Dogs and Cats

First we have Biscotti with his blue-bellied lizard. For some reason, he enjoys pushing the lizard under the rug and then diving in to get it. I can always tell when a lizard is in the house when I come home because all the area rugs are messed up in some way.

And here we have the finished mosaic of my friend Patricia's friend's dog, Maggie.She is a beautiful, well-behaved dog.

Mosaics and a Dog!

It was hot all the holiday weekend here in Santa Barbara, so the cats and I stayed inside and did some mosaicing. This doggy is owned by a friend of a friend of mine. Her name is Maggie, and she is very sweet. I thought I'd do a mosaic of her but as you see, I've done the easier parts, the area around Maggie, first. I cut pieces of blue stained glass for her eyes and then used a Sharpie to put in the pupil because I always struggle with pet eyes, and I've been told that is one of the most important parts of the mosaic.

Mosaics with Kids (and Adults)

Miranda

It's pretty interesting to watch kids and adults on their first jaunt into mosaics. My family lives in Carlsbad, CA and they came up to spend the night at my house. I thought mosaics would be a good way to entertain them and they all loved it!

Jeremy

The kids also had a great time in the polymer clay studio. Jeremy's favorite thing was running clay through the pasta machine over and over and over...

Mike

My nephew Mike decided not to do a mosaic piece so he read with his dog Coal. Mike still likes books although his dad and I have long since given them up for our Kindles.

Alan

Joooles

My nephew Al, who is a graphic artist in real life, had a great time working with all the different materials.

Joan

Joan was really happy with her red, white and blue design since this is Fourth of July weekend.