Take a step back to see the whole picture

Keila Strong creates powerful images through paintings and beaded mosaics.

Traditional mosaics are created using broken pieces of glass, stone, or clay. The smaller the pieces, the more intricate the design can be, and from far away the small flacks of color fool the eye into seeing one seamless picture.

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Chicago artist Keila Strong has taken centuries old practices and applied them in a style that is all her own. Using barrett…