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)

Sailboat!

There are pluses and minuses to getting commissions. The plus is $$$! The minus can be that you're asked to make something probably outside your own interests and that you'd never make on your own. This isn't a terrible burden because chances are you're going to learn something new and refine techniques that will make the next project of your choosing even more awesome. I probably never would have done a sailboat on my own but I had fun with this one. I chose a pretty precise design which forced me to be very precise my glass cutting. Not to say that I didn't still make a huge mess with lots of wasted glass bits, but they were bigger bits and almost just the right size! So I like this one, it was a challenge, I'm a better artist for having done it and it's going to a good home. All my mosaics should be so lucky.