Yes!! Finally, Spring has arrived for us here in PA. It's still cold in the evenings but during the daylight hours it's warming up and the bees, birds and flowers are coming alive. Look at our beautiful array of color from the trees. They are amazing and only last a few weeks so we're enjoying them tremendously.
I have been doing website things and not doing a lot of art but have managed to get a few tins ready for the grouting pile.
Finishing touches on the tins need to be determined but right now I'm leaning toward adding words printed on paper somewhere within the tin. They don't really do much for me as they are, but I'm not finished with them yet.
The website now has an official section for Mugs, Pillows and Tote Bags. I tried to make it easier to navigate through this section since there isn't an extra tab to add them separately at the top of the site. Once you click on the link that includes "home decor", scroll down to the section showing these items. If you click on mugs you'll see they come in 11 oz and 15 oz. There are 5 designs in all 3 items so far. I do plan to add more doodle art this week plus include my photography as well. I'll share that info here next week.
You might also notice should you decide to look through the mosaics that are available for purchase that the prices have gone up a little bit. I have tried over the years to give the customer a break on my art and usually would undervalue myself at the same time which isn't fair. I recently took a business course and have learned how to price my items. I now have 19 years experience in making mosaics. It's time I include that in the price as well. I'll be changing everything price-wise all across the board with my mosaics. At the moment I've gotten all the crescent moons and a few "for the home" items with the new prices. That will all be fixed by the end of this weekend.
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I recently purchased some Sepia colored ink pens and have been teaching myself how to use them, what size I like and what designs I like doing with them. They are different than black ink pens much to my surprise. Even the barrel that holds the ink is slightly larger, giving my hand a minute or two to adjust to the grip.
This one isn't shaded in yet but I do love making these optical ones.
The most fun this week was dot painting. I'm so darned proud of this. I cut out this sun shape using a cardboard box and did a decoupage on it with recycled paper scraps from the computer and mail that would normally get tossed into the bin. Then painted it black (took a few coats) and started in on the dotting. I LOVE the gold paint (first time using it). It's still slightly wet here from the dragonfly glaze I love to use these days on black painted things. It sparkles! I have a few shapes cut out and will keep at it now that I know what works. These might creep into the website eventually for sale. Fun to do and using recycled materials makes me happy.
Until next week ... ☮
Enjoy the journey.
Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics
https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com
