A few years ago I did a mosaic design course and during the 20 weeks I was at it, I finished two things; a bathroom mirror and a monochrome work of a kitesurfer (red and white basically). I gave the kitesurfer to the kitesurfer who was doing a dangle pass in the shot, and said I would do it again the following year. The course didn’t run.
But I still wanted to do another piece for myself; better than the bathroom mirror was – yes it was my first work and yes, you’d know it, and I have most of the equipment to do it. So I’ve been thinking about it again. I can order the glass from Creative Glass in Bristol – they will deliver internationally, so it’s just a question of how to deal with avoiding glass splinters going all over the place. I think i’ll be laying out a big blanket in the kitchen and buying a black and decker foldable work bench. And I was looking at tables to put the work on.
There are two possible pieces I’d like to do; another surfing wave (that was the first one) or possibly a lighthouse. I was looking at putting it on a garden table so I was looking at what was available in the way of tables to abuse in this way in IKEA. I may yet just go for a plate of wood from a builder’s provider, one that I can put outside for preference, and put a lighthouse on it.
I don’t know why I am doing this though; it’s not like I have time, per se. I have a load of crochet on the go, tapestry, climbing and swimming. It’s just something I want to do I guess.
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