Lately I've found that I've been spending a lot of time reading other people's blogs rather than writing mine own. Here two of my favorite blogs right now:

http://www.mosaic-blog.com/ - Emma Biggs' new(ish) blog. an interesting and thought provoking look into her world and amazing mind.

http://mosaicartnow.blogspot.com/ - Nancie does a wonderful job of scouring the cyber-world for interesting mosaic related sites, news, reviews, ect.

Not to mention keeping up with Sonia King's Facebook page- lately all of her "friends" have been drooling over her new studio.

I don't think I ever "reported" on my workshop in Dallas with Lynne Chinn - it was educational and fun! Thanks to the H1N1 virus we had a small class- which gave us lots of teacher one-on-one time not to mention the opportunity to get to know the other class members. Lynne is extremely knowledgable and giving.

Happy New Year- may it be productive and creative!

Oh- I need to mention--I have been getting a lot of weird comments that are obviously some sort of spam- so, I don't post anoymous comments- please leave your name!

Here are a couple of photos of my "organic" looking form that I made in Sherri W. Hunter's workshop a few months ago.
Sherri is a wonderful teacher- and a great problem solver! Last year she won first place in the Best Architectural category at the Mosaic Arts International (MAI) Juried exhibit for her wonderful "Swimming Tiger" benches (we'll forgive her that they are Auburn tigers rather than LSU Tigers!). Check them out at:
http://www.sherriwarnerhunter.com/Tiger%20Benches.htm

Next month I am scheduled to take a 5 day Abstract Mosaic workshop with my friend, Lynne Chinn in Dallas at the Creative Arts Center.

Lynne was generous enough to ask if I would bring my form over so that we can "sit and ponder" my next step with the form-which will be to make it into an abstract mosaic. (Although I will say I 'm kind of getting to like it just as it is). Lynne won Best in Show last year at the MAI Juried exhibit with her incredible "Undulate"--check it out at: http://www.lcmosaics.com/portfolio/index.html


So I'm hoping that maybe--just maybe, with recent training by two of the best modern day mosaic artist, I might be able to make a piece that I feel will be good enough to enter into juried exhibits. Of course, it will probably take me a year or more to finish it! I'll keep you posted.