Lynn Bridge Glencliff Art Studio
Cleaning the Apollo ring saw of sludge buildup- Lynn Bridge's mosaic art studio

Learning Patience. Again.

Today I was looking forward to a gloriously uninterrupted day of work in the studio. O happiness!  O joy! You already know what happens next.  About a half-hour into cutting tile and adhering it to my mosaic design with mortar, my ring saw drive belt broke. So, no more sawing
cat sitting in chair in the mosaic studio

A Day in My World

Not oblivious to South-by-Southwest going on around me, nor oblivious to bad news in the world, such as the Malaysian plane that has disappeared, but very focused on my work here in the studio.  Anyone who works for herself must become resistant to distraction. Here is my story
Creating a mosaic art wall mural by Lynn Bridge in Austin, Texas

Surprise! I Don’t Just Work on the Church Mosaic.

From all my re-blogs of the church mosaic, you might think that’s all I do.  Well, the church mosaic pre-dates the beginning of this retaining wall commission but, the retaining wall mosaic will be finished far, far sooner. Here’s a look at today’s progress
coloring the design for the third panel of The Feeding of the 5000, designed by Lynn Bridge

Color On…. Together!

This post is re-blogged from another blog I write, New Life from Shards, about the creation of a community-built mosaic mural at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. Byron and Bob hung the first mosaic panel in the Great Hall today!   Byron and Bob hang Panel 1
Coloring the design for the third panel of The Feeding of the 5000, designed by Lynn Bridge

Sunshine on a Rainy Day

This post has been re-blogged from New Life from Shards, the story of the creation of a large mosaic, “The Feeding of the 5000” March 8, 2014 Rain and chill were happening outside Micah 6 Food Pantry on Saturday morning, but inside, there were lots of kids on spring
drawings for large mosaic art mural designed by Lynn Bridge and created by friends and members of University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Update on the UPC Mosaic Mural Process

This has been re-blogged from New Life from Shards. SNAP! YOU’RE A MODEL. March 6, 2014 Moving on to the third panel of “The Feeding of the 5000″ means drawing.  Lots of drawing.  Lots of erasing, too. On Tuesday, while Roberta cleaned the second panel, Jennie and I went into the
Nina Miller's photographic portrait of Lynn Bridge in front of her mosaic wall in Austin, Texas

What I Look Like on a Good Day

Nina Miller and I live in the same neighborhood in Austin.  She is a portrait photographer and I, a mosaic artist.  We decided to do some work for each other and you just won’t believe how well Nina did hers! I needed some updated portrait photos for my website, brochures,
mosaic art wall mural designed by Lynn Bridge and being created by University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Graduation Time!

This post is re-blogged from my other blog, “New Life from Shards“, about the creation of a community-built church mosaic. On Wednesday, we graduated from Panel 2 into Panel 3!  The last pieces were laid and we took the two panels out for admiration and, maybe, some
mosaic art mural being created by friends and members of University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

The Race is ON!

This post has been re-blogged from another blog I write, “New Life from Shards” about the designing and making of a community-built mosaic mural. February 25, 2014 Although it wasn’t intentional, it does look as if all the tesserae (little tiles) will be adhered to
tools used by Lynn Bridge in her mosaic art studio, Glencliff Art Studio in Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Mosaic Tech Talk

Here’s a little peek at some tools and studio features that I’ve recently found essential:   I use this “self-healing” mat for cutting the fiberglass mesh at the edge of the tile tesserae when I have finished a panel. As you can see, my utility knife is