Finished Zebra

Here is a photo of my life size mosaic zebra. This took forever to make I have 2 weeks of work in the beaded mane alone, the mane is over 12oo feet of wire and seed beads.

Great New Shop ~ Ginger

Just wanted to share with everyone a great new shop on Bainbridge called Ginger

They are featuring jewelry by Ginger, fused glass and metal work by Myorian and Cosmic Cottage Body care products.

Its Located behind Blackbird Bakery and will be open Monday through Sunday. Go check it out

New Work ~ City People

Just wanted to share some photos of some of my new work.

Flower Slug with her great orange eyes

Here is my giant ladybug.

Pair of snails

All these pieces will be on display in Seattle at the City People's Nursery in Seattle

September 13 - October 13

http://www.citypeoples.com/gardenstore/index.html

Vashon Island

Yesterday I took the ferry up to Vashon Island, it was my first trip to the island. I delivered some art work at the Heron Nest Gallery. We then went to a great nursery called Dig

Love the sculptures

Great displays of plants

Purple shed with a galvanized tin roof

Love these cactus....I was very tempted by these!

Lucy on the ferry boat. She is now 8 months old.

For more info about Dig go to http://dignursery.com/

New Work

Just finished a new series of mirrors

Tropical flowers

Fish mirror

Blue butterfly

These are all available now online at my Etsy store

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5432909

Custom Work

Last Summer I was commissioned to make a pair of over sized pileated wood peckers

Boy is left (37.5" long) and the girl is (34" long) on the right.

This is the boy

This is the view from the driveway

Venice

Last fall I took my mother to Rome and Venice. While in Venice we went over to the Island of Murano. Some of the materials I use in my mosaics are made there like the smalti and millefiori. Below are some examples of my work with the Italian materials.

Duck in Party Hat

PeacockHappy Fish

This picture was taken from the famous Rialto bridge

Here is the Rialto bridge

The classic gondolas

We then took the boat over to the island of Murano above is a mosaic.

A mosaic of the glass blowers of Murano.

Glass blowers working on a sculpture at the Berengo Gallery.

The Coolest Place In California

This is the Queen Califia's Magic Circle in Escondido California it

was created by Niki De Saint Phalla. I have never been but I think this year I will make the trip down to see it. For more info http://www.queencalifia.org/ and for more info about Niki http://www.nikidesaintphalle.com/

The materials range from colored mirror, glass gems, ceramic tiles and stones.

The circular Snake wall is 400 feet long and ranges from 4 to 9 feet high

This scuplture is 24' x 22'x 20' and the egg is a solar powered fountain

Love the snakes!

There are a total of 8 totems ranging from 11 feet tall to 21 feet tall.





Top of a totem

Tulips!

I picked these tulips up at the grocery store. They are locally grown up north in Mount Vernon Washington. Mid April through May the Tulip festival is being held in Mount Vernon

Tulip fields in Mount Vernon

Rows and rows of tulips

For more info http://www.tulipfestival.org/

Its My Birthday!

Its my Birthday today im 27! On Saturday I took the day off and went up North to Arlington to a Kangaroo and Wallaby farm.

Girl Kangaroo here name is Zoe


My mom with Zoe


Me feeding a Wallaby




Wallaby eating

Me holding a baby wallaby


My mom holding a baby wallaby

Baby Wallaby

Mommy wallaby with a baby

for more info http://www.christmastreesandroos.com/

Mosaics In The Garden

This was a display I had at a local nursery in Seattle

Flower Slug

Frog fountain with turtles and my snail peaking out

Baby snails