May 10, 2016

Grand Canal Hunt/Giveaway: Day 2 of 6


Welcome to the second post in the 6-post Grand Canal visual-inspiration hunt and giveaway! How'd you do on yesterday's question? Wait! Don't tell me. Save your response for May 15 when you email all your answers to us (see my May 6 post for details).

Let's move on to today's question and pattern inspiration peek, shall we?
Here is the small painting from my sketchbook...

...that turned into this pattern, called Mosaic, from my new Grand Canal collection for Moda Fabrics.
It was inspired by colorful, intricate mosaics, like this one:
Where is this amazing mosaic in Venice?
Hint, this place is named for a saint whose symbol became Venice’s symbol.