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A blog about my pet portraits, mosaics, life and my crazy dog.
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how to finish the back of your work
I'm always asked how I finish the backs of my work so I thought I'd show you. You can get all these things at any hardware store in your area. I'm a pro at Lowe's.... i think they should offer me a job. I asked a guy in there a question the other day...
can't wait to break out the paints
Since working on the Brutus mosaic I've really missed painting. The only thing that's kept me sane and painting a little are my journals pages. When I need a break during my day I usually play in my journal. Today I got a little carried away when a f...
mosaic meltdown
Today was the day. I'm surprised it hasn't happened before. I had a mosaic meltdown! I spent this beautiful afternoon in my studio working on the hands and realized that this was so much more tedious than I anticipated. Ugh! I started to cry. Yup! Ju...
red ruby shoes
There's no place like Ohio State. There's no place like Ohio State......... and I hope I'm getting closer to sending Brutus there. Running shoes are done and I'm in traction! LOL! I'm finally starting another color! Pretty much done with red and whit...
mosaic shoes
The shoes are coming along. I'll be happy to finally finish this bottom part because it really is backbreaking.I'm leaving for Canada tomorrow so I'll try to post on my parent's computer. It's not a Mac so I don't know if I'll be familiar with their ...
socks are complete
The socks are finally done!! Yay! They would have been done much sooner but life came in the way. I had a bunch of stuff to do last week so I didn't get to spend as much time on Brutus. I leave for Ottawa, Canada, next Wed. to see my parents so there...
pretty pretty flowers
There's a pond right outside my studio. Let's just say that it's not very attractive. I did notice today, however, these beautiful flowers growing in there. Make no mistake........ I love flowers........ I even paint them sometimes....... but I don't...
