Since 2021, #MosaicsOnMonday has invited LEGO artists to share mosaic works of any shape and size in a community tradition that starts the week off with a joyful mix of bricks. One regular contributor who specializes in larger-format mosaics is Johanita Kirsten. Each of Jo’s works is an experiment in color and form, ranging from elegant patterns reminiscent of Moorish art to bold modern mosaics like this one, which uses only rectangular tiles in as many colors as possible.
Some of Jo’s mosaics incorporate botanical elements amongst the tiles, which is fitting as they sometimes resemble a garden seen from above with their quadrants and lanes.
Here you can see how two similar color palettes can yield strikingly different patterns – one using curves and textures, the other constrained to almost entirely flat lines.
Or here we see similar geometric patterns with different applications of color. Each weekly mosaic represents hours of work – both the creation and stripping off the elements to a clear baseplate, like sand art. Most LEGO MOCs are ephemeral, but with weekly mosaics, it becomes a ritual – one that builders like Jo share as a community.
If you’re curious about the origins of MosaicsOnMonday, we spoke with the founders of the initiative back in 2022.