Spring Equinox Has Arrived!

It's the first day of Spring! Yay!! 😄

Here's what the last few days have yielded.

Grouting fun happened over the weekend. I really do love grouting. It's cool to see what a difference it makes with my mosaic art.

I'm so happy with these coasters. I am hoping to do a few more sets. 🤞When I do, I'll list at least one set for sale on my website.

 

 

I wasn't going to grout this bottle; I like the way the thin set looked under the blue denim dish pieces around the middle and top. However the bottom portion was bugging me as I knew it would look better grouted. And so ...

I used black grout on the bottom, grey grout for the rest. I'm just as happy with it this way as I was before it was grouted. It is extremely heavy but balanced. Thank goodness.

And of course there's always doodles. I particularly like these:

This one was done using water color pencils (dry) and black ink

I managed to get a new water color set. I love it but have only used it once and that was just a test. The results are below in the 2nd photo.

I just dabbed a little paint on the wet paper and let it drip any way it wanted to go. Once it dried I saw a few things within the drips. Funky but fun.

I hope this Equinox brings you many new beginnings if you need it, renewal and growth if you're stuck in any situation, be it physically or mentally. I look forward to the beginnings of the new season. Seeing the trees blossom and bloom. It's a wonderful thing to watch the landscape wake up!

 Until next week ... ☮

Enjoy the journey.

 Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

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Wednesday's Weekly Wrap Up

 I'm calling this post a Weekly Wrap Up because I probably won't be doing much art for the rest of the week.

This week I'm waiting for a few supplies to arrive before I can continue with things. And so, meanwhile, I can share what I've done so far while waiting for these things.

Here's where I am so far with the mosaic. I'm working on the red rays of the sun now. The stars will be next to get made but then it'll sit for a bit. I can't decide if I want to paint the background or mosaic it. So until I make that decision, it will wait patiently for me.

Now that it's been gifted I can share a dot painting I made for the just turned 18 year old young lady in our family. It's 5x7 inches and the background was done using the technique I'm loving at the moment. Dots of acrylics here and there and then using a paint brush, blend the colors together a bit. Always a different result and always interesting.

Some doodles were done before the black ink dried up. Always a sad day when that happens. Photo 1 is probably a reason I have to restock my black ink every two months.

I'm not without other sources for my art doodles and I did use them in the second photo. The color around the black and white doodles are done with pencils.

I used a few stencils in photos 1&2 below. Photo 1 was done with black ink pen and Sharpies. Photo 2 black ink, Sharpies, alcohol ink markers and colored pencils.

The 3rd photo was done using Arteza ink pens.

Finally, here's a photo of the frame I made using cardboard and brown craft paper. I have to say it took a very long time and I'm not sure the result was as I hoped but it's been done and maybe at some point I'll try again. It's good to experiment and experience new things to make.

I added a few plastics tops from the colorful lancets I use to check my diabetes and a clay flower I made and painted.

Enjoy the journey.

 Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics

 

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