I have finished the glass and tile table I was working on at last! This has been a great creative learning experience with extra-special interest to me.

Using a double-reverse process really stretched my brain! Trying to work in reverse is bad enough, but doubling the confusion was even more challenging! But it worked: the different thicknesses of the tesserae required this method, and the finished table is smooth and level. I had never worked with unglazed ceramic tile before, but in the process of creating this table I discovered it's a fun, easy tile to work with. I love the color range available, the tiles cut easily, and the matte finish compliments the reflective qualities of glass perfectly. You will definitely see more of these tiles in my upcoming work.

I presented this table to its new owner earlier this week. She loved it, and I am so glad. I have to explain that although this table was a commission piece, but I wasn't paid in cash. We had worked an exchange deal on a horse. The owner gifted the horse to me, but Judy sent her to the trainer for her first 30 days in exchange for the table. I actually brought the horse home from the trainer's in December of last year, but was unable to work on the table until my frozen studio thawed out this spring, so I was a little behind on the payment. Sorry, Judy! Anyway, it was a happy exchange for all involved. The previous owner is happy that her horse has a good home, Judy is happy with her new table, and I am ecstatic with my new horse, Glory Al-Riyah. She is a beautiful young bay mare, who I adore. We are having a good time together, training and working toward a long partnership and endurance career. (see Riyah's blog: www.gloryofthewind.blogspot.com)