Pebble Mosaic Artist Jeffrey Bale Uses Work to Connect With Nature | Oregon Art Beat
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2025
- Pebble mosaic artist Jeffrey Bale creates elaborate, intricate designs from stones he gathers in the wild. His work has received international attention from publications like the New York Times and Better Homes and Gardens.
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I'm adding this to the long list of stuff i want to do 😅
This takes my breath away.
You have all beauty within you, Jeffrey. I am so happy you found a way to let it escape your soul, ignite our minds and respond in prayer. 💜 thank you for sharing. 3 of my siblings were born on Whitby (sp?) Island, and I was conceived there. Ty for bringing me home. My Dad was a rock hound and built rock walls. Now I see his inspiration. I wish you peace, friend.
Awesome work. Story I have to share. Originally from Mexico my dad worked as an “albañil” which is a mason and would help pave roads with rocks. He bought his first house in Washington state back in like 93-94. He made a driveway with grooves similar to your work. Only thing is he only used dirt to hold rocks in place and it’s still standing almost 30 years later. Solid as the first day it was installed
Thank you! I had thought the same could we not just use dirt or a clay soil to keep them in place? Did your dad wet the dirt first ? I like the idea of using only natural things...
dirt then mortar?
Incredible work... genuine heart felt appreciation and humility are the hallmarks of genius.
I have just witnessed divinely created pieces of heaven of earth. Thank You for the deep joy this brings. Heart is singing...
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Thank you for voicing what I believe…we need to make more beauty in the world! Your work is definitely doing that! 💜🇨🇦
Absolutely lovely!
I have been working with pebbles for years now...but not as wonderful as this. I LOVE the labyrinth.
I have just come across your work today,, I absolutely love. Your style.. Your inspiration,.. The stones you use.. Are all so beautiful... I live near some beautiful beaches in Ireland.. With millions of stones.. I have always wanted to create something beautiful and meaningful for my Garden.... Thank you for giving me so much inspiration... Roll on the Spring.. 🙏🕉️♎🧘♀️🌞🌀🎨☯️🕉️⚛️
Absolutely stunning!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ I’d love to do this!
Fabulous work. Thank you for sharing it.
So beautiful!!
Thank you for your inspiring work!!
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Be still my heart - such a garden! The mosiac works of art are mesmerizing and inspiring. Your words about beauty are what I needed to hear to keep going with my own garden design projects. The world needs more beauty and art and beautiful gardens. Pleasure gardens - oh my, such a fanciful but much needed concept of old. It will do us good to revive the concept of pleasure gardens and sanctuary. Man does not live on bread alone...Thanks for giving us a little insight on your methods - time to play in the garden!
SUCH a BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING, AS IS ART !
Mosaics of lovely delights, ri say the keas5.........
FAB !
I have petrified rocks, ranging from ounces to over a hundred pounds lining my gardens. Been wanting to make something with them, either pot’s for plants, small waterfalls, jewelry. No time I guess. They are beautiful.
Love your art. Beautiful & peaceful.
GOSH THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!
Rock on brother!
Superb!
Mindful Artist -We all should have this vision
I have been coming across your work for years. Absolutely beautiful. So unique with such a personal touch. Years ago I found a picture of a front walkway you designed and it inspired me to do my own. I too collect my own rocks and prefer to use raw material. My first attempt did not turn out the way I wanted so I am back to the drawing board and came across this video. I finally get to see the man behind the art and learn a bit about you. Plus, I learned exactly what I needed to create my own special place. You seem to be as beautiful as your art. Thank you.
what an advanced spirit. a beautiful human.
I admire you, I admire your work and how spiritual each design you create and the meaning you give it feels, it is an honor to have fallen into your channel. Thank you for so much talent and sensitivity, which is what is lacking today.
I've seen photos of this wok before. It was awesome to see this video come up in my feed and to see this beautiful work in progress. As well as hearing the artist thoughts and part of his process.
Such a beautiful expression of the heart.
So beautiful and so Inspiring. Thank you!!! 🌏🙏🏾💚
Your work is gorgeous.
Your work is beautiful! I made a medicine wheel in my yard and now you have inspired me to go way beyond! Thank you 💖. Also thank you for healing the Earth 🌎
Beautiful!!!Congratulations!
This is so inspiring. I've been working on my yard as a form of therapy for myself and I want to create a reflexology pathway throughout it. It's been several years since I've done mosaics and it's "funny" how videos of pebble mosaics have been coming up in my feed lately...👏👏👏👏👏✌💜
Magnificent! I like your art, how you inspire people through beautiful creations!💚💜🙌
You succeeded! Your mosaics are beautiful and inspiring. An incredible range of colours in the rocks, stones you've found and used. Thanks for showing how it's done 🙏🏻
Beautiful! ☀️🦋🌸🐞🐝
beautiful work!
Che meraviglia!!!!😍
Very very beautiful!!
gorgeous work.. ;9)
exceptional! bravo!
Omg breath taking!
Wow! How beautiful!
Wow just Wow Yes so beautiful. I’m inspired and just in love with your creativity. If only I could have packed more rocks in my suitcase after my trip to Washington State where the rocks were so incredibly beautiful.
Wow! Ur work is stunning and inspiring
Beautiful work
This is exactly what I was envisioning in my backyard. Very inspiring!
Absolutely beautiful artistic work 😊
Wow, this is so inspiring. Thank you.
What wonderful work you do!
Very beautiful I wish I could do this to my backyard...ill put it on my bucket list..thank you for sharing your work
You are a nice man❤️
I love you SO MUCH! And your work!
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Thank you it's beautiful.
Oh Jeffrey! Love your play - and words - I did my first mosaic, all wrong, but it was good practice. Thanks for sharing your how too - and now I head back into the garden to do it again.
Thank you.
Me ha emocionado ... Se lo agradezco de corazón.
Beautiful!!
Wow, thank you so much. I'm just designing a food forest garden and was looking for inspiration. Now I'm really inspired!
I’m building a pleasure garden with a shrine in my space soon. You’re giving me ideas 😺
Amazing and beautiful artwork ❤
touched and moved with your work, amazing, stunning ZEN like.
Very inspiring. I am planning on building a jasper house in Arizona and you’ve given me some great ideas. Thank you🙏🏼
fantastic job
Your work is really beautiful, especially the pieces with the very distinctly coloured stone. God bless you. 🥰
Your work is amazing Jeffrey, Very inspiring for me. I am a landscape gardener and I am also learning mosaics, plus I love rocks. Great video, can't wait for the snow to melt so I can get out there and play with rocks and plants!!
Thank you for your inspirational work. I’m going to start a beautiful rock garden walkway in my upper garden area. Again, your work is exquisite and exceptionally beautiful!
Perfection.
This is so beautiful and inspiring. I've wanted to create a garden that I can enjoy in my back yard for years but it's hard to enjoy your own yard when your neighbors collect unsocialized dogs who bark at deafening decibals ever time you step foot outside.
That was a beautiful video and a great artist the gentleman is...i think exactly the same thing to create more beauty and inturn others will create more beauty and this world will become even more beautiful! hooray!
Beautiful
Hi Paul, What a great video of your work. i met you once at Brooks and Tony's when you were creating your magic in their back yard. Great to see this. Take care
Thank you for making this video. I love the stone work. Halls Hill Labyrinth is a favorite of mine on Bainbridge Island. Very inspiring.
Interesting! Beautiful! Inspiring! And a human that wants to create. 👏 What else, since humans are made in God’s image. I wonder how our dear artist Jeffrey would feel if someone said about his creative works that they just “evolved.”
amazing !
Facinante arte .🌎🇲🇽💌
Amazing
Namaste🙏
*WOW!!!!* 😮
BEAUTIFUL
Gorgeous work! Curious what you use as a base for a path or patio..for weed prevention and uniformity. Do you lay a layer of gravel and / or pour concrete first, then do the mortar on top? or mortar directly on soil? Thanks so much for info and the inspiration!
The mosques of Iran are incredible too.
That a traditional spanish - venezuelan - greek - traditional technique for houndred of years ...
Stunning, touching. I live in Sequim, Wa. Can I see any of your art near here?
His work is very beautiful and inspiring. I wonder if he uses cement mortar or natural lime mortar?
He uses commercial grade Quikcrete, so concrete. I would imagine your idea of natural lime mortar could be great though
Portland cement I bet.
Nature and art coexist
I love your work!!
makes my back hurt just watching you.
Que hermoso espacio.
Absolutely beautiful. You wouldn’t be able to do this in the Uk as it’s illegal to take stones from the beach 😊
Actual stone decorative pebbles are around 1,000 usd for 1 metric ton, home depot .
I am enthralled by the designs, they are gorgeous, good job! Though isn't it super slippery, especially in fall or winter?
I was just at Puget sound staying in Seattle and plan to return yearly as there’s so much more to explore. Would you ever consider a tour of your garden? This gives me endorphins and is just so absolutely beautiful. Maybe an Air bnb experience at your convenience (once a year lol ) if you choose. Thanks for sharing your Oasis video.
Isnt it kinda blocking the water to reach the earth or is it all aired out and the water is canalized ?
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Margarita 😊😊😊
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I wonder if the stones he uses are pre polished?. Does he polishes them? I’m in the process of building a pebble sidewalk. I got river rock from the local quarry but the stones are gritty and dull. Until they are sprayed with water you really can’t see their beauty and color. So I thought about using a high gloss sealer to bring out their color after I lay the sidewalk. Is that a good idea? He seems to be working with wet concrete which seems like it would dry more stable but I also saw a videotape saying to use a 2” dry mortar mix and then after your design is in place top it off with more mortar mix. How to’s seem rather scarce on the subject of pebble mosaics. Any advice links would be welcome!😝🤪🙃
Polished natural from the waves from where he sourced them. old river beds is where you'll find these..
I recommend you visiting altea spain
hi can you tell me, are you laying them in a kind of concrete. thanks
Can you recommend a book on learning how to this?
Really beautiful and profoundly simply 🤍 Love it