More Tile!

As I posted earlier, I have been working on a series of tile plaques. This one I made as a gift for the lady who gifted my dear, sweet mare to me. Last week's loss has devastated me, but I know I am not the only one who is hurting. (see gloryofthewind.blogspot.com)

My heart flies with Riyah still, as I know that her spirit lives on.

I know there are other Angel Horses out there, too.

These two petroglyph hangings depict actual Utah rock art. I have three more tile plaques in the works, but I'm trying to space them out with other mosaics so my hands don't end up too calloused from the tile nippers!

$48 each

Horse of a Different Color

This mare and her foal are definitely horses of a different color. This mosaic was inspired by the incredible art of the late Laurel Burch who made the world a more colorful and vibrant place.

This was a fun piece to work on and I let it happen as it would--not a lot of real forethought--just went with the flow. I do definitely prefer working with glass over tile, and the blue and green glass were works of art all on their own. I couldn't bring myself to cut the green into pieces, so I kept it as intact as possible to keep the beauty whole. Glass is just so cool. Actually a solid liquid--go figure that one out!

I love the femininity of the mare and the cockiness of her bright-eyed colt. In someone's world there very well may be horses of these colors!

$195

I have been working on a few fun projects this week. I am doing a series of tile "petroglyph" type mosaics, and they look awesome! I haven't done much with ceramic tile in the last few months and my hands can tell! I am redeveloping my callouses and my forearm muscles with my tile nippers! It's fun though. So what if I end up with Pop-eye arms. Or arm, since I am strictly right-handed! I have lots of floor tiles and it's fun to nip away at them!

$48

I started a small experimental piece the day before yesterday, wanting to see if I could manage to convey sunlight on a horse in a small image. The smaller the image the harder shading becomes since the glass pieces tend to get tinier and tinier. This glass horse mosaic is 8" inches in diameter. ($65) I finished the horse and the background and grouted it yesterday. Then I entered it in the county fair this morning! (Not because I think it is necessarily one of my best pieces, but because it is small and new.) I also entered the glass transom "Mountain Morning" as well as the two petroglyph horses. The horses are for display only, but at least mosaics will get a showing.