“ABBY”, 26” X 26”

Bad Ass Cowgirls, mosaic #2…

Yes! I am blogging about my New Work, but I am now calling this section of my website WIP= work in progress. I always loved watching an artists process, and now you can see mine! But only here on my website. So enjoy my mosaic journey with me and let me know if you have any questions.

#1 begins with an outline & background glass. I found this specialize glass in my collection for the background. Not even sure where I got it… But it grounded this piece and dictated my earthy color palette. For this work I wanted to pull together a variety of materials in the same color to make the face, contrasting the orange with the yellows to describe the face. In the bottom 2 pictures you can see how the warm, brown grout pulls the bright colors together as well as tone them down.

This piece is all about color and advoiding mosaicking a face because I find it so challenging… Instead I chose an image with a big hat and a lot of shading of the face, except for the lips which pop and become the focus.

Stay tuned for lots more work in progress!