Grouting the Blue Dragonfly

As you can see, below the mosaic is being grouted in blue. The grout almost always looks darker when you are applying it because it is wet.

Below I was applying the grout glitter in silver, blue and green while the grout was still wet. It adds a fantasy feel to mosaics. Don't you agree?

And now you have the finished piece. It still needs to be cleaned up a little, but it's done.


I'll be putting it up for sale in my store soon. It will be gracing my gallery wall until it finds a new home. I love looking at it; it's such a colorful, happy piece.

You asked for it!

I took this photo outside without a flash but no flowers reflecting in the mirror, but the next best thing: me taking the picture :) Unfortunately, I don't think the dichroic glass of the dragonfly's body showed up very well in this pic. And each piece of glass seems to stand out which isn't the case when you view it hanging on the wall. It all appears so flat which is a shame because it glitters and shimmers in reality, but here is the photo you asked for.

A work in progress

I am working on a new mosaic, and it was inspired by the purple mosaic I created for Connie. I had so much fun working on that piece that I wanted to create another piece with insects and flowers. I thought it would look pretty in blue. Above is a photo I took of my work space at the beginning of this mosaic. Sometimes the drawings are very detailed with every piece planned out but not this one as you can see by the pencil drawings on the mirrored board. This one changed as I was inspired to create flowers that I have never seen or have never tried to make before. Below is a picture of one of the containers I use to help me to organize my glass and pieces I am considering for use in the mosaic. I will be posting the new completed mosaic sometime this coming week.