Minnesota "State Bird"

How can we possibly make this whole mosaic art piece

without featuring the Minnesota "State Bird" in one of the panels?!!!

And it looks like these two little rascals

have been busy collecting their liquid ruby prize. Watch out!

Whoa! Looka that big fly!!!!

Three of us really fussed over how to represent the wings.

Sarah thought mirror might work - and it did!

The fly has iridescent eyes and glass button wings.

 Ann N. puzzled over the Morning Glories and

came up with these beautiful jewels.

It can be a slow process

trying to figure out how to make a delicate flower

using these hard tiles, beads and mirror.

After much trial and error, Ann succeeded in this variety of blossoms.

The egret is coming together beautifully.

Again, there is much gnashing of teeth when it comes to

choosing the colors and cutting the right shape.

I love doing it.

 This berry patch was finished by Sarah.

The background is navy and will have a dark grout

so the berries will show as lovely as they are.

There is a lot of cutting to create the winding vines and the lovely leaves.

 Helen's daffodils are emerging beautifully.

The variety of colors make them come alive.

And look! There's a sweet lady bug helping the flower garden.

Two of them! One big, one little.

 Sarah completed the bunny that will be in the cabbage patch.

The inside of the ears are made from some of the polished stones from Sandra T.

This bunny has a white belly to match the white bunny tail.

 More navy tiles for the background of these poppies.

Betsy left it almost done one day - hoping that the rest of the background would

magically be done when she came back the next morning.

Ha!

Well, she finished it and went on to the next project.

Yay, Betsy! We must persevere!!!!!!!

 Here's Betsy puzzling out the next step. Think, think, think.

 

Artist, Kathleen G. came in and got right to work

using her talents and arranging colors for the pumpkin patch.

 This is only the start.

Just wait - you'll see a gorgeous outcome with great use of color.

It's been a good week in the Mosaic Studio.