Thursday - Wrap-Up

Wrapping up a few long sessions in artful endeavors this week. There's all things I love to create in this post, so get a cup of your favorite beverage and relax. Enjoy!

 

For Father's Day, I created this small watercolor for my Father.

Really diggin' this 12 inch peace sign. It might head on over to my Etsy shop soon.

Or I might just let it be on the Peace Wall for a while.

Back in August 2022, I started working on this 13 inch square mosaic. I did the moon and clouds and then let it sit for a very long time. I sat and stared at it every time I was in the Purple Palace because it sat against the wall on the opposite wall of the door.

Grouting using my hand is rare. But when the tess I use is all different thicknesses, it's necessary. Besides I like to get my hands dirty.

"Shine On". "We all shine on, like the moon, the stars, and the sun." After a few years of waiting for inspiration, I believe it was worth it. I love using the "feet" from old plates here in the background. I save all the dish pieces I cut, for this very reason.

8x10 inch, painted in acrylics and Dragonfly Glaze, then some doodles I've cut out with words on here too.

8x10 inch, Regatta, with sailboats on the bottom, a fun boardwalk attraction on the top left and some kind of funky looking moon doodle on the right. I gave this to my grandson recently because he has learned to sail this summer.

8 inch sun sitting in the "to be grouted" pile. I like this one.

8 inch moon waiting patiently for me to begin the mosaic magic.

A 4 inch dot painted sun, not yet finished but close.

And of course there are tons of doodles, truly too many to share this time. I'll no doubt do a photo dump on Instagram during the weekend. I hope you get a chance to see them all!

 

Until next time ... ☮

Enjoy the journey.

 Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

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Monday Musings

 Musings come through once in a while that seem to want to be shared. So, here we go ...

When I grout, which I did a few days ago (photos to follow), I find I really look forward to the ritual. It's probably not important to most, but there is a certain way I approach my art, especially mosaics and when the time comes to grouting them, I feel they need to be appreciated and honored. I give them love and talk to them often (I really do) as I'm cleaning the grout off of each piece I do.

I also wear a certain top that is actually a scrub found at a thrift shop by my daughter many years ago to gift to me. I wear it every time I grout. Then a mask to protect my lungs, of course. The water I use to mix the grout with has just a bit of patcholi oil in it to give me the experience of a familiar scent. I never noticed if it comes through on the finished mosaic. But I like to think it's there just the same.

 

Here's the first mosaic I grouted. "Love". It went directly on what I'm now calling my "Love Wall". It has all the birth flower mosaics I made on it, a few photos (so far) of my grandchildren and a few other mosaics I've done and even a few gifted ones from other artists.

 

Now I have this wall, the celestial wall, peace wall, coffee themed and harmony wall. I made a collage before adding the latest additions. I'll have to do another one soon.

The art gallery

 

I've finished the bottle. Grouted it in blue. It's such a pretty color.

 

It wasn't easy to grout. Next project will be all the same thickness in tessarae. It took about 20 minutes to get the grout on and close to two hours to get it off. I am diggin' it, however. Wildflower Mosaic Bottle is a successful experiment on an empty Jack Daniel's bottle.

Until next week ... ☮

Enjoy the journey.

 Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics