Wednesday, August 24, 2011

MY SUMMER VACATION

What have you been doing during your summer vacation?  oh yeah we don't get summer vacation anymore do we.  This is what I have  been doing after work and on weekends?    I was asked to design and make a mosaic heart for All the Arts for All the Kids(  http://www.alltheartsforallthekids.org/  )The hearts will be displayed in downtown Fullerton and auctioned off to raise money for the art programs.  A design proposal was sent in. Then the project got started.






Where to start?  Here goes....


above without grout


After being grouted
( thanks Katherine for suggesting to grout as I go)

it looks totally different with grout

The black is glass that I fused in a kiln before adding it as the background








grouting is my least favorite thing

but it is what makes the mosaic 



It is finished!
the name of this heart is
FINALE
( thanks Dad, he came up with the name
and Mom my cheerleader)





"FINALE"