This is very early playing and i find if i take a pix and look back on the item i am mosaicing, , it really helps me "see" what others are seeiing.

I do see i need to rearrange all of these tiles LOL! and take many off and then look for an irridescent brownish beigh to make her really pop.

any ideas??

A suggestion, first thing I thought when I saw it...The tiles along the edges, which will define her from the background, could be more squared than rounded, lined up more, to give a nice clean line. Just my opinion :)

more square around the edges and DEFINATELY lined up, right now I just threw them together and there is no space or reason, just my muddled up brain thinking LOL!!! Thanks Lady and Texas for that tip

and Slow and Annie, I learned that the hard way. I, I think it has a keyhole in the back but I better check. I go gang ho too and leap be4 i look so to speak

by the way, we are very very lucky to be in the top place in north america for nesting grounds, we get to see them in real time crawl up to lay their babies and they are so AWESOME, I can't really describe it.

check this out. Saw two ladies treading water last week waiting until nightfall to come ashore..

unfortunately you can't use flashes or have any light so I can't tell their true colors for mosaicing except by pix. see brought mosaics back in

She is ungrouted but hope to do tomorrow. Any ideas on grout colors??

Sorry pix aren't too great . I took them in the late afternoon with thunderstorms all around still a pix is worth a thousand words right?? Will show pix when i grout hopefully they will be better cuz this really doesn't show the different shell compartments oh well.. too tired with struggling with her to take other pix.

still might rework her face, it's funny, almost looks like a took a pix of her crawling up to dig her nest at night.. wierd

then decided needed to tile side so here she is, now need to grout the sides and she will be done.




oh, for a lark i mosaiced a door sign, one side says we're at the pool with an arrow, that is grouted but not sealed, other side says tropical on top, Island Paradise on side and Gone to the beach, will be back whever LOL, that isn't grouted yet. i love to add words to mosaics which is why i am so excited about trying Laurie Mika's clay ideas..

oh one more question. Should I grout madam loggy's sides the same color as her shell?? Or use another one??? Thanks

I think she turned out fairly good, still not happy with her face, but don't feel like rearranging- just needs sealer and I'll post a pix of her hanging on the wall

sorry for the glued up worktable. what a mess

Allyson

I do love the deep blue purple glass on the sign, need to buy more of it, I just love all irridescent glass

Allyson, glad you like her.
Slow and Cindi, hmm, next projects is the backsplash in our bathroom with the glow in the dark tile, very simple job of just a few rows to keep the water from splashing on the walls. and then I want to do the seashell light fixture like Klinger.. and so many other things i want to do not enough time in the day