This chainmaille artisan is a prolific portrait maker, and here’s your chance to ask him about his work!
Time to meet another fantastic chainmaille artist who has agreed to let us pick their brain for our “Ask an Artist” blog series!
Tony Moeller is an incredibly talented artist in Georgia. He’s captivated me with his gift for making portrait inlays out of chainmaille. Yep, each of the lovely pieces of artwork you see here is made one ring at a time! See some of his work below, and let me know what sorts of questions you’d love to ask him.
![Hawaiian Lei No Text](https://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tesla-in-chainmail-150x150.jpg)
![Jens Pind Bracelet No Text starry night chainmaille inlay by tony moeller](https://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/starry-night-150x150.jpg)
![Gold-Brown-Orange-Loops cherry blossom inlay made of chainmaille](https://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cherry-blossom-tree-by-Tony-150x150.jpg)
![Bosco Post Card No Text chainmaille inlay of happy couple](https://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/couple-150x150.jpg)
While many of his art pieces are about 8-12 inches across, he also creates plenty of smaller pieces:
And, Tony is no stranger to a furry supervisor who likes to be close to the action!
![red pliers on a cat with a chainmaille project in the background](https://www.bluebuddhaboutique.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cat-chainmaille-300x169.jpg)
It’s your turn to pick Tony’s brain. Submit your questions from now until Friday, April 13th! Here’s how to get your question to Tony:
1. Write it in the comments section at the end of this blog entry
2. Post it to our wall on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlueBuddhaBoutique
3. Email it to [email protected]
How do you decide how many colors to use? For example, if you take a picture and zoom in to see the pixels, there will be way more colors than are available in rings. So how do you narrow down how many colors to use? Any particular suppliers you like because of the large selection of colors?