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.

Kyle, State Street, Snow, Mosiac

I gave Kyle his mosaic as a holiday gift and I think he liked it.

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

It is a whole lotta pressure to make a mosaic specifically for someone so it is nice if they seem to enjoy it. He looks happy, right?

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.

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.

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.