Inspired by the bright colors of a peacock’s feather, Ann Rosinski-Long of Genesee Ceramic Tile Distributors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, used Hakatai's Custom Mosaic Mural Program to turn an idea into a beautiful glass mosaic mural for a client’s home. After selecting a palette of iridescent glass mosaics, Rosinski-Long worked with designer Laura Haas of Laura & Co. to draw an image, which Hakatai’s experienced team of mosaic artists then translated into a hand-aligned, custom made mosaic mural. The mural was incorporated into the flooring at the base of a staircase to create a unique focal point for the lower-level walkout of the home.“We loved the iridescent colors that Hakatai offers,” said Rosinski-Long. “We really played off of that in the design phase. One of our design clients at Genesee Ceramic Tile had a customer that wanted a mural of a peacock. So the designer and I sat down, drew the design, filled in all of the colors and sent it off to Hakatai. They did a rendering to match up all the colors, which we approved, and then sent it back. When we received the actual mural, Hakatai also included a package of mosaic glass tiles in case we needed to replace something. We were both very impressed with that. The customer service was awesome. Hakatai was very easy to work with. I actually did another mural in Michigan with Hakatai afterwards, and it came out very nice, too.”
