I started this in the summer of 2020 but it was just NOT working. As usual, I let it sit on the table and revisited it on occasion. Glued a few pieces and kept thinking…… where is this piece going? I am learning to trust my intuition and not plow ahead so quickly. Gift for Baby Eleanor.
what to do with kiln Formed Flowers
After cleaning out my studio, I found flowers I had created in my kiln and was at a loss for what to do with them. Tried to make a mirror and than a mosaic wall panel. Design were just not working. I made an assortment of transparent wall panels.
Atop Transparent Irridized Bronze
Atop Transparent Green
Transparent Green photographed in Lightbox on a stand
Totally different appearance than when photographed against a white background. Light does wonderful things to glass.
Smallish Panel atop Transparent Gray
Appears olive but when held up to the light, the panel is gray
Another Smallish Panel atop Transparent Grape
Flowers are almond with dichroic accents
Salt & Pepper Shakers
I thought these salt and Pepper shakers looked like little vases. I Cut them In half with my tile saw and added jeweled bouquets. Size is 5”x 7”
A Step in my refined Mosaic Process
Not the greatest picture but it is quite gloomy outside today. This is the fourth step in my mosaic process for making half cups. First the board is treated. Next the edges are tiled. Next the border is applied. Here is what I completed in July-August. They are waiting to be grouted.
Experimenting with my Olympus
Just a few Pics
We have a camp in upstate NY, Sandy Pond to be exact. My husband, Dennis, and I favorite activity is to take a sunset cruise on the Pond and out to Lake Ontario. Watching the sunset evolve is never boring. I am learning it’s all about the light.
Pieces for Pierre
Large commission piece for a customer in California.
Size is 18” x 24”
Feeling the Pandemic
Yes, I also sew. This little corner is located in my laundry room in the basement. I have been sewing masks for the pandemic but am awaiting materials. I did not charge for the masks. Distributed to friends, family and organizations in need.
Finished Mary Janes
So these were finished a few months ago. With the Pandemic I have had more time to create. Actually it’s a release for nervous energy . Keeping my hands busy occupies my ever thinking brain.
Sweet Mary Janes
WIP
When you are going thru hell……Keep going
Current WIP to occupy my mind…. baby shoes
I am using tweezers to mosaic the inside with bitty pieces. As Martin cheek would say, “This is a bit Fiddly.”
FlutterBye Heels
One thing I find frustrating is all the time it takes me to get things posted and not creating in my studio. Hence, the lag between Blog posts which I create for my own personal satisfaction, without the general public in mind. I created these pumps and had finished grouting them a week ago but something was still missing. Just knew it in my gut. Anyway, I am making a memory tree for my 40th High School Reunion of the classmates who had passed. I was creating a pictorial ornament for Kim Goodman and thought how sad it was that she passed in a car accident with her Mother and never got see her boys grow up. And then a memory popped into my head, how she used to say flutterbyes and not butterflies. And that is how the butterflies ended up on the mosaic shoes.
FlutterBye Heels
Mosaic Half-a-Cups
Continuing on with this new endeavor of mine. They are still evolving but getting better and better. Definitely more detail oriented. Learning what works visually. For Sale in my Etsy Shop.
WIP
I have 6 more pieces to grout. Completed grouting 4 large mirrors and a small wall panel yesterday….. Only after I rigged up a lighting system over my grouting table in the garage:)
Client’s half cup Duo. Tesserae includes Jewelry given to me by the client(her Mothers’s) and the cup. I was able to get a clean cut on the cup. Therefore, I was able to make two panels. I added further embellishments to complete the design. I really liked how these are turning out.
Frosty Dishes
These were made in quite a hurry and was just winging-it with the glass I had on hand.
Series of Initials
Here are series of Initials I completed on a smaller scale. They were given to the ladies of Twisted Scissors Salon in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. These are on a smaller scale the initials I have completed in the past. finding a focal point was difficult. But, i let the ideas percolate and was pleased with the result.
Sherry-Baby
J is for Jamie
E is for Erin
Can you say Aleisha
Scotch Vase Duo
I made these two panels from a vase I bought in a thrift store in Scotland. The flower stems are fused glass I made in my kiln. The blooms are a variety of jewelry, glass and porcelain. The background and fill is smalti.
My Lucky Heels
My Lucky Heels
Tesserae includes china, glow in the dark tiles, tiny tiles and stained glass.
These Boots
These Boots
This substrate has been living in my studio for YEARS!
More Half Cups
I have created a series of half cup designs. I have four more that need to be grouted. They are all 6" square. All cups were cut on a wet saw and adhered with Epoxy Sculpt.
Angel Trio
Originally, I made this piece to fill a space on my wall. Just oozes sweetness and cuteness which does not go with the decor, for sure. I just let my hands do the work without a plan in mind. The center angel is a vintage ornament. The two side angels are figures I cut in half with my wet saw. The mint green tiles glow in the dark. Though they photograph light blue in darkened conditions, they are actually a light green in color.
Pair of Angels Table Top
I used the reverse method to obtain a smooth surface. The first attempt was relegated to the bin. I have done this technique in the past and now remember why I haven't used it lately. It can be a bit of a challenge to apply the mastic in an even coat. I used a baker's knife to spread icing. But even with back buttering, the mastic came thru the spaces between the tesserae. Bigger pieces are better with this technique. Patience and a light touch also help.
