mosaics

Planet-themed table top by Lynn Bridge After my spouse built the sturdy, hollow-topped coffee table, I planned the mosaic finish.  In 2 feet by 4 feet, I wanted to give a flavor of vast space, not to mention, exciting color. Several times, in a darkened room, I set up balls of

Since I have gone into the private lesson business (mosaic, drawing) instead of the business of teaching classes, I thought I’d explain some differences for you, the student. Really, for the teacher, classes of adults and small classes of children are desirable because the

Almost everything in my studio now has wheels, or it glides.  For each activity- drawing, painting, cutting glass, cutting tile, mosaicking, teaching- I can quickly re-arrange my studio to fit my needs! Look at this great little pull-out my handy-dandy husband made for my bins of

  The planet-themed tabletop is completely glued now, and I’ve been contemplating grout colors.  Since this is a table that will be used heavily, I plan to use epoxy grout, which dries hard as a rock, is impervious to liquid, and never needs sealing.  My color scheme

Update on Shipping Spiky Things, which I posted several months ago:  The spiky portraits arrived safely back at my studio in Texas from the show in Illinois with not a glass shard broken!  Across the country, being uncrated and shown, being re-crated, and shipped, all without

When you’ve been married as long as I have, there is a lot of knowledge about relationship and living that accrues.  One approach to life that I’ve learned from my husband is to face adversity by breaking down the problem into do-able chunks and pursuing each in

Here is my next location shot.  “Volts” is in the center of the photo, but it is surrounded by strong color and bold pattern, so that you have to walk closer to see what in the world it is.  I like that, because it holds up well under scrutiny.  It brings up

When I have the opportunity, I shall post a photo or two of my art in its new home.  Here is “Fossil Poetry” living happily on a mantle with antiques and some world art. It is so satisfying when my art moves out of my studio and into someone else’s place!  

The planet-themed tabletop is underway, and taking me a LONG TIME to mosaic.  But, how I’m loving inventing planets!  And, I listen to podcasts while I’m working, so the hours fly by.   I love RadioLab podcasts, and there are lots of them related to space in some way.

Yes, the spiky things arrived in Wheaton for the CIVA show, unharmed.  Some saint in the art department uncrated them and hung them on the gallery wall.  You can spot two of them peeking through the crowd at the gallery talk by Rowley Kennerk. Now we’ll see if the spiky