tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10440259555860461152024-03-13T08:43:51.524-07:00Sundog MosaicsDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781181213758086319noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044025955586046115.post-74755411885142250082009-07-24T17:10:00.000-07:002009-07-24T17:17:41.454-07:00Edwina mosaic for Art Unleashed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Every year I donate a piece of artwork to <a href="http://www.hsgkc.org/eventspage.html">Art Unleashed</a>, an art auction to benefit the Kansas City Humane Society.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This year, I will make a mosaic of my cat, Edwina. The high bidder will have the option to take this mosaic, or exchange it for a custom portrait of the pet of their choice.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I kinda hope they opt for the custom mosaic, I'm getting a little attached to this one...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3751359261/" title="Edwina WIP by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/3751359261_485ef33586_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Edwina WIP" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">It's made of stained glass, the background will be red.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you're in the Kansas City area Friday, August 28th, it could be yours (or one like it).</span></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781181213758086319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044025955586046115.post-19877125957073911552009-07-24T17:06:00.000-07:002009-07-24T17:09:24.854-07:00Oscar and Emily, ready to groutHere is the finished mosaic, I am planning on grouting it tomorrow...<div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3744430930/" title="Done, ungrouted... by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3744430930_b3dcd2dfa3.jpg" width="500" height="395" alt="Done, ungrouted..." /></a><br /><div>stay tuned...</div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781181213758086319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044025955586046115.post-67729745270919372942009-07-08T18:07:00.001-07:002009-07-09T12:14:25.338-07:00Of Muppets and Writers...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I had so much fun working on the mosaic of Will that I decided to continue with the writer theme and make a mosaic of Emily Bronte. So things wouldn't get too serious I thought she could be with Oscar the Grouch, my personal favorite of the pre-Muppet Show muppets. Oh, and they should be winding a hank of yarn. I enjoy knitting, so why shouldn't they?</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Since the mosaic is already well underway, I will post the WIP pictures I have taken, trying my best to keep them in some kind of chronological order, beginning with:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >Oscar begun</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A word of warning: These pictures have been, well, cut off. Please click on each image to see the entire photo. Thank you kindly.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3578226045/" title="WIP Emily and Oscar by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img style="width: 506px; height: 401px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3578226045_c40ae5a0aa_o.jpg" alt="WIP Emily and Oscar" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Next, more work on Oscar...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3583082179/" title="WIP Oscar by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img style="width: 505px; height: 664px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3583082179_a569380ba4_o.jpg" alt="WIP Oscar" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Next, after an impromptu yarn color poll, the finished Oscar:</span></span></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3604620157/" title="WIP Oscar 3 by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"> </a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">And the yarn finished. I know the size of the ball of wound yarn is out</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">of proportion with the amount of yarn left to wind, but we won't think about that...</span></span></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3647972378/" title="Yarn by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img style="width: 500px; height: 376px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3647972378_d0f8553300_o.jpg" alt="Yarn" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Now here's something... I've never used stained glass in a mosaic (Wasser excluded) until now. I decided to incorporate some into this piece, as well as unglazed porcelain.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Here is Emily with stained glass-</span></span></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3685081982/" title="Emily so far by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img style="width: 506px; height: 716px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3685081982_e36d421ecc_o.jpg" alt="Emily so far" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">And with a great leap forward, both figures finished. I decided to make the trash can in linework, I didn't want it to be that important. I have an idea of what I'm going to do for the background...stay tuned.</span></span></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sundogmosaics/3702868992/" title="WIP Emily and Oscar by sundogmosaics, on Flickr"><img style="width: 512px; height: 422px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/3702868992_48c4b9b7a6_o.jpg" alt="WIP Emily and Oscar" /></a>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781181213758086319noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044025955586046115.post-15364842889427514932009-04-20T20:19:00.001-07:002009-04-20T20:39:36.247-07:00Apple Lady<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrWCYgIV7OSxxkPHj7Z6f1JRHyg7mOb716vuez_pyr6dBRpUYHOagJztjOyPVIy0NxYsS2X-1CMmJbSZZKC7zWHC3gTfoDsT3KnHK-BFgT6S8qT7SfMl1rw7Nn0W6GmkPEzTxGROlxxKQ/s1600-h/appleladydoodle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrWCYgIV7OSxxkPHj7Z6f1JRHyg7mOb716vuez_pyr6dBRpUYHOagJztjOyPVIy0NxYsS2X-1CMmJbSZZKC7zWHC3gTfoDsT3KnHK-BFgT6S8qT7SfMl1rw7Nn0W6GmkPEzTxGROlxxKQ/s400/appleladydoodle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326984085033356882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKloioXchqPY5xwpOQ0i9XUDossrif15LdzmugRebR1SkJ1tWzBjXZybiEy2pSufC3cK3jgX42ZStSDBafq0S47znOsLi6O_KUqCLIvvL5kBNfrbW0Q0kWIQGeT2zSx0iD6PfNybbiK4Rs/s1600-h/applelady.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKloioXchqPY5xwpOQ0i9XUDossrif15LdzmugRebR1SkJ1tWzBjXZybiEy2pSufC3cK3jgX42ZStSDBafq0S47znOsLi6O_KUqCLIvvL5kBNfrbW0Q0kWIQGeT2zSx0iD6PfNybbiK4Rs/s400/applelady.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326979218511942306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is The Apple Lady, the first of 101 mosaics I am doing based on the doodles from my friends' sketchbooks. This one comes from Sarah A., and I thought it was fun because the apple stem looks like cleavage.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">All of the mosaics are 12x12, with an inch and a half wrap around to the side, (I will try to get a picture posted to show what I mean). This is not grouted yet, I dislike grouting so I am putting this off.</span></span></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781181213758086319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044025955586046115.post-27629220554127265352009-04-20T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-20T20:16:49.632-07:00Meet my friend, Will.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOVIjJYUuzv8CmozpJBuLyp1DbNeNhnDFnnokOeFEfmk4mjlslWoocYUaZpR-If_JP9C6FcE3QtuLTpv7nvBD6q0MxAD68Y6Z-l8ShukBinb9aLOLeg-lAVzATI7IsYk3rZ75-t92DS5E/s1600-h/Willgrouted.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOVIjJYUuzv8CmozpJBuLyp1DbNeNhnDFnnokOeFEfmk4mjlslWoocYUaZpR-If_JP9C6FcE3QtuLTpv7nvBD6q0MxAD68Y6Z-l8ShukBinb9aLOLeg-lAVzATI7IsYk3rZ75-t92DS5E/s400/Willgrouted.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326870687195562114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is my most recent finished mosaic, done for a friend (click on the image to see it bigger). The quote is done in Orsoni's gold smalti, about 5 different shades in all. The frame was found on Ebay.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Lucky find...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781181213758086319noreply@blogger.com0