Sam the Cat

Sam the Cat was made for a friend's daughter, so he's already off to a good home!

The Patron Saint of NYC..

I'm now 2/3rd's of the way through my triptych of Urban Critters Which Will Never Die project. Guess who comes up next? Heh! Not telling yet. I got this pigeon idea from this quite clever blog and her pet photography project. She took a quite charming picture of a pigeon and he became a natural fit for this icky idea of mine. It's the critters you don't like that will outlive us all on this planet...

Oh yes I did...

I went and made a cockroach mosaic. And a life size one at that. I purposely chose a background color that is a common shade for bathroom tiles. This was all done to give you the heebie jeebies, so I hope it worked. Know anyone who's left the big city and you'd like the perfect "you know you're going to miss it here!" gift? I think you've just found it. Shiver....

(also, this is part one of my Urban Critters Which Will Never Die triptych)

Dragonfly

Dragonflies are supposed to bring good luck. In lieu of making an ox mosaic, I hope this little critter brings a year of good luck and fortune to anyone who owns it. 

Black Backed Kingfisher

Isn't this a delightful little bird? I feel like this an animal that doesn't know how pretty it is, he seems... humble. He might even blush if you fussed over him. I'm posting my source photo along side my finished work so you can see what I worked from. It's hard to translate such mouthwatering colors into something that can come close to doing it justice.

Another even smaller dragonfly mosaic

This little guy is only 3 1/2" and I finished this one in a record one day. It's still quite detailed for the size it is even though I always think I'll leave the gaps in there, I just can't do it. So there are little slivers of stained glass tucked neatly into almost every crevice that can hold it. Enjoy.