Friday - Weekly Wrap Up and the Summer Solstice Begins!

This week I decided to do a little dot painting. It's been a while since I've done one and it's wonky but in my own way, I adore it because it is wonky. I'll be hanging it on the Groovy Peace Wall as soon as it's been protected with matte medium.

 

With the leftover paint on my Gelli plate—acting as a palette for moments like this (because who wants to waste paint?)—I managed to pull six new pieces of collage fodder. In the photo above, the piece on the right started as an ink painting with black ink and colored pens. It wasn’t going quite as planned, so I set it aside. Now, though, I’m actually really into the way the leftover paint has interacted with the colors underneath—it almost looks like flowers. Pretty cool!

 

A year ago I made this mosaic and was disappointed in it because the white lettering faded into the mirror unless I held it like so. I finally decided to use a paint marker and ink brush combo on the lettering in black.

 

I love it! And it's back on the Celestial Wall where it belongs.

 

It's hard to believe but the end of June is almost upon us as well as the Summer Solstice beginning today!

I'll be heading away from the social media scene from Monday, June 23rd and will return on July 7th.

Lots of naps with the fur grandbabies are predicted.

 

In between those weeks I'll also be celebrating a few family members birthdays, a major holiday involving hot dogs and fireworks and a lot of time enjoying playing with paint, working on art journals and maybe even the next mosaic. Time will tell. I'm going with the flow!

Enjoy the first days of summer and expect to see a slew of photos once I've returned.

 

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Wednesday Wonder - Wondering Where to Purchase My Collage Art?

Wondering where you can get some of my collage art for yourself or as a gift for someone special? I've added a few of my favorite collage art pieces onto FineArtAmerica.

Today I'm focused on this collage:

Believe In Yourself

 

As I was looking through the site yesterday, I realized none of my art is signed where it can be seen on the prints (I habitually sign things on the reverse side). Eventually I know I'll have to go back and sign on the front of these, retake photos and relist them.

 But that's not today. I'll get that changed next month. Adding it to the to-do list right now!

Here's are some screenshots of a few different ways to have my art in your home (if you'd like a signature tag for your art, let me know, they are available for a small fee). 

 I like this design as a tote bag, framed wall art and as a pillow (includes insert if you add it when checking out).

 

 

Pretty nifty, huh?!

Head on over to FineArtAmerica and see for yourself the collage, doodles and photography I have there. It's worth the trip, I promise.

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

Mosaic Monday - Something New!

I've added the latest mosaic I've made into my shop.

Flower Mosaic in Stained Glass Wall Art with the word Family in Mirror - 11 3/4 x 2 inches 

Mosaic Wall Art - Family - $65.00 USD

Bring warmth and charm to your home with this stunning flower mosaic stained glass wall art, featuring the word "family" in mirror.

Handcrafted with love, this unique hippie style piece measures 11 3/4 x 2 inches and is ready for hanging, making it the perfect addition to any wall.

 

 

 Adorned with three vibrant stained glass flowers and a delicate ceramic butterfly at the bottom, this wall art beautifully symbolizes the love of family.

Each mosaic I've made is a testament to craftsmanship, adding a personal touch to any décor.

Don’t miss the chance to enhance your living space with this eye-catching and meaningful artwork!

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Friday - Weekly Wrap Up

Around this time in the moon's cycle, I find myself needing to organize, clean and so on. But also I find it's time to focus on new things to work on both personally and artistically.

Today, at the end of this week, I've discovered I have a long way to go with opening the second Etsy shop I had planned on opening before the end of the month. It's not going to happen by then and I know that's okay. It's okay to give myself more time. If I have to, I can wait until next year. And I might have to. Again, it's okay. Until then, I'll continue to wash and bag the dish pieces. Goodness knows I have enough to do that for quite some time.

 

Something else could come along that's not yet known. I'm open and willing to see what will happen, if it should.

I've found a good chunk of old cards that I'm now putting collage on. I also made a box to hold them as I make them. This is ideal, sitting close and ready to hold a finished card. Nice!

 

I'm not sure if I'll add holes to the top for hanging of these 4-1/4 x 6 inch cards or leave them as they are. Both sides have been altered. So far I only have 2 made but I'm loving the collage on the box shown in the last photo on the left.

I've been meditating a lot lately on what's next in this artistic adventure. I do so many different forms of art, every morning after meditating I say: what are we doing today?! It's exciting to find out each and every day. And sometimes I do nothing but rest and enjoy the day without art. It happens when I'm not sure where I want to continue and/or start with something. I need to allow myself to sit for a bit. It's one of the things I do when I take a break each month from all things social media related. I find I can focus a little better on new things when I don't scroll for endless minutes (hours) looking at stuff and things on my phone. I enjoy the break.

Here's a nice view as I see it each morning when I put questions out into the Universe:

An example of only some of the tools I use on any given day to create.

Pretty nifty, huh. Yeah, I think so too. 😂

And, of course, there's always something to sort or organize and this week was the week to do beads and Millefiori.

 

This is only some of them (gonna need another box) but I love the colors represented here. It makes me smile.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend; not too hot, not too rainy ... unless you like those things. Remember, take time to be creative!

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

 

Wednesday's Wishes

If I had a wish that I know would come true, I'd wish for help with all the different things I have to do as a "one woman show".

I'm not crazy about taking photos, get them uploaded on the computer/iPhone, editing, posting. I'd rather just do the art.

However, I know I'm very lucky to be able to do those things, at least to a certain degree, without difficulty. And so very grateful for that knowledge.

Right now, I'm uploading photos into Fine Art America of collage work and doodles. At this writing, only a few of each of those are available for purchase, but it's looking good so far!

Here's the first collage I've posted on this site that is also available through FAA on Pixels (they work together to do some of the printing things like mugs, for instance). It's a definite favorite of mine.

Dream

 

Click on the link under the photo to see the array of goodies you can purchase, as well as prints both framed and unframed. As usual I love the pillow covers, tote bags and mugs the best. They are so cool.

As far as wishes go, I also wish you have an enjoyable Wednesday and your week is going well. We are having a LOT of rain and cold weather here in these early days of June. It's a bit of a bummer to try to function when arthritis doesn't like either of those weather situations however, I'm determined (stubborn) enough to keep on going. It doesn't take a lot of muscles or much strength to make a collage, thank goodness.

Right now, that's where I'm headed ... to make a few collages! Yay!! 

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

Mosaic Monday

Happy Monday!

I'm working on my Etsy listings tweeking the titles and descriptions (with a little help from AI!) and have quite a few to go yet. However, this one is updated and was smiling at me prettily so I thought I'd share.

 

Crescent Moon decorative mosaic plate, candle holder or trivet 7 inches 

$45.50 USD 

 Isn't she magical?! Here's a few more photos.

 Head on over to my shop for this mosaic and check out more photos plus the awesome description included.

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

Friday - Collage Art and Fodder everywhere!

Although I no longer do collage every day, I do it the most at the moment. Actually if I'm being truthful I have spent more time making collage fodder than actual collage art. I have to admit finding new things to try on the Gelli plate or just on a random piece of paper with paint is enticing beyond belief.

This is a piece of newsprint I use for rolling the paint off of the brayer - sometimes it is a work of art all by itself and got added to the art journal just as it was - looks like an abstract vase and flowers to me --- what do you see? 

Gesso on a piece of watercolor paper made it harder than normal. When I painted the landscape on it I thought it would make a good page for the art journal as a post card with some ink stamps and a small piece of paper that looked like an actual stamp.

Right now, I have a nice little system going for my collage papers. I just got a cart with rollers (shown at the bottom of this post) that isn't yet organized completely but will be soon. It has allowed me to move things from under the work table making room for the two boxes filled with collage paper split into Cool and Warm colors with a lot of other things in each box such as the sewed hankies I've painted and am embroidering. I thought I'd share some of my new favorite pieces of fodder and the painted hankies so far.

 Playing with string and paint within a book - such a cool design!

String and circles on the Gelli plate and some "ghosts" after adding a little more paint over the first designs of string and circles.

Another successful pull off of the Gelli plate reminds me of buildings! Cool!

Old embroidery by a beloved relative whose table runner it was sewn on had fallen apart, gave me the idea to cut them all out and add them to art journals and collage art. Preserving the art within the cloth in a new way. Under those are my own hand drawn designs and embroidered back stitching on old hankies I also painted. Will be added to art either in journals or part of a collage on something. Or both!

I finally managed to remember to get these cool little plastic organizers that comes in a 2-pack on Amazon for beads although I'm using one for my alphabet letters cut outs. I do believe the 2nd organizer will have beads or bead-like things in it for mosaics. It felt great to get these all sorted.

 

Next week I'll be using the time to do some promoting for my Etsy shop. I'm completely rewriting titles and descriptions at the moment and they all should be finished by then. I hope.

Remember to find something creative to do every day.

Don't forget to come say "hi" on one or all of the social media spots. See you there!

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com