Mosaic Monday

This week I'm not sharing anything for sale however feel free to hop on over to artbyearthmothermosaics.com anytime you'd like to check it all out. This week I'm just showing some photos of mosaics as the featured attraction throughout the years. Some were sold, some gifted or donated and some are still with me. Some got lost along the way. All are loved for what they taught me and what I still carry with me.

I've been creating mosaics for 21 years now and I still love them. Our love affair is still sturdy. Even though I can't make them as often as I'd like, I do still make them. This is just a small sampling of what's gone through me onto the substrate over the years. 

Enjoy!

 

My Collage Art

Well, as predicted, my collage art is starting to take over my room and my life!

A photo of the bin currently holding the collage art tags, canvas panels and wood pieces using my own collage papers.

 

Every day I put a little time aside to work on something. I write down a week's worth of "to do's" and each day I do what the list says. Monday, for example, is to work on a sticker book (I have two going at the moment) and so I eventually gather up what I need and spend an afternoon doing what I love.

Right now, I have added collage art, altering collage papers, making more collage fodder to the list. I'm busy and LOVING IT!

Don't forget I still mosaic as well, but not as often. I love that too. It makes a mosaic making day very special for me and I'm always happy with the time I spend making them. My hands, however, are 70 years old and it's harder to hold the tools for very long associated with making mosaics. There are some wonderful products out there for a hefty price (for me anyway) to help those with carpal tunnel and arthritis to continue making mosaics. My answer was to slow up on mosaic making and I found the world of collage and mixed media to be a great substitute.

I tried the layered collage technique in a book I use for practice and it came out really well. Keep in mind it's got a few layers of papers, paint and matte medium on it. Didn't even buckle a little! Yay!

This photo shows the top area or left side of the book with all these layers. The bottom page is the start of a layering process in paints mostly right now. Testing the paper to see if it'll buckle. So far, it has not.

I added a few cut outs and words to it. Really love this.

Here are a few others I've made over time and that are filling up the bin rather quickly!

 

Layered collage bottle with paint stain and an earring, top has twine wrapped around it.

Collage Sun in blues, whites and yellow. "Find Your Tribe".

An array of collage art on my beautiful blue table.

"Dream big, work hard, and never give up"

"Chase your dreams, not perfection"

"Create Magic"

"Gratitude"

"Embrace the Present"

Enjoy the journey.

Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

https://artbyearthmothermosaics.com