Hella Steins

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Mosaic artist living in Amsterdam. Animal lover 🦆🐬🦋, VEGAN FOR THE ANIMALS 🌱.

A mosaic of a ginger tabbycat. The cat looks straight at the viewer and is holding an orange carrot shaped toy between his front paws.
A (not yet grouted) mosaic of a ginger tabbycat. The cat looks straight at the viewer and is holding an orange carrot shaped toy between his front paws.
A partially finished mosaic of a tabbycat holding an orange carrot shaped toy with "packers" written on it. The cat is lying on a Green Bay Packers blanket and looks straight at the viewer.
Mosaic of a tabbycat in pink and brown tiles. The eyes are yellow. The cat looks straight at the viewer. She holds her paws in the air and the nails are visible.
This photo shows the hind feet of a tabbycat and a small part of her belly, suggesting she's sunbathing.You can see she's lying on a fenced balcony quite high. One foot sticks through the wire. On the ground a canal, a path and several trees are visible, as well as some flats farther away.
Detail photo of the mosaic I'm currently working on.
View of one of the canals in Amsterdam with green trees, various boats and a grey sky.
A mosaic portrait of a white and brown dog. His mouth is slightly opened, so part of his tongue and some of his teeth are visible. He wears a red collar with a blue medal with his name Hank on it. Hank looks straight at the viewer.
A tabbycat with white feet is looking into a small round mirror that lies on the floor in front of her. The cats face is reflected in this mirror.
Mosaic portrait of a black and white cat with large yellow eyes.
A tabbycat is lying on a shelf, staring at something outside the view of the viewer. The cat seems very relaxed.
A mosaic studio with on the left cupboards filled with small containers with mosaic tiles. A table with a lamp and a grinding machine are in the middle of the room facing the window and there are several mosaics hanging on the wall. Through the window you can see the sky and part of a large tree.
Mosaic of a grey and white cat with large blue eyes. The cat looks up to the viewer and is seated in an abstract lilac and purple background.
A small tabby cat sitting on a balcony looking up to something invisible to the viewer. The cats nose is pointed in the air.
A closed curtain and part of a green wall with a cat's tail visible from underneath the curtain. The cat is obviously sitting on the window still.
A small tabby cat lies on a blue blanket. She looks straight into the camera. Behind the cat there is a lime green wall.
A small tabby cat looks straight into the camera. Her front paws are folded underneath her body and she seems confident and comfortable.
Photo of a ginger cat with a drawing of the photo on mdf lying next to it. On the drawing is a pair of mosaic pliers as well as a sample of small tiles in different colors that are going to be used to make a mosaic portrait of the cat. On top of the photo of the cat there are safety glasses.
Mosaic of a grey and white cat with large blue eyes. The cat looks up to the viewer and is seated in an abstract lilac and purple background.
Various mosaics and small dot painted objects. There are two mosaic cats, a full body one in orange and a portrait in grey, black and light blue. Furthermore there are two orange and turquoise mosaic pendants with one flower each. Also there are two dot painted candle light holders and a dot painted rock with turquoise and orange dots.
A dark haired woman walks in a forest in the Ardennen in Belgium. The sun is shining through the trees.
A blue sky with green trees seen from below with two butterflies flying in the middle of the trees.
A tabby cat with green eyes with her tongue out, almost covering the lower part of her nose
A not yet grouted mosaic of a grey and white cat with large blue eyes. The cat looks up to the viewer and is seated in an abstract lilac and purple background.
Mosaic of a green eyed cat with very large ears lying on a brown cushion. The cat looks straight at the viewer.
A not yet grouted mosaic of a tabby cat with yellow eyes lying on a "green bay packers" blanket.
A small tabbycat with white feet sits upright with one paw held in the air. To her left there is the first animal mosaic portrait - of the same tabby cat - I ever made. The mosaic cat looks straight at the viewer, the actual cat looks a bit to the right, away from the mosaic.
Mosaic of a small green eyed black cat in a round turquoise background.
Mosaic in progress of a cat. The cat is finished, the background almost.
A small mosaic portrait of a tabby cat with blue eyes. The cat looks straight at the viewer.
Small tabbycat standing on a table on the balcony, looking straight into the camera. The balcony is made catproof. On the left you see a bit of the blue sky and it's clear that the sun is shining.
A white and blue sky filled with hundreds of flying sparrows.
A mosaic portrait of a white and brown dog. His mouth is slightly opened, so part of his tongue and some of his teeth are visible. He wears a red collar with a blue medal with his name Hank on it. Hank looks straight at the viewer.
A mosaic of a cat in progress lies on a table. The cat itself is finished, the background, which will consist of different shades of purple, not yet. To the left of the mosaic there are several containers with small purple tiles as well as a pair of wheeled nippers to cut the tiles.
Mosaic portrait of a black cat with yellow eyes looking straight at the viewer. On the left there is a small picture of the original photo the mosaic was based on.
Mosaic portrait of a golden brown dog with big ears. The dog looks straight at the viewer.
Mosaic of a tabbycat in pink and brown tiles. The eyes are yellow. The cat looks straigt at the viewer. She holds her paws in the air and the nails are visible.
Mosaic of a long haired cat with large blue eyes looking up to the viewer. The background still has to been done and a bunch of small glass tiles in various shades of purple are lying around the mosaic, waiting to be cut in the right shape
A small tabby cat with yellow eyes is sitting up and looking straight into the camera. The sun is shining on the wall.
A small tabbycat with large green eyes, white feet and a partially white chest photographed on a black couch.
A small grey rock decorated with yellow, purple and light brown dots in a pattern that follows the shape of the rock.