Mosaics: Part one
On Fridays VR attends art group in Ewyas Harold (a village near the Welsh border). Today it’s mosaics and I got involved. Scouting the area for decorative ceramic tiles which I then smashed into mosaic-able fragments. Not forgetting grout to fill in the interstices. Ideas flitted. The interstices should not be too wide. The layout must be better than random. How about sub-designs? And mind the sharp edges of the tile shards.
Driving VR and daughter Professional Bleeder (here on a visit) to EW I became minatory. I would be very disappointed, I said, if I was unable to detect signs of intellectualism in the two finished mosaics. Hadn’t I scouted and smashed until knackered?
Above are the raw materials. In 45 minutes I shall leave to pick the two mosaic-ers. With their works.
To be continued.
Mosaics: Part two
Ooo...er, what's this? I drive down to EW and all I see is WIP (work in progress). The art group consists either of slow-learners or perfectionists. The revelations - if any - must be postponed a week. Meanwhile, how do I fill in the time? A sonnet? A short story centring on prettiness? A scandalous post about sexual solecism, vivid enough to disguise this administrative booboo.
To be continued (at least until Friday the 23rd)
Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteLots of promising mosaic materials in those baskets! I can hardly wait, too!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter-in-Oz (HHB) is a ceramic artist and makes mosaics. Her right grip is very strong from clipping pieces of china to the shapes she visualises.
ReplyDeleteWatch out for VR's as she develops her hobby!