Update on Georgie

Final post for tonight, then bed. Just a quick update on Georgie. I’ve done as much as I can on Georgie until I go to the city tomorrow and get the glass I need. I’ve had fun making her. Being told to use Georgie’s colouring, but add me in there, I’d bought some beautiful tiles...

Hummingbirds

After having done a few dragonflies in my designs, I wanted to try something different, and was inspired by Clare from Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage and her post, Masons Wood, where she tells of a hummingbird she saw on one of her walks. I drew up my template then traced the final picture...

Dragonfly Swirl

This mosaic has been surprising to make in a number of ways, and I can’t help giggling on the inside when I think about it. Despite the base being 40cm (just under 16”), I drew my basic design on an A4 sheet of paper, thinking it’d be easy enough to then hand draw a scaled...

My Next Commissioned Piece…

I’ve been asked to make this mosaic for one of my oldest and closest friends, Pete, jokingly nicknamed Jesus. I gave him this nickname sometime in the past 12 or so months, after I missed a call of his. All he said in the voice message was “Jesus” in feigned exasperation, and so he remains...

Making ‘Pond Life’

‘Pond Life’ is the second commissioned mosaic for Rory from A Guy Called Bloke, with the Rainbow Dragonfly being the first. The brief for this mosaic was one or two dragonflies over a pond making it more life like, 12” by 18”, and I was more than happy to take up the challenge. I say...

#16 Today I’m Grateful For

It’s been a long time since I’ve written in my gratitude diary. My personal blog in general has been left by the wayside, but I’m hoping now I’ve cancelled my domain name and regained privacy, I’ll start writing more. I’m tired and have felt disconnected today, so it’s a good day to think about the...

Through the Looking Glass Mosaic

This was a fun little mosaic to make, measuring 29cm in diameter. I worked on it whilst waiting on a stained glass order, and contemplating colours, for my upcoming Pond Life mosaic. I didn’t want this one to be too busy, so decided on a simple design with just a little bling with the glass...

Rainbow Dragonfly

The Rainbow Dragonfly was a commissioned piece, requested by a fellow blogger who became friend - Rory, from A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip. Rory has been a big supporter of mine since the inception of my blogging days, so it’s been a real privilege being asked to create not just one, but two...

Angel Banishing Sigil Mosaic

My 17 year old daughter asked me to make this mosaic for her. She’s a big fan of the TV series Supernatural which has given her, what I believe to be, a misinformed opinion of angels. She believes they’re all bad, or have the propensity to be. With her general dark outlook, this doesn’t come...

Star Bright

"Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight." I’ve had this star shaped base from when I first started mosaics, and seeing the finished mosaic makes me think of how much I’ve learned and how much my comfort zone has...

Kaleidoscope – Mosaic For Sale

Update: SOLD After my last 3 larger mosaics, I wanted to start using up my smaller MDF shapes and Kaleidoscope is the first of those. I'm enjoying the use of many colours and abstract designs (particularly because I can't draw to save my life!), so again I've used the rainbow. I've made Kaleidoscope on an...

Semi-colon Mosaic Complete

Grouted, sealed and frame painted, Semi-colon is now for sale. 18" x 24" $320 including postage within Australia. Comes ready to hang on a timber frame. Made using a colourful variety of glass gems, glitter tiles, silverfoil tiles, ceramic dots and triangles, stained glass, regalia glass, mirror tiles, glass melts, glass tiles, ceramic sticks, millefiori,...