MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 8

I can't believe it's been 2 months already!  Here is my own dragonfly design.  Thought I would do my own after the Tiffany one.  The body is a bright sparkly purple which does not show up in this photo.  Sorry...need to work on those photo skills!

Time to seal that grout!

If you have a mosaic that lives outside or anywhere near water, now is the time to seal it.  It's very simple to do and it will extend the life of your mosaic, preventing the grout from cracking.  Any Home Depot, Lowes or hardware store that sells tiles or prepared grout will have a grout sealer.  Silicon is best.  You just sponge it on and then wipe it off the tiles.  It takes little time but the results are worth it!

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 7

Sunflower!  This one shows the terra cotta grout color well.

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 6

This is a Tiffany design.  Isn't it gorgeous?  The design that is!  Suzanne has claimed this one but more can be made....

OUT AND ABOUT - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

Restaurant Festival
West Chester, PA. Sunday September 16, 12 - 5:30 pm. Rain date September 23. Piece of Mind Mosaics will be on High Street between Gay and Market. Come on out and see what's new! www.west-chester.com/recreation.php

Maysies Farm Fest
Ludwigs Corner, PA. Saturday September 29, 1 - 11 pm. Rain date September 30. Visit ww.maysiesfarmfest.org for more information.

Stodutburg Bavarian Village Arts & Crafts Festival
Stoudtburg Village - just off Rt. 272 in Adamstown PA. Sunday, October 7, 10 am - 5 pm. Stoudtburg Village is a community of shops and homes modeled after the romantic 17th Century Bavarian village of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. www.stoudtburgvillage.com

Spirit Animal Mosaic Class

This is the work of my student at Phoenix Village Art Center, Kristin.  Love the purple border and the shell that came out so boldly.

The turtle is a powerful ally in a 24/7 world.  When you are stressed from texting and e-mailing and driving and meeting and talking every minute of every day, call upon the turtle.  Like taking a vacation in the mountains or by the sea, connecting with the turtle forces us to remember that we live on earth , not online or in our offices,

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 5

This one is for my friend Sharon...she hasn't even seen it yet!  She will need to give me some pointers on photographing mirrors!  Check out her work at Nature's Art Photography - http://www.naturesartphoto.com/.

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 4

OK, so I didn't do this all in one week but I did finish it last week.  Had some help from Deb & Greg and some other folks at Coatesville Area Art Alliance (www.cthreea.org).  The glass  along the edges came from Joel Bless at GlassLight Studios in St. Peters Village.