From The Studio - Wednesday

I'm just about 100% better from the bug I had that led to a sinus infection (blah) that started a month ago. The great news is that while I was recuperating, my brain thought of some new things to make at the mosaics table!

This was a wall sconce. I have another one exactly like it, but wanted to make it something unique and unusual. Give it a new purpose. The lighting was horrid yesterday when I took these photos, so bear with me. I promise better photos soon if the sun comes through the rainy clouds.

A lot of pretty colorful mirror was added on the front and sides. This little elephant was part of a set of salt & pepper shakers with a huge crack at the top. I added a nifty hat (old earring) and propped him up on what used to be a holder for a tapered candle and you've got a fun piece of art. He's not attached to the mosaic yet. This will get grouted first and then I'll glue him in.

Next I worked on a round 6 inch piece of MDF wall art. A simple flower design in a patchwork fashion with gold mirror, glass tiles and stained glass. The white background is actually dish pieces.

This will definitely be grouted in black.

What's waiting at the table now is a small candle holder. I got a small sheet of blue stained glass a while back and wanted to score it into smaller pieces to use on the candle holder. I discovered my pistol grip oil filled glass cutter had a major leak and I couldn't use it. I remembered I had a plain old glass cutter but I've never used it before, so I practiced on clear glass for about 10 minutes and got the knack of how to use it. I did a fairly good job cutting up the pieces of this gorgeous glass!

The chamo background is a large amount of material I've had forever. When I need to cut glass I use it. Many use a towel, old piece of carpet, blanket and the like. This is what I had, so this is what I use!

Here's the color palette I'll use for the candle holder. All blues and blue greens. Yummy.



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