the CAST team lost one of my favorite sellers and shops.  Because of some unfortunate circumstances, Monika has closed her Etsy shop and now is selling on Artfire.  The Etsy CAST team is such a close group of Etsy Sellers and we hate to see anyone go.  In the CASTteam (Christian Artists Street Team) thread, we share our lives, share our burdens, laugh together,  pray for one another and yes, sometimes take care of business.   Monika of My European Touch was a regular in the CAST discussion thread and was always one that we could count on to make us laugh.  Those of us who have been regulars in the CAST threads will miss Monika and her witty posts. 


Here's one of her Mosaic creations that I just love.:

This is a handmade mosaic made from cut vintage fine bone china plates and is a precious piece of art.
Window Pane Mosaic
Here is what Monika says about her mosaic art process -
"I hand cut each piece of fine Bone china plates, stained glass and mirror. I do not break it by stomping on them or hitting them with a hammer. I use special nippers and glass cutters for cutting the bone china plates/stained glass into precise small pieces."

Ha!  I guess I would imagine that she threw the china off the balcony of her apartment to break into pieces or used the stomping or hammer routine.    







She has been busy - here's a few of her new listings on Artfire:

Wash Board Wall Art Wall Hanging

Here is what Monika says about this piece:
"Primed and painted, distressed - I covered this wash board with a cut china plate rim Mosaic, also using the center piece focal from another china pattern.
Grouted in an Antique White grout, finished edges with a gimp boarder and pink pearls, gives it this charming look of times gone by. Handmade clay roses tucked in the upper left corner to give this wall art hanging the special touch."

Violin Mosaic Wall Hanging

                                                                          And this one is beautiful!  "This violin is meticulously mosaic-ed with the most beautiful, hand cut china plate rim mosaic tiles. Cascading lush blooms and roses on some of my favorite vintage bone china/porcelain dinner and breakfast plates were cut into a very beautiful mosaic tesserae to cover this violin; mosaic tiles from Royal Albert and more.
The hour glass "waist line" on this violin is embellished with stained glass tile. The violin is filled in with white, pink and pale pink stained Glass tiles.
All china plates used here are in very subtle shades. The strings on this beautiful art piece are a set of pink pearls. The tail piece is accented with handmade clay roses and light green leafs. A vintage rhinestone brooch, usually found on sweaters accents the tail. A pink and white cameo sits at the scroll
This is a gift that everyone likes to receive, music lover and others alike."

So if you have been wondering where to find Monika and would like to contact her - you will have to do so through her Artfire shop  Visit http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Myeuropeantouch to see her other beautiful creations and while there take a look at her Artfire blog post that shows the process that goes into creating her masterpieces.   It's very interesting.

31 comments:

  1. Monika's work is beautiful. All the best and many sales on art fire, monika!

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  2. Great post Judy! I've been pinning Monika's work a bunch today. Love this!

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  3. Best of luck, Monika! Your art is beautiful!

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  4. We will miss her shop and her humorous posts greatly over on our cottage etsy thread! Someday I am going to own one of her handmade mosaic teapots, they are gorgeous and would be perfect for my tea party business!!! Monika, I'm not giving up yet, I'm still on the rampage :)
    Thank you Angels and Everlastings for featuring such a talented mosaic artist such as Monika of myeuropeantouch, she's a gem!
    starrydeborah

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  5. Well, it's etsy's loss and Artfire's gain....so sorry about losing you from our team too Monika and hope to see your gorgeous items flying off the shelves on AF.

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  6. Judy, thank you such a lovely, humorous blog post about my new art and new adventure. Beautifully done and I am grateful.

    Thank you for your lovely comments, Starry, Lenore, Tricia, Julia and Memorable imagery. Will spread this blog aorund where ever I can today
    because of all of you...♥♥
    Monika

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  7. Great feature!!! I LOVE Monika's work. It is SO beautiful!!

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  8. Gorgeous work from a very talented mosaic artist. Best to you on Artfire. You will be missed on Etsy.

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  9. Beautiful new work!! Wishing all the best for Monika! Great feature, Judy!

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  10. Thank you for such a beautiful post on Monika. Her work is truly a work of art and gorgeous. We will miss Monika at ETSY and know she will be great on Artfire.

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  11. Monika's work is beautiful and amazingly complex. Good luck on artfire Monika, we'll miss you in csst!

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  12. Monika will be truly missed from the cssteam! I'm dumbfounded that this fiasco even happened. Her work is beautiful, and etsy has lost a valuable team member.

    All the best to you, Monika, over at Artfire! xo Jill

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  13. Great post - Monika's work is lovely .. All the best on Artfire Monika :)

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  14. Monika of course we miss you. Glad you found a nice home and we will still see you lovely work. Wish you the very best.

    God Bless, Roxanne

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  15. Such a nice blog about a very unique person who made most of my days brighter by her unpredictable postings. I love the new things you have made in your new shop and wish you well in all that you set out to accomplish. I miss you on Etsy and wish we could all go back to November and skip over all the problems caused by Etsy's accusations concerning your beautiful work.

    Ann - sewingnuck

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  16. Like Monika herself, her artwork is "one of a kind". No one else does it like Moni or is like Moni. I, too, will miss being tickled by your humor and your murder of the English language (sometimes).

    Be tremendously blessed...............

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  17. Hey Rita...it's my second language....LOL....you try to speak German. (wink)
    You know I love ya....♥
    Thank you all for your kind words and visiting.
    May you have all the blessings you can handle, my dears...
    Monika

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  18. absolutely gorgeous pieces... breathtaking... hugz.. KaT

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  19. Monika's artwork is very beautiful

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  20. Monikas work is amazing and always has been...I actually met Monika back in the days of ebay...a long time ago when I was selling hand painted mosaic tiles and more and Monika was one of my faithful and wonderful customers...always snatching up the "pinks" in the vintage china market so she can create her incredibly and simply AMAZING mosaics!!! Her window is astounding -- the violin -- my favorite -- you can almost hear sweet music coming from it. I wish you all the best and good fortune on ArtFire and if there is anything I can do for you -- please let me know...sending hugs to you and the kitties!!! cheers to one of the finest mosaic artists out there : )

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  21. What a wonderful post about a lovely lady and her beautimous creations!

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    1. Sheila, I so wanted to use beautimous in the blog post!

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  22. Monika will surely and truly be missed over on Etsy. She is a wonderful friend who is ever so inspiring. Her wit and stories of faith and her love of her mosaic work have inspired so many of us. I have always been in awe of her beautiful handwork of her mosaics. Absolutely GORGEOUS! Wishing Monika much success in her beautiful new Artfire shop! Etsy lost a wonderful seller when they lost Monika.

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  23. I'm late to the party...but this is a great post about a very dear lady. I love Monika's mosaics and miss her at Etsy too.

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  24. I am eternally grateful for all the promotions I received thru Judy's lovely blog post. Thank you alllllll you posters here, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have posted this blog wherever I could, even on AF to get Judy exposure too.
    Just heard that a friend from my other team, has reached someone from etsy on the phone, spoken with him and he will look into my being shut down for this rediculous reason. I cannot believe the tenacity of my friend. Bless her....the story apparently continues.....♥
    Be blessed my friends I miss you all.
    Monika

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    1. Monika - that would be great if they finally made it right!

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  25. No such luck and there are more turns out....I am OK.

    Found a lovely place in a large Antique Mall locally. About 450 Vendor's under one roof and occassionally they accept an artist. I rented a booth and will start 1st of March. My booth is currently getting painted in a leafy green I choose by mall personal. I will decorate it so that you feel you walk into a cottage. Looking for lacey curtains, a carpet remnant. The mall personal will help me drill holes and hang things, hey you cannot beat that. Best of all, no more packing and shipping and fear of someone else breaking things....
    Everyone over there is excited for me and can't wait to see my work.God opened another door, I am so blessed....
    Judy, thank you again from the bottom of my heart for doing this feature, I am so grateful to you.

    Thank you to everyone who came and visited and left such lovely comments, this is way better then I deserve. Again I am blessed richly by all of you. Love you all...♥♥♥...Monika

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