Sunday, December 30, 2012
Tryptic
Did this mosaic in 2008 and it lives at the cottage above the windows in the dining room. Finally climbed on a stool to take a picture!
Labels:
finished mosaics
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Kitchen backsplash!!
Labels:
finished mosaics
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Back in business
Yay! It's been a while to say the least but I have made a bit of progress on the second dragon tongue mosaic. It felt really nice to be back at it.
Labels:
dragon,
in progress
Friday, May 7, 2010
No show
Sorry people, no show here. I'm on a mosaic break to lay down new flooring in my house - I guess you could call it 500 square feet of a strip mosaic. My work area is now a furniture storage area. See you in June!
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tools/workshop
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Dragon Tongue part II
Now that the headboard is done I'm back to Dragon Tongue. I'm still waiting for the glue to dry behind some of the translucent pieces so I can't grout yet. But, I've decided to create a companion piece. I have an identical window and am going to make a tongue out of the amber glass that I used for the herringbone pattern with a background of blues and greens.
The tongue will come out of the side of the window instead of the bottom, but I think I'm going to stick with the pieces being smaller at the bottom and gradually getting larger. Here is the plan and the color palette.
The tongue will come out of the side of the window instead of the bottom, but I think I'm going to stick with the pieces being smaller at the bottom and gradually getting larger. Here is the plan and the color palette.
Labels:
dragon,
in progress,
plans
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Looking Good
I grouted on Tuesday, using an almond color to unify the pattern. I think it looks really nice. Sometimes I add the grout and it doesn't turn out nearly as good as the picture I had in my mind. Luckily that wasn't the case. Shout-out to Tim for helping me grout - for his first time he did really well!
Last night I painted the frame a bright white. Fabulous! Next post will be the completed herringbone headboard.
Last night I painted the frame a bright white. Fabulous! Next post will be the completed herringbone headboard.
Labels:
15 pane,
herringbone,
in progress
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Herringbone Headway
The headboard on Wednesday morning.The headboard today.
Yeah done! Hoping to grout and paint the frame this week.
Yeah done! Hoping to grout and paint the frame this week.
Labels:
15 pane,
herringbone,
in progress
Monday, March 8, 2010
I've been taking a break
I have admittedly been slacking in the mosaic department. But, I would like to atone by presenting you with an almost finished dragon tongue! It still needs grout and the frame needs to be cleaned up but all of the pieces are glued down. So, progress!
In the headboard department things are in slow motion, but we should kick it in gear later this week.
Labels:
dragon,
in progress
Monday, January 11, 2010
Headboard update
Here is the latest picture, five panes are completely done, ten to go. At the current pace I should be done by mid March - yikes, I've got to get busy!
Labels:
15 pane,
herringbone,
in progress
Friday, January 1, 2010
Yes, I'm still working
Thought I would post an old project that you haven't seen before unless you have been to the cottage...it is one of my favorites.
Labels:
finished mosaics
Monday, December 28, 2009
Harder than I thought
Okay, I thought the herringbone project would be a piece of cake but it is proving to be a little finicky. Keeping the pattern running straight is not so easy.
The hand-cut pieces (charming I think) vary by millimeters in size - just enough to mean that you have to constantly compensate with spacing and angles. I'm a little crooked in some places but I think I'll be okay once the edge pieces are added.
Five squares are roughed in with ten to go, then all of the edging. I'd say that each square will end up taking between 2-3 hours.
The hand-cut pieces (charming I think) vary by millimeters in size - just enough to mean that you have to constantly compensate with spacing and angles. I'm a little crooked in some places but I think I'll be okay once the edge pieces are added.
Five squares are roughed in with ten to go, then all of the edging. I'd say that each square will end up taking between 2-3 hours.
Labels:
15 pane,
herringbone,
in progress
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Kyle, State Street, Snow, Mosiac
I gave Kyle his mosaic as a holiday gift and I think he liked it.
It included:
It included:
- Gaudy (read awesome) gold frame and gold circles
- Tattoo-like imaging
- Some 3-D action
- A manly colored turquoise, a hint of purple, and most importantly: neon green
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finished mosaics
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Playing with grout
I grouted the gift mosaic today - that means it is done! Woo hoo!
The problem with mosaics that you make specifically for other people is that you rarely end up liking them. I will say that although this definetly isn't my usual style, it is pure cuteness. Hopefully I'm not the only one that will think so - I'll let you know reaction and get a picture up after the holidays.
The problem with mosaics that you make specifically for other people is that you rarely end up liking them. I will say that although this definetly isn't my usual style, it is pure cuteness. Hopefully I'm not the only one that will think so - I'll let you know reaction and get a picture up after the holidays.
Labels:
grouting,
in progress
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Snow day...Slow progress
I felt like I should post some sort of update since I spent the day at home. Unfortunately, I don't really have much to show for it. I just never completely settled into a rhythm. A successful mosaic day has a sense of zen - despite the winter wonderland today wasn't zen-like.
I am making a promise that I will post something to wow you with this weekend. Really.
9:15 UPDATE:
An hour and a half of straight work means I just finished gluing the pieces of the gift mosaic. It is shaping up to be super-cute. I'm feeling much better now.
I am making a promise that I will post something to wow you with this weekend. Really.
9:15 UPDATE:
An hour and a half of straight work means I just finished gluing the pieces of the gift mosaic. It is shaping up to be super-cute. I'm feeling much better now.
Labels:
plans
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Break time
I'm taking a break from dragon tongue and have started working on two new projects. One is a present so I'm not going to show progress, the other one is a wonderfully mindless project that I think will turn out beautiful.
I'm using the 15 pane window that was a dud of a project a few months ago and am going to make a headboard for my bed. I'm only using one color of glass and will be using a herringbone pattern; so all the pieces are essentially the same size.
It's like I'm still mosaicing but am on a vacation at the same time because there is no thinking about design. Here is a taste of what it will look like.
I'm using the 15 pane window that was a dud of a project a few months ago and am going to make a headboard for my bed. I'm only using one color of glass and will be using a herringbone pattern; so all the pieces are essentially the same size.
It's like I'm still mosaicing but am on a vacation at the same time because there is no thinking about design. Here is a taste of what it will look like.
Labels:
15 pane,
herringbone,
plans
Sunday, November 22, 2009
This is what 8 episodes of Top Chef looks like
While mosaicing this weekend I had a Season 6 Top Chef marathon (I'm rooting for Kevin). I still can't cook, but I did make some progress on Dragon Tongue. Beside gluing pieces, I grouted the tongue and base with black grout. The pieces are getting bigger so things should speed up soon.
Labels:
dragon,
in progress
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday = Mosaic Day
Well, at least a little progress has been made. The pieces are still REALLY small at this point, although hope is coming soon. You can hopefully see some size difference in the higher peak on the left.
Labels:
dragon,
in progress
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
For some size perspective
When I say the pieces will start out small this is what I mean.
The visual progress is slow. Of course, if I stopped blogging and just worked things would speed up.
The visual progress is slow. Of course, if I stopped blogging and just worked things would speed up.
Labels:
dragon,
in progress
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