Sunday, 17 May 2026

Mosaic Dragonfly

 


I wanted to make a mosaic dragonfly and I finally found someone pretty close to do so.


I wanted to do yellow, orange, brown and red, but unfortunately there wasn't any glittery gold left, so I went with green instead.


I used the tile cutters to cut my own shapes, which is a law unto itself, they pinged everywhere and you don't really have much control over the shapes created!!


Her (Caron) studio was full of all sorts of inspiration.


Glass works and 


Mosaics. The plate on the right is the colours I wanted to use.


I was sent home with a little grouting parcel and given a demo whilst I was there of how and what to do.


It turned out okay, but there are a few rooky gaps and it could have been a bit smoother.


And then I hung it in the trees.  But before it can go outside, I need to paint the back and give the whole thing a coat of varnish.

Sunday, 12 April 2026

Canada 2026 - Scrapbook Pages







 

Industrial Rust Erosion - Box


One of the boxes that I picked up whilst on my recent holiday. It's approx 6" x 4" x ".5" and has a clasp closing. 


Decorated the lid with parts from my old laptop and a piece of Meccano.


I then started to build up a composition using resin shapes.


And once I'd got the base layer down I started to build it up.


Gave all the resin pieces a coat of black gesso.


Added texture paste, rust powder, rust effect liquids and acrylic paints to create the rust effect.


Close up of the circuit board and spark plug.


And another one of the Meccano part at the side.

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