Vermilion Flycatcher

Another little friend from Central/South America, the Vermilion Flycatcher. This little piece is only 7 x 7 inches. The challenge of this project is actually what ostensibly should have made it easy: it's only two colors. It was a challenge to give this little guy dimension while being true to his color scheme. Hopefully I pulled it off. This is why I don't do panda mosaics.

UPDATE---Mosaic Class, Saturday October 6th

The August class was rescheduled for October. You have another chance to sign up and get mosaicing!

I am very excited to inform you of a mosaic workshop I will be teaching at EtsyLabs in downtown Brooklyn on October 6th. Take a look at the link below and if you've ever thought about getting crafty, sign yourself up and spend the day with me making art. Etsy has a great space so this should be fun afternoon. It would be great to see a familiar face in the class, so I highly encourage all of you to enlist!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6534101


Cut and paste version:

Date: Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Time: 12pm-4pm
Location: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Email me if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!

Lady Gouldian Finches

Another one signed off on. These lovely little birds come from Australia. I can not find any mosaic versions of these creatures, which surprises me as I think they are so perfect for this medium! I'm going to work on improving the photography but I love getting these posted the second they are done!

Mosaic supplies for sale

these are some things I'm looking to get rid of. I'm either done with the project or I'm just never going to use it. Please email me if you are interested in any of this. River stones, pebbles, glass marbles, alabaster chips, sea glass. Don't leave a comment as I can't reply via email!

Koi Fish

Update to the update: Well, what do you know, I finally came through with all this talk of eventually getting better pictures. Of course, it helps that the owner of this piece is the wonderful Jennifer (Pienkoski) Goldstein, a gifted photographer and artist herself. This piece is the one that brings the most people to this blog (Hi! Stick around for the birds, they're nice too!). Even though it seems most searches are looking for live koi's, I think Jen can attest that these fishies are pretty low maintenance but just as zen like to have around. If your landlord would disapprove of you digging a koi pond in your third floor walk up, mosaic fish are the way to go.

At long last, a new one. A pair of lovely Japanese Koi fish. The pictures needs edited a bit but I wanted to post this asap! Enjoy. UPDATE: This piece has been sold and is now in a Los Angeles collection

Work in Progress!

Stay tuned for mosaics in the works! I'm working on a new one now and it's coming along very quickly. Hopefully it's finished in a few more days so check back for updates!

This is a mosaic of a Resplendent Quetzal bird (thanks RK for that detail). I found it in a book of Birds of the World and it turns out this an extremely rare South American bird. Now I know.