It's April!

And today is my birthday so I HAD to post something. So what's new on the art front?

Walls at Salon Patine

Well, Gary and I hung our show at Salon Patine. It was a lot of work. They have half the hanging system. The top part is there, but you have to fashion your own hanging piece from fish line! And they have so many large walls that the pieces look tiny. That round mirror on the white wall is 20" across. Gary hung 10 beautiful fused glass plates. I hung 36 mosaics. And there is still room for more.

Next Sunday, April 21st, is our reception from 1-4 pm. If you're in the neighborhood, please stop by.

Gary's Fused Glass Plate

The plate on the right is Gary's "Iridized Zebra Stripes" at Salon Patine. It is stunning! And below is another piece of mine. I cut the rose center with my ring saw from a beautiful English plate. Some would cry "sacrilege" but the plate was purchased at a thrift store for less than $10. I had no choice but to buy it and incorporate it into a mosaic!

I'm going to stop now because I also have a Begonia meeting here on Sunday. So far we have 45 people attending, and I have work to do in the garden.

See you next time!

Hearts, Hearts and more Hearts

It seems I love hearts.  Here is the finished stained glass heart I posted a day or two ago. Not grouted yet, however. I have at least ten mosaics in my dining room waiting to be grouted.

And this cute little heart below was a  wooden trivet I found at a thrift store. I cut the center rose out of a plate with my ring saw and then found some plates that went with the colors.

And as an aside, it rained last night in Santa Barbara! First rain of the season. And there should be more tonight!! So exciting!

Cock-a-doodle Do

My friend Jennifer gave me some tiles and plates she found. This rooster was the centerpiece of one of the plates, so I decided to use my ring saw to cut it out. Then I found this stepping stone out in the yard and decided to throw together a quick mosaic while working in the yard, dodging bees and repotting begonias. I used GE Silicone II so it should be fine outdoors. And tomorrow I'll grout it.

Whimsical Kitty Cat is almost ready to grout

I filled in the rest of his face with white plate pieces, and now I'm ready to grout. Ahhh...but the age old question...what color grout to use? My friend Jennifer is coming over to grout her pot, so we'll see what she thinks.