Past mosaic art pieces

This mosaic piece is called "Celebrate Kids". The students of Palm Valley Elementary School each drew a picture of a child performing a task or having fun etc. Each class chose one drawing, which was then turned into a mosaic and mounted onto the center "fountain" in the school courtyard. Above you can see the entire fountain and a couple close ups of individual fields. This was my first major mosaic public art piece, which I completed with the assistance of the PVES art teacher.

Latest Favorite Finds

Here are some pictures of my latest favorite finds.
I love the little cactus salt and pepper shakers. They are so fitting for Arizona, even though they are vintage and made in Japan.
The cigar boxes are wonderful, too. I will put shaving soap, a shaving brush, and if the size allows, even a shaving mug in them. That will make a great gift.
The beautiful saucer is made by Noritake. The ornate gold decoration is dimensional and the photos do not do the vividness of the shine justice.
I also found 2 Salem Streamline art deco sugar bowls without a lid. I will post pictures as soon as I get around to taking them.

Doug Wiley Dolphin Mugs

Here are 2 beautiful Doug Wiley dolphin mugs, that won't end up on Etsy, because they are made in 1999 and do not qualify for the vintage category. That does not really upset me though, because I was thinking about keeping them for myself anyway.
My wonderful neighbor and friend, Judy, found them while thrifting in California and brought them back for me.

New Year, new projects

Happy New Year. So far, it is not much different than the old one, same old, same old. I have decided to start on a new, smaller glass mosaic. I took some photos of flowers while I was on vacation in Germany last summer, and one of those flowers was my favorite kind : wild bush roses, that grow on the side of the road. This will be the first time I am going to use just grey tones to create a picture. It will be approximately 28" by 28". That should be an easier sell than the big tropical glass mosaic I finished a couple months ago. Now if I can just refrain from re-doing it over and over again because I imagine flaws no one else can ever see, this mosaic could be ready in a couple months. The picture above is the enlarged photograph, in a grey scale.
Hopefully my mosaic will look as good.