Mosaic Monday - Stained Glass and Mirror Peace Sign

Stained Glass and Mirror - 12 inches - $110.50

12" Mosaic Stained Glass Peace Sign – A Symbol of Light & Harmony

Infused with intention and handcrafted with care, this 12-inch mosaic peace sign is more than just art — it’s a symbol of spiritual harmony and inner peace. Made from a radiant blend of stained glass and mirror pieces, each fragment is thoughtfully placed and grouted in deep black to ground the vibrant colors and reflect both light and soul.

 

The mirror elements catch and amplify natural light, offering quiet moments of reflection, while the stained glass glows with life and energy. Whether hung in your sacred space, meditation corner, or by a sunlit window, this piece serves as a daily reminder to center yourself in love, unity, and the deeper connection we all share.

You can find her, in all her glory, through my website by clicking the links above.

 

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

Friday - Bits and Pieces

Instead of taking time away from social media I've attempted to adjust the onslaught of it all. As I would, if I had a child using social media, I've limited my time. My eyes like to rest and my body likes to wake up gently, so mornings are good. I share my blog post between 7-8 am EST and then I take a brief look for birthday's and perhaps a comment on one of the posts from the day before. If it requires more than a thumbs up or a heart, I comment back later in the day, writing a reminder to do so.

So this week would have been the tail end of time away and I'm doing a lot of snuggling with the pup and just streaming stuff and things. I am doing a little art on days when I feel it, including grouting (yay me!) but for now, I'm just mostly resting and enjoying the time.

Here's a few things I've done this week. I grouted the peace sign!

 

I'm very pleased with how she turned out. On Mosaic Monday, I'll share the link for her through my website. It is available for purchase. She's gorgeous!

I got myself some flowers for my birthday. I need to do that more often. They make me smile.

 

I did manage to also play with painted papers and doodle on the roll-off papers that I added paint markings to. They are so cool and fun to do on evenings when I don't want to start a new doodle. I shared similar papers on Wednesday. Looks like I'll be building quite a collection for future collage work. Especially if I only use one or two doodles on the page per collage. Wow!

 

I'm working on something special for the holidays with both my doodles and collage art, separately, but I'm not very far along on the progress at the moment. I'm not even sure it will happen but if it doesn't all come together this year, I'll aim for the end of 2026. A goal or two is great to have!

I can share some doodles I've done recently, waiting for new alcohol ink markers to arrive so I can finish them up. I love them all, but the last one is probably a favorite. It's got kitties in it!

Not a bad week for someone who isn't energized or inspired. I believe the Muse took over a few times. That's always fine with me. I just allow intuition to do it's thing and get out of the way long enough for things to happen. I never overthink things with art. If I don't like it when it's finished, it becomes a part of something else. That's the way I do it, anyway.

Have a good weekend! And come back on Monday to see the new peace sign.

 

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Wednesday - Art Table Fun

This week I've been making quite a few cards but haven't been working in the art journals very much. Some weeks it's the opposite. I try to make at least one card a day. Here's a favorite I started in June and finally finished it on Monday.

Approximately the size of a tarot card

 

Cardboard is being used for practice painting. So much better than expensive canvas until I'm much better at it! I like this and used a painted and embellished paper as the vase, the rest is done using acrylics and an ink pen.

A doodled paper gets one piece cut out to be placed on the card next to it. I'll probably use this particular doodled paper that way for other cards.

Cards in progress. The round one is from a piece of cardboard that separated cat food cans.

I cut all nine circles out for future card making.

 I have been having a lot of fun doodling on roll-off painted papers. I put them in a folder waiting to be doodled and then they go into another folder to be used later for collage art.

 

Some of these are so pretty as they are. I'd like to frame a few. Most will get ripped, cut and glued down onto something at some point in time. That is their purpose, after all.

Pretty colored blend on the roller. I like it!

Leftover paint for a project got added to the Gelli plate and rolled out briefly. The paper is watercolor paper which is my favorite to use for the Gelli plate. It picks up the colors so much better than most other papers however it's very hard to glue down. That's why I end up cutting out stencils from these. Slightly easier to glue down and keep in place.

 

So my birthday was a great success and I had a wonderful time being pampered by all the FB friends from around the world wishing me well and with a nice dinner and cake made by my daughter! I also got to video chat with my family in Norway. 😍 And the gifts my friend got me through the Amazon Birthday Wish List are awesome! LOOK!

These incense sticks are noted for having earthy, musky, and sometimes sweet notes. Perfect!

The rock cairn on the left is the gift. The slate, wood and crystal wrapped in jute is something I made (also shown on the table at the top of the blog) and the shell was made by the ocean. 😁

Delish!

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Mosaic Monday, Autumn Equinox and My Birthday!!!!

Yes, I'm making my birthday a big deal this year. I didn't last year when I turned 70. But this year, I think everyone should be aware that I am 71 years old today. IDKW 🤷

So here we are ... another Mosaic Monday. This week I'm sharing four different mosaics available through my website and have placed them in a collage to look at altogether.

 

Aren't they pretty? 😁 I think so too. 😂

From left to right: 

Top: Multi-color Peace Sign Mosaic, Stained Glass and Mirror,  12 inches

Waxing Crescent Moon Mosaic in Jewel Tones, Stained Glass, Mirror, Ball Chain, 12 inches

Bottom: Sun and Stars Celestial Themed Mosaic Wall Art, Stained Glass, Mirror, Ball Chain, 7-3/4 inches

Flower Mosaic in Stained Glass Wall Art - Family, Stained Glass and Mirror, 11-3/4 x 2 inches

Click on the links to find full descriptions and prices. USA Free Shipping (no International shipping available at this time) and PayPal only conveniently set up to pay through the website. I love that feature!

In honor of the Autumn Equinox, I thought I'd share a photo I took many years ago. This is by far one of my favorite photos. I call it Colors of Autumn.

Prints are available through Fine Art America.

And of course, my birthday ... YAY!! 🎂. A long-time best friend ordered something from my Amazon Birthday Wish List and I'm going to go open it soon to see what it is! Thank you, sweet friend, for always being such a staple in my life; especially supportive of my art. What a great friend to have!💖

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Friday - Equinox and My Birthday is Coming!

Yay! On Monday, September 22nd, I'll be 71 years old. I share this day with the Autumnal Equinox. It is part of who I am. I love the autumn colors and use them in my art quite often.

This year, I decided, after seeing a few people do this, to make an Amazon Birthday Wish List. I'm so happy creating art and even with resting my eyes now that I have to a little more than I used to, I'm still creating. I'm not stopping anything at the moment. Which means I'd like to get the supplies I need to continue.

If you're interested, not necessary to send me a gift, although that would be awesome, but to just get an idea of what I use (some of it anyway) as I do my thing, here's the link: Amazon BDAY WISH LIST

Meanwhile, here's a few photos of doodles I've done recently. I'm enjoying putting embellishment doodles on my painted papers too.

I'm still working on this one.

Not real crazy about this one. Love the drawing but used dried up alcohol ink markers, so it didn't really come out the way I'd have liked. I will draw it again! And PS: That's a drawing of my lamp on the alter by my window. I'm surprised it isn't super wonky looking!

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

 

Wednesday - Art Table Fun

 Painted papers are the focus here today. I did a slew of mostly solid colors. At first I tried writing down the combination I used when I was blending, but then the focus became "let's see what these colors make!".

Good grief! That's a lot of painted papers!! But what fun I had!!!! I have no idea how I'll use these yet. This was the first step. The next step is to start working on collage art and think: "that reddish orange painted paper I did would look great here". Taking pieces of these, adding them to maybe a collage that needs a focal point, might be how I use them most. I like to cut out circles from papers like these and add them to collage.

Here's some cards I've been working on using the sheets I glued together. Some are larger than these cards, but most fit one size or another when I trim them down. Adding doodles and then finding the perfect quote is pretty cool too. I used the grommet tool for a few as well. Neat-oh.

 

My first favorite out of the group above. I just love the colors here. The words are pretty cool too.

Second favorite: "no journey is too great if you find what you seek"

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

Mosaic Monday

I've been busy working on the requested mosaic panels. I have to say, the way I approach making art is a little odd, even for me. I start in on it, THEN decide the design. The colors were decided, so that wasn't hard. But I honestly didn't know, other than the butterfly, what I would add or how until I started getting into it over the weekend. The last photo is of the 2nd panel. All 4 of the remaining panels will have vines and flowers. Only the first panel has a butterfly. However, some of the flowers, after I finished adding them, could be seen as butterflies.

My first attempt, filling in around the butterfly looked cluttered and not at all what I wanted to see. I took the ceramic pieces off and tried again.

This time, I noticed I could make vines and flowers going from panel to panel, maybe not a continuation in case the recipient would like to have 5 separate mosaic panels placed in different places instead of side-by-side.

The butterfly will have gray grout, the rest will be grouted in white. At this point I'm considering leave the panels sides and back white but will paint them with acrylics before grouting begins.

Vines on the second panel. I liked the feeling of the flow finally taking hold.

 

Next week I'll share progress and you can always see how it's going on Instagram and Facebook because I always share there as well.

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com

 

 

Friday - My Health and My Future With Art

 My grandson's 18th birthday party was at a skating rink. He and his friends had so much fun!

On Wednesday, I had an eye exam to check for glaucoma. Not only do I have it, I have cataracts as well. However, none is bad at this point and I'm taking that as the blessing that it is. I've got eye drops to help with the pressure and swelling that glaucoma sufferers experience. Right now, my eyes are okay. Saying a blessing and am so very grateful.

When I initially thought I might have glaucoma I suspected I'd have to stop creating art. That's not the case much to my relief. I will keep going until I can no longer go. I believe that's not for quite some time yet. However on Wednesday I had a broken heart. I'll be okay for a while and that's the good news. The cataracts aren't bad yet and glaucoma is labeled "suspected". I'll go back in November, just before Thanksgiving, to get checked again. And will continue every few months, I do believe, to keep checking on it.

Meanwhile, there's art being made!

This is a doodle I decided to start last night.

 

I want to use markers for this one. At least in the background. I'd really love to replenish my alcohol ink markers soon. Since September is my birthday month, I might just splurge and get myself a few gifts and replenish a few things that are in need of replacing.

Look what's in the "to be grouted" pile! Yay!!

Yesterday I started making plain painted papers with no designs or stencils/masks on them at all. I'll share photos of the entire collection next week when I've got them all dry and sorted. Sometimes a plain blue piece of painted paper is necessary for my collage art. I don't have many plain ones so I started building up the colors once more which is always fun anyway because it goes quickly. I love to play with paint. It's a wonderful thing.

These are embellished papers from what I refer to as "roll offs". Cleaning the roller can sometimes give me some really cool looking papers to continue creating on. I doodle mostly but have been known, as I've shown previously, to add stencils and different kinds of paint on them as well.

I plan to start on the requested mosaic using the broken pieces of vase now. I'll share as I go.

Have a great weekend! 

 

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

If you'd like to support the artist go to BuyMeACoffee and buy me a cuppa. It's always greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. 👄💝 

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com