WIP Wednesday

I've gathered up some glass choices for the next project. A unicorn for a sweet little girl who loves them!

I drew the design on the board and really loved the way it looked on the carbon paper. I might have to frame it because it's really kind of cool.

Placed in the window to see the design. Way cool.

Most of the colors for the background will be pink and maybe purple to go along with the red and yellow shown here. Of course I'll be adding mirror as well. Unclear as to the colors going into the unicorn itself but it'll come to me once I start working on her.

Scrap glass, broken glass cups (red and yellow shown here), and not shown: white for the mane, millefiori and silver mirror.

The best part of mosaic magic is how the idea starts in one direction and slowly transforms into something slightly different but still groovy.

I'll share this as it goes here and on Instagram. Follow along and enjoy the journey with me!


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

Tesserae Tuesday

This is a glass-on-glass project that will head to Etsy once grouted. Here, I'm sharing some work-in-progress photos and the final mosaic in the pre-grout stage. Because it's glass-on-glass or GOG as we like to call it, the glue will dry slowly.

I always used a PVA glue which goes on white but dries clear. I prefer this glue, mostly because it's economical but also because it lets me know when it's time to grout. Once the areas are free of white spots, it's time.

Using a pattern I drew and taping it to the back of this 13 inch glass plate, I was ready to start gluing down the stained glass. I picked jewel tones in light blue, many shades in green, dark blue in two shades and three shades of yellow.

Filling in around the design was a lot of fun. This glass was gifted; it's 3 or 4 layers of Youghiogheny Stipple (I believe). Beautiful colors swirl throughout the sheets and cutting it up into small pieces for my use made it really interesting. You will see, even before grout, the way the light plays throughout this mosaic.

Mosaic plate ready for grout and kitty approved!

This plate is so rich in color. Earth tones around the outside, jewel tones within. I truly love the combination of colors. It gives me that bohemian style feeling that I love so much.

The highlighted area shows spots of white glue which means it's not yet ready for grout.

Look for the finished mosaic on my website in a week or so.


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

Mosaic Monday

Starting this week, I'm going to be adding a new post daily. Monday-Friday, you'll see something enjoyable from old works of art of mine to new in the Etsy shop pieces. And everything in between!

Mosaic Monday shares a nifty pendant I made a few years ago.

Mid-century Modern Mosaic Pendant, Copper Necklace, Wearable Art, Pique Assiette Jewelry, Peace Sign, Unisex, Mothers Day, Fathers Day 

Small pieces of a mid-century modern dish hand cut into tiles. Attached is a peace sign charm giving this piece of jewelry a retro groovy look.

Gift this to someone special or keep for yourself. You're special too! Great idea as a birthday gift for a tween to a retiree. Perfect for Mother's Day or Father's Day.

This copper mosaic pendant comes in a pouch.

Measures 2 inches x 1 inch.

$27 USD - Free Shipping (USA ONLY)

To see more photos of this listing and/or to purchase, click on the link above. To head on over to my Etsy shop to look around at many more items great for any occasion, click here. This will take you directly to my shop.

Enjoy!


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

Tesserae Tuesday

This week, I'm sharing the mosaic I made for an avid online gamer. Taking a photo from a scene in Kingdom Hearts 3 of Sora holding a star, I adapted it with love into a mosaic. It is one of those mosaics that looks way better in person and from a distance, but I'd like to share the work-in-progress photos and the final results anyway.

This is the original photo I used for the example.

Gluing the photo down on the board was the best option for this particular mosaic.

Filling in around the design with mirror gave it a "WOW" factor.

All glued down and ready for grout. The sunset was hard to capture for some reason. Maybe it's because it had reflections or maybe because I didn't have the exact colors I needed, but I felt it was the best I could do with what I had available to me.

I used paint on Sora to add some additional color in his hair and the suit he wears. I also added a small star charm and my signature peace sign peaks out at the top.

I had always heard if you have trouble seeing the details or a specific design in a mosaic to squint. It really works well for this one! Give it a try.




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

Tesserae Tuesday

I made this mosaic, Cat Eyes, for my youngest daughter. It's 6 x 6 inches done in all stained glass. I use dark purple for the fur, metallic gold Van Gogh glass around the eyes of stained glass in blue, green, black and white.

The glass was all dark purple but different kinds of glass because a lot of it was scraps from other projects and/or gifted. It changes in the light, depending on where it's placed. I love that about mosaics.

Grouted in black.

Adding my peace sign signature to the center of this cat's forehead was a nice touch, I believe.

My daughter loves it!


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

Tesserae Tuesday

This week, I'm sharing a mosaic of a pup named Penny. Using a photo her Dad took I created a fun and playful pup in the snow.

The glass I used was gifted many years ago. Thick and probably for use in the kiln. It makes perfect fur, sandy beaches and wavy human hair when I use it.

The technique I used was drawing the design from the photo I printed using carbon paper just like the paper those of us who might needing a copy or multiples of something when we were typing on our good old manual typewriter and then eventually electric typewriters, before offices had copy machines to do it for you, between the drawing and the board.

At this point, I was ready to fill in the background, the snow.

The one thing that looks really neat for me is her under body shadow. It's subtle but it's kinda cool to see I accomplished it.

Penny is taped off and ready for brown grout.

The background was grouted in white and snow flakes here and there were added in millefiori and plastic blue flakes.

Of course, the peace sign in the corner is now my signature. I think she turned out pretty good and I've been assured her Dad think so too. Yay!


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

Tesserae Tuesday

Give the Devil His Due Skull

The phrase "give the devil his due" originated in a play written by Shakespeare. I think it fits well as the title for this mosaic.

When I was creating it, I was getting cut by the mirror. A lot. My DNA is definitely on this piece. As I was treating my fingers and wrapping them up, I said: "Damn the devil!" and immediately the title for this mosaic became clear. He has gotten my blood for this one. For sure.

I made the skull in hand cut broken mirror. His horns were done in stained glass called Van Gogh glass along with stained glass in black, grey, white and red.

Created for Lex by EarthMotherMosaics aka Cindy, December 2019