My Portable Studio

I actually got quite a lot done while on vacation. My portable studio worked out very well. I had enough bits and pieces of glass with me and I was able to find a number of interesting objects at thrift stores and during the community fair that I had plenty to work on. Now if you add to that we learned while on vacation that we would be moving. I find I have had no time to work on anything except loading boxes, packing and cleaning. I look forward to getting settled in our new home and having time to work. It is amazing how moving kind of brings everything to a screeching halt. Anyway I have a number of pieces that need to be grouted. Maybe this Saturday I will have finished enough cleaning and packing to take some time out to grout before I pack my studio in boxes to be moved to its new location.

The Gift Makes The Way for the Giver...

Yeasterday I boxed up all my completed mosaics to give to Elizabeth from the new Earth Artisin Gallary in Tenino, Wa. She will not open untill early November but is in the process of gathering everyones work. I am very excited to have a place to display and sell my work where it is possible for people to see it on a regular basis. I have been praying about this for quite a while- and basicly trusting that when the time was right - doors would begin to open. I believe strongly that "the gift makes the way for the giver even ushering them before kings". My gift is making a way for me it will be interesting to see where it takes me over the course of time.

Today we leave on vacation and I have my traveling glass studio with me - I have about 12 small reflective abstract pieces that I would like to complete while I am away. Plus there is always mindless cutting of tear drops, leaves and little rectangles and triangles that seem to be the main shapes I use. This is a great activity while my family is watching movies. With my home made glass cutting box I can cut just about anywhere with out making a mess.

Delphi Prizes

These are the prizes I recieved from Delphi Glass.
I won 3 place in thier 2007 Glass Festival in the mosaic catagory.

Waiting Angel

Angel Wins 3rd Place in Delphi Glass Festival. You can visit the winners page at the following link. http://www.delphiglass.com/index.cfm?page=agf_winners.
You can see more pictures of this angel in my mosaic gallery.

Wedding Gift

I used a beveled oval mirror and painted the words directly on the mirror. I then covered the mirror with clear mosaic glass. The flowers were similar to the ones on the Wedding invitation. I wanted it to be a beautiful personalized mosaic keepsake.

If you would like to commission a similar project please visit my web site at http://mm-fractured-designs.com
and use the contact box to send me an e-mail with your contact information and ideas.

A project like this would cost about $75.00

Angel of Restoration

This is a mosaic that I have done for my friends at TMTL (Truly Motivated Transitional Living).
A ministry where Men from all walks of life and various degrees of addiction choose to make TMTL their home. The truth of recovery and God's love is being taught and lived in the TMTL houses.

Welcome

Welcome to Bits and Pieces, my mosaic blog. I have been trying to make it easier to regularly up date the blogs listed on my website www.mm-fractured-designs. I think this is going to make it much easier to post photos and share about my thoughts regarding the mosaic process, and some of the lessons I have learned about how God can take our broken pieces and put them together in a whole new way.