I added some artificial greens to the bases. The piece needs more dimension. Easy to change.
Finally Complete
And what to entitle this piece……. So i chose Trio of Blooms! Finally completed and I feel a celebration is in order. Size is 25” x 20” and quite heavy. Tesserae includes jewelry, stained glass, mirror glass, tempered glass, millefiori, smalti, glass tiles, glass pebbles and porcelain vases.
Progress
Grouting this piece has been a real chore as I used slate blue and yellow. Masking and sealing . Currently, working on bits for the white circles. Tried millefiori but did not like the look. Tried jewelry, too busy. So into the kiln went some frit bits as an experiment which was an epic failed….TWICE! But I will come up with. something.
Percolating…..
Sometimes it is a best to let Piece’s sit and Percolate
Current WIP
No clue where I am going with this final panel dre
BeJeweled Tulip Panel Zwei
Second in the series. Lots of time and energy put into the background. All smalti is hand cut. I used the same mix in each panel in the background though panel 2 appears darker.
Bejeweled Tulip Panel Uno
Panel number one of Bejeweled Tulip is complete. Not what I envisioned but will do. Size is 18” x 24. First in a series of three
Contrast
Contrast …… when will I learn
Totally disgusted right now. Trying to figure out how to make the jeweled flower pop and I have 2 of these panels going,
WIP
Two large panels. Trying get my mosaic mojo going again.
Onto the Next Project
My parents’ coffee table which I did years ago. Old glass removed with my Dad’s chisel. Sanding comes next.
Chest of Drawers
Finally completed this chest of drawers with drawer pulls attached. Has taken me over 6 months to complete. Many setbacks but finally finished. The top is a bit lack luster but I always have something sitting atop so it’s usually an afterthought.
WIP …. Chest of Drawers
My childhood chest of drawers. Pictured here are the sides and top. Drawers still need to be grouted.
Sharra’s Shapes
Purchased these forms at Maryland Mosaics. Painted black and sealed. Tesserae is smalti, jewelry, wire and millefiori. Trying to use up my stash.
Bridgerton Inspired
I am a bit obsessed with Bridgerton. Entitling my pieces can be difficult at times. Here are a few half cups that were inspired by the Series.
Started in January and Finished in April
Pieces like this do not usually do not take me a long time. Kept overthinking and redesigning. Finally enough was enough. This is the completed wall panel. Size is approximately 18 “ x 25” along with the twin wall panels. The undersides of the saucers are mosaiced, too.
There IS Hope
Before & After…. First picture a traditional mosaic china half cup. The purple flower was too harsh and that’s where my eye went. In my successful attempt at chipping out the flower, I also damaged the delicate china cup. I was determined to salvage this piece. I did not have a replacement cup available in my stash. But, I did find a shoe.
Just the BouqUets
So this panel is almost complete. Hangers were recently applied by my Hubby. I made two smaller panels to accompany it but at this point, they might just go solo.
Progress
circles
WIP ….. playing with Gray Scale
Twin Panels
I created these two eight inch square panels to accompany another larger panel. Not sure I like how they turned out as I have been using a cut piece of glass as background rather than mosaic pieces.
