The Doings, Week 2
Posted: January 15, 2010 Filed under: Mosaics, What I've been doing 10 Comments »…back to mosaics
I have a collection of keys, purchased at a flea market ages ago. The heart shape is also a treasure from the ‘80’s when my father in law made a pile of these shapes. I like the merging of these two….along with mirror bits and brass eyelets. The question was the grouting, how would the keys turned out? Not difficult at all to keep them relatively grout free. Key to my Heart….#30
I completed a second one, for Steph, on a mirror/key hanger for her back door. This one will not be grouted. I like the distressed wood background. #31
And lastly,
Flower mirror….#32
The Doings this week, 12-18-09
Posted: December 18, 2009 Filed under: Small Stuff, What I've been doing 2 Comments »More pins!
Its time to stop making them for a while…..I have wrapping, cooking and cleaning that can’t be ignored any more.
This week’s doings
Posted: December 11, 2009 Filed under: Mosaics, What I've been doing 4 Comments »This has been a week of mosaicing, both for gifts and for an exhibit I am participating in. The exhibit will be in January, and its called The Earth Challenge. The challenge is to be inspired by an image from the book: Earth: A New Perspective by Nicolas Cheetham
The book is filled with beautiful satellite photos of the earth.
This is the photo I chose for the mosaic:
And here is the mosaic in progress, a wide range of materials were used, everything from glass, beads, tiles, plastic jewelry pieces:
The finished work:
Its not perfect, by any means. For one maybe I am dyslexic, the rotation is wrong….rather than a hurricane, I have depicted a southern hemisphere cyclone with a clockwise rotation. Oops, thank you Jeff for that correction. And I sure did learn a bunch about how a giant storm radiates from the center. As I’ve said before, its all about the process….I love that I really looked, and tried to record….and feel gratified just to “see” more clearly. That’s right, out of this colorful piece of chaos….
I did learn something!
I also worked on some mirrors….these are small, about 8 inches long. 
I also have some other things in progress…but can’t let out all my secrets!
The doings….
Posted: December 4, 2009 Filed under: Felt, knitting, Mosaics, Small Stuff, What I've been doing 8 Comments »I haven’t caught the flu, but I do have a bad case of the doings….
Doing things like: Gluing pennies to a bowling ball…because once its out in the garden, it will be a faceted, sparkling, and very sturdy gazing ball. I have seen them with two layers of pennies to hide the bowling ball underneath, but am wondering if grouting would be a better idea. This is something I do just a little at a time, as the wet glue allows the pennies to slide if they aren’t right on top. I have all winter.
And, three guesses….more pins….
in a more subdued, winter white scheme
I took a group of pins to 212 Art Center for their Holiday Art Show/Sale….it starts tomorrow, Dec. 5 and runs through Dec 18. There will be a wide variety of art at the gallery…jewelry, pottery, paintings, mixed media, fiber….I can’t wait to see what is there!
The next “doing” is something I didn’t make but must be included in this crafty blog post:
My mama sent me a batch of her hand knit dishcloths. I know you all have used them in the past. They are my favorite: sturdy, absorbent, stretchy, not prone to stinkiness…and these are made in delicious colors:
Mom actually sent six of them, but Steph took her 3 before I had a chance to photograph. Thanks Mom!
So these are my crafty doings of the week….time to get busy with the Christmas decorating next.
