tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32024592959668175152024-02-20T19:34:24.314-08:00ginchy newslindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-21514073182680464052024-01-22T15:54:00.000-08:002024-01-22T15:54:43.417-08:00peacocking<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FR8QEj0NwzpgO00W6ZKf79LWRGUrLmcNx3pm3SJ3ttpPTMMlsFgixZs7dBgrO8Ot8Zytot7Qow_nkEyfDSgsUd6qtE4hGjb16PKDSapHJuY2iEe98LBlMh58WhsNIeOeWk-kEaKVuoPVbYUsqegogTUvbeDcCTBCZhEpPmUcy8TjfQymuvwB4tVfrYHg/s4032/20231108_093059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="4032" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FR8QEj0NwzpgO00W6ZKf79LWRGUrLmcNx3pm3SJ3ttpPTMMlsFgixZs7dBgrO8Ot8Zytot7Qow_nkEyfDSgsUd6qtE4hGjb16PKDSapHJuY2iEe98LBlMh58WhsNIeOeWk-kEaKVuoPVbYUsqegogTUvbeDcCTBCZhEpPmUcy8TjfQymuvwB4tVfrYHg/w400-h239/20231108_093059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Another dream project swung my way. I have wanted to do a peacock feather for a long time and kept throwing it out to organizations in proposals and finally got a YES! Plus, they asked for a companion piece, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">and I chose a whole peacock. On the 30th, I get to see them both hung up. I can't wait! there is so much iridescent in this mosaic. The eye feathers have a ring of irid and also the highlights on his head and neck.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtKn9T6yIO3wUtT9n8QIEQdQJuvPdyi8VJs9PkhyvvxCFI6zyiykMdJGNyhGAmafmdwJ_BSaeK3BVRE5kejhbaxMcXoDP25Qthyphenhyphenk47r-agxKil4npl14BHrVYEqt04BztYCLv79kfD0SLVIIh_7cDzDHYnU3dYLrgg0Mf9gVQOJiiEIesdAhS8voDSqfl/s4032/20231229_160636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="4032" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtKn9T6yIO3wUtT9n8QIEQdQJuvPdyi8VJs9PkhyvvxCFI6zyiykMdJGNyhGAmafmdwJ_BSaeK3BVRE5kejhbaxMcXoDP25Qthyphenhyphenk47r-agxKil4npl14BHrVYEqt04BztYCLv79kfD0SLVIIh_7cDzDHYnU3dYLrgg0Mf9gVQOJiiEIesdAhS8voDSqfl/w400-h235/20231229_160636.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />At the beginning, I started to question my decision to go multicolored. Once it was done, I think it makes this bird look even more cheerful. Both of these go in the MICU in Penn State Hershey Medical Center. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp0s3rFvqGvYIk_fJLshtb2xF-FmTolyD8SmEZ5kluLOKLmSKMxZVoKTAyhBewQc4mNw6Lx0FunlQp7_4Nx7OquepoOcuBL9KOIDMdy9ohJdnlxrmhF6bzBTKMqaIw7hpTjmQ_zfmSMKT6oFHEAChLgwXZ5i2gwcu6lMcSj4ysdXclsQe24fmZLviUHAq/s3995/20231231_133505crop2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="3995" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp0s3rFvqGvYIk_fJLshtb2xF-FmTolyD8SmEZ5kluLOKLmSKMxZVoKTAyhBewQc4mNw6Lx0FunlQp7_4Nx7OquepoOcuBL9KOIDMdy9ohJdnlxrmhF6bzBTKMqaIw7hpTjmQ_zfmSMKT6oFHEAChLgwXZ5i2gwcu6lMcSj4ysdXclsQe24fmZLviUHAq/w400-h260/20231231_133505crop2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The feather incorporates tiles made by faculty at the Med Center. They did a fantastic job as you would have guessed. I regret not having many close-up photos, but I had a phone mishap and lost a bunch of stuff. I had a great photo of hospital peeps here in my shop working on tiles but unfortunately, that was one that is missing. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2kXQgoQjFCvnOpPVcJHz6IoiriU6SbkhEyx-Zqi2Bj84lpiDlCP9O1sOuN3dq7ILethf8JMlAoaCOjAXq4LWb00eWeqSY_OPO2qySiwEy4ifMLcyMfWgIOMpOaDwJxqdFjS-aOVE6vvdI3P3_Ohy6PAVg_ppixNuqrqQyjh7PaWa0LWe2NN7RCzRkLEa/s4032/20240104_182924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2kXQgoQjFCvnOpPVcJHz6IoiriU6SbkhEyx-Zqi2Bj84lpiDlCP9O1sOuN3dq7ILethf8JMlAoaCOjAXq4LWb00eWeqSY_OPO2qySiwEy4ifMLcyMfWgIOMpOaDwJxqdFjS-aOVE6vvdI3P3_Ohy6PAVg_ppixNuqrqQyjh7PaWa0LWe2NN7RCzRkLEa/w300-h400/20240104_182924.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVN_nYzKmBd-G6ZM9-9cVvMFPpOgYigJYKge9Pkpt0ykqSCrYDE1h6Lp8jd_WQ9kVwF3eh9REhxwNQirgvp5-o_wnPQUFT_vh1b1FRYpYGBqZWFEMtSzVLymz01JbTZ6FR3WGz_T9I2WAkA4i-1XTZ2DVmgFC4BALPXVFGNT81YiN0n4ccqsMJg37lbIqk/s4032/20240104_183331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVN_nYzKmBd-G6ZM9-9cVvMFPpOgYigJYKge9Pkpt0ykqSCrYDE1h6Lp8jd_WQ9kVwF3eh9REhxwNQirgvp5-o_wnPQUFT_vh1b1FRYpYGBqZWFEMtSzVLymz01JbTZ6FR3WGz_T9I2WAkA4i-1XTZ2DVmgFC4BALPXVFGNT81YiN0n4ccqsMJg37lbIqk/w300-h400/20240104_183331.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the tiles made here at my shop was a cute little ice cream cone. I had to have that one piece of feather swoop down so the ice cream cone would be upright. It is hard to see but that little drip has an ice cream cone on it. </span><p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-28364264061034421312023-10-06T12:19:00.003-07:002023-10-06T12:19:59.321-07:00year round spring<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcL8Hb_7F3pWca55a53VCPdjzhFTtJOeSmx5Zy-eOYcD9ojCBV8lGOyswP1c_M8UAajdzwzzldRAEwaPuDSUOqJpun2sP_KYpZjOI2ChI6txp-uUpdAMtDterP8BAok1wISiPi8_YWWkVEwph-O0E_Ebc-TH_9rfwoqUxNlnVf-qBF71WSBDarnsLo53e/s4032/20231004_122622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfQtB-KHnvORBah2_PHamZU-xXPfsQ6T6sB_Mx08jRCChwc2TxplSmXjYkDEzllwWW44OQl7Vmey9clxrf6_j_lHRBDsOoJjjWUrOSykEoGD8mHh7hitrFzhaBy_g1As4bba7E4ZQZ_ekAFAR8ZXUA2t05Vd588qVLLUfJIcLGN5B2iIFeYJ7w9rXVdbL/s4032/20231005_125233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfQtB-KHnvORBah2_PHamZU-xXPfsQ6T6sB_Mx08jRCChwc2TxplSmXjYkDEzllwWW44OQl7Vmey9clxrf6_j_lHRBDsOoJjjWUrOSykEoGD8mHh7hitrFzhaBy_g1As4bba7E4ZQZ_ekAFAR8ZXUA2t05Vd588qVLLUfJIcLGN5B2iIFeYJ7w9rXVdbL/w400-h300/20231005_125233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Well? My part of this project is done. I cannot imagine any "job" being more fun than mine. There was a serious time crunch to get in before it got too cold to install. This side faces the road. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk46roD2gZjjzSpXD3PA0YkmEuXhzEvNvDvQ2gxh84diK2ZiEibJYBWBg4Syg3NLstTI6VvgrQ1rY6rHWHChiCQxY2WR9HX-tcfWApjTojcVyRPSpjLiUG6zaw0fzEmIQAoX-EOQMNydu355WeFNBwQlaCyxIeLpgeSLZ3DyX25tDq5c6E32wbtmSlnY9/s4032/20231005_125309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk46roD2gZjjzSpXD3PA0YkmEuXhzEvNvDvQ2gxh84diK2ZiEibJYBWBg4Syg3NLstTI6VvgrQ1rY6rHWHChiCQxY2WR9HX-tcfWApjTojcVyRPSpjLiUG6zaw0fzEmIQAoX-EOQMNydu355WeFNBwQlaCyxIeLpgeSLZ3DyX25tDq5c6E32wbtmSlnY9/w400-h300/20231005_125309.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This side faces the restaurant. There will be landscaping and lighting, then it gets a cap on the wall but I am DONE. There were so many scary things in this because it is outdoor. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PlzwWyWcBab0vbF6pqtiUjhuZT8pPVZn0uTJFs6O4dge-3N7729COk0fFSIPxJXhGundsrTNQrp4MZDtXQpljyt6YyomO3G-vM2PEqKvw8RDfqVnjrPZtbMtLQJOHuFJOivZ8WgIjLNczTJbgxNrJfTVgn-up4T3ra2Wsmb5BbKMNUdEYK3ag3895Iwy/s4032/20231004_122622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PlzwWyWcBab0vbF6pqtiUjhuZT8pPVZn0uTJFs6O4dge-3N7729COk0fFSIPxJXhGundsrTNQrp4MZDtXQpljyt6YyomO3G-vM2PEqKvw8RDfqVnjrPZtbMtLQJOHuFJOivZ8WgIjLNczTJbgxNrJfTVgn-up4T3ra2Wsmb5BbKMNUdEYK3ag3895Iwy/w400-h300/20231004_122622.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">My previous post told the story of the project but I was so happy that a plaque also tells our story... forever!</span><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFHfGTkZAW2aQ8thDtHFT7EzQm56xNqJOR6BEXooiCMfPhqjlDmypgJxBgNuOpvtEoVwIiqVtq-5AZ2SzFIjgExFT8PYLAzLRqx9lKkRNQyia3tkNNTG3rX3YgqTewSpvhtZrd3I1-t8gkiG5cq_htPmrENzSoq2rkN7nHKDIKvUnuP7lpa2l8O-yz5hT/s4032/20230823_145903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFHfGTkZAW2aQ8thDtHFT7EzQm56xNqJOR6BEXooiCMfPhqjlDmypgJxBgNuOpvtEoVwIiqVtq-5AZ2SzFIjgExFT8PYLAzLRqx9lKkRNQyia3tkNNTG3rX3YgqTewSpvhtZrd3I1-t8gkiG5cq_htPmrENzSoq2rkN7nHKDIKvUnuP7lpa2l8O-yz5hT/w400-h300/20230823_145903.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once the kids got their tiles done and I fired and sorted them, then I had to put the 20 ft x 5 ft mosaic together on a 3 ft x 5 ft table. It was crazy to imagine. I had to put tables together to accommodate the poofs, sometimes an auxiliary table on each side.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjoVll2BVyGja5ly2WobjyMNdMbx0V_SpfNq5TEoOVpCQFxTf9VpHInS5fNG0kpPv-8N-_2xet_uDQc1nDCk5tKyFhFgcMlK0wGikCQmVcagr7ZMtrSE7tnGRb0eNAhctNOGcmXtd4U69o9G3hmdQXCZseUGAeCayjXE4-neb4YBfmCDgwbQneejbzYKv/s3711/20230726_204742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="2783" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjoVll2BVyGja5ly2WobjyMNdMbx0V_SpfNq5TEoOVpCQFxTf9VpHInS5fNG0kpPv-8N-_2xet_uDQc1nDCk5tKyFhFgcMlK0wGikCQmVcagr7ZMtrSE7tnGRb0eNAhctNOGcmXtd4U69o9G3hmdQXCZseUGAeCayjXE4-neb4YBfmCDgwbQneejbzYKv/w300-h400/20230726_204742.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Then I started stacking sections that I had on tape for installation. They collected cat hair for weeks. I had the same amount of stacks from the back of the wall and the poofs were stored in another room. Nutty! If asked to do it again, I would say yes in a heartbeat. Life is good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I am already onto the next project... a peacock! Woohoooo!</span></div>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-80282779576729758242023-09-12T17:26:00.001-07:002023-09-12T17:26:33.174-07:00dandelions in Hershey <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga97epMfpRm9RLf1OoHwqrf2IMjATd7NcP8ogzKB9xbQRP4yLblVOJNyc8kzpr1UYsSqTFRitnfqFFQsPHkJrgy8HlSOW5kZ9huL36VLNyDjfDimt43n4BWYY0WPfpOk4XoN9vNbSU9-NO71Lk75TNb35eOks91Iurk7VvP9crq4PhcQfJRw4_i99Qj5N6/s4032/20230217_131503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga97epMfpRm9RLf1OoHwqrf2IMjATd7NcP8ogzKB9xbQRP4yLblVOJNyc8kzpr1UYsSqTFRitnfqFFQsPHkJrgy8HlSOW5kZ9huL36VLNyDjfDimt43n4BWYY0WPfpOk4XoN9vNbSU9-NO71Lk75TNb35eOks91Iurk7VvP9crq4PhcQfJRw4_i99Qj5N6/w400-h300/20230217_131503.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next week, is the installation of the biggest mosaic of my career so far. I can't even tell you how surreal this is. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The project started 2 1/2 years ago and had gotten cancelled twice. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Both times the project came back into being, it was a greater plan than it was prior to cancellation. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I would be writing for days if I told you all the disappointments, close calls, and crappy events that turned out to be the exact path this project needed to take to become what it was always meant to be. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUbueRlCgA5R8yEfqMpVzjpuisAP1R81mJEvY6ugxFHZ5nPSIrUTuxz8bBaQkIoNf4h5qV0XvIVfGQj98mx8UGM0DN5JyyrLtk6vzueKEN5b2VWSs6CbvEuXxGApT8fo-RYr_iMYcBprwbj2HX3sDXjCsvZaRiHs1sOxs1s96sOpmqSdtMovbVqLToa6Y/s4032/20230301_082509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUbueRlCgA5R8yEfqMpVzjpuisAP1R81mJEvY6ugxFHZ5nPSIrUTuxz8bBaQkIoNf4h5qV0XvIVfGQj98mx8UGM0DN5JyyrLtk6vzueKEN5b2VWSs6CbvEuXxGApT8fo-RYr_iMYcBprwbj2HX3sDXjCsvZaRiHs1sOxs1s96sOpmqSdtMovbVqLToa6Y/w400-h300/20230301_082509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is no way to tell you the hundreds of stories about tile ideas that this mosaic contains. That is half of the reason these projects are such a joy to "work" on. This dandelion project is a literal dream, starting with the amazing people I got to work with. I have wanted to do a project with multiple schools and this project called for exactly that. This past winter, four schools, Milton Hershey, Hershey, Lower Dauphin, and Vista School all made tiles for this project. Students won't see all the tiles from students at other schools until October when there is a reveal event.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Bd5by4J6DUQiPcgy3BU7JU9LQSFzv2cLltXnPsQwhi-9wJY2_GiSmPPsMLLzvEiB9owzcNh7MRj86ivX_r0PYTJhX0hukVe0gHQasdNWfF319SIcCwmPBLIhcv1ZJ4d5AO9tNaRrrQnC9-k5F1hkjuY0cMQoB_tMaTJcIeMIyv-ah1ytlw24cxeYNxHn/s4032/20230407_140338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Bd5by4J6DUQiPcgy3BU7JU9LQSFzv2cLltXnPsQwhi-9wJY2_GiSmPPsMLLzvEiB9owzcNh7MRj86ivX_r0PYTJhX0hukVe0gHQasdNWfF319SIcCwmPBLIhcv1ZJ4d5AO9tNaRrrQnC9-k5F1hkjuY0cMQoB_tMaTJcIeMIyv-ah1ytlw24cxeYNxHn/w300-h400/20230407_140338.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Each school had different amounts of time they were able to devote to tile making. Some of the really amazing tiles were made in one class period! I ended up working with about 500 students that made about 1000 tiles! They were all white, blue and green to make dandelion poofs.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjQrlGNFPHPbGckYnvRUIdsjRy1l-0AZD5KxviUDXUSUIUKt3W60al0oQWeiJdFHMlpHOpIUUtGWY5RCoX3Qq404P7BY-setwYO9Ruz06KafETlg7qAsV1QVyoSu-H85VBUxMsiNdd2ndJMAgxmQYa2jb6uSa2b8OQQEvS0depw8cxgWwjrO9ZpPtYsnz/s4032/20230816_073658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjQrlGNFPHPbGckYnvRUIdsjRy1l-0AZD5KxviUDXUSUIUKt3W60al0oQWeiJdFHMlpHOpIUUtGWY5RCoX3Qq404P7BY-setwYO9Ruz06KafETlg7qAsV1QVyoSu-H85VBUxMsiNdd2ndJMAgxmQYa2jb6uSa2b8OQQEvS0depw8cxgWwjrO9ZpPtYsnz/w300-h400/20230816_073658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The front has three poofs in the dandelion plant that is amongst other flowers. Each poof is almost three feet across. This photo is the mosaic laid out so I could measure. It is still covered with tape and ungrouted. The wall that it will be installed on is 20 feet long and five feet tall.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppdGVM6q8ggE8D_Jm3u8iMhPOjVxYmtnbl_kBNZMYRtEEwtkCexXd5iG8JqV7qXHlyeIq7lHq7OM7H3isu6yV98XIngGJOB3oPBltMq99iCtUrLbiIta2pBgCTlSWf_1nHk7IMZHWs0oY7dtfuw8s-6ZruFOTWLTm6wACeJgMq2f9Ps6IP9Z7aRWMuR4D/s4032/20230831_150040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppdGVM6q8ggE8D_Jm3u8iMhPOjVxYmtnbl_kBNZMYRtEEwtkCexXd5iG8JqV7qXHlyeIq7lHq7OM7H3isu6yV98XIngGJOB3oPBltMq99iCtUrLbiIta2pBgCTlSWf_1nHk7IMZHWs0oY7dtfuw8s-6ZruFOTWLTm6wACeJgMq2f9Ps6IP9Z7aRWMuR4D/w400-h300/20230831_150040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The back of the wall is the two poofs and a little ladybug with a whole lotta beautiful blue glass. I am just trying to not burst till this gets installed. I can't believe how blessed I am. In fact, I am already working on the next mosaic that will be installed about a mile away from this wall. I'll tell you about it soon... and also show you photos of these dandelions installed. The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is the fiscal sponsor of this project. The location for the mural was provided by the Hershey Trust Company as trustee for Milton Hershey School. The mural is sponsored through the generosity of The Hershey Company, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, Capital Blue Cross, Capital Construction Management, Hershey Federal Credit Union, McQuaide Blasko, and the Rotary Club of Hershey.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-56360430847100442482023-04-11T12:07:00.000-07:002023-04-11T12:07:33.551-07:00time to make the donuts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you know ahead of time you will be making rainbow sprinkles, you know it's going to be fun. In this project, I worked with three teachers, and I had worked with each of them separately before in different projects. I felt like it was kismet that these three ended up in Mifflin County High School and I was blessed to work with them.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSptQAxV86E0QeKKOqOa5E8TlHSwvE5A08TixjvFVbLSqL9h1LND2029XGe-D8egWpPmu5yasi4RTQnytL80Z5D_MlmwMP956vxBaFgxIKJoBZUIaQcHFnmUvlS7cz4I1QKiiTS1O-MN12W8E6Bwgj0Jnu0Dg27fEsHei5qUnmBfZffK6mO4t74Df1Yg/s1600/20230327_105018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSptQAxV86E0QeKKOqOa5E8TlHSwvE5A08TixjvFVbLSqL9h1LND2029XGe-D8egWpPmu5yasi4RTQnytL80Z5D_MlmwMP956vxBaFgxIKJoBZUIaQcHFnmUvlS7cz4I1QKiiTS1O-MN12W8E6Bwgj0Jnu0Dg27fEsHei5qUnmBfZffK6mO4t74Df1Yg/w300-h400/20230327_105018.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>I wish I could say that donuts were MY idea but they weren't. Nobody remembers who came up with the idea but I love it. Their cafeteria is the perfect place for this mosaic.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HXIH4AWdD65IYLopENM-mpd5gwfEvIZpSXVWTTFLXBT4rFpzM08w4L5bvvt41vCoiyfNlqH9idubqLd6Gizd1MNZtlF7eDiZpRBFJre123im4Y9Eud_2HX8vIWyP51Mx91S5zQR--_pgmHrDpFM-d8FP8PYMase6BWDvEaKc5SizhB8CrhFS_lfQDQ/s1600/20230323_124711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HXIH4AWdD65IYLopENM-mpd5gwfEvIZpSXVWTTFLXBT4rFpzM08w4L5bvvt41vCoiyfNlqH9idubqLd6Gizd1MNZtlF7eDiZpRBFJre123im4Y9Eud_2HX8vIWyP51Mx91S5zQR--_pgmHrDpFM-d8FP8PYMase6BWDvEaKc5SizhB8CrhFS_lfQDQ/s320/20230323_124711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I always say that I am amazed at what people come up with for tiles. One surprise here was a comb from a</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> guy that cuts hair!</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Never had one of those that I can remember. </span> </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDyrZpMw9Aepdnl-6JiCuFeHBz3c_iWHh0LWttL0AZeYjadhIHItRkt_de8GpYRqs-BaR3IHebJeavbk97T07ajgcunaVl93rcYR6yEGB0f5nEyI_FFZJIX8lDDlrS9iU-KUpFqyYDhrQWedgcMF2ziAvHTKObkINeGZJzZiaUjU2D9RaRUmv0v4r4g/s1600/20230327_153202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDyrZpMw9Aepdnl-6JiCuFeHBz3c_iWHh0LWttL0AZeYjadhIHItRkt_de8GpYRqs-BaR3IHebJeavbk97T07ajgcunaVl93rcYR6yEGB0f5nEyI_FFZJIX8lDDlrS9iU-KUpFqyYDhrQWedgcMF2ziAvHTKObkINeGZJzZiaUjU2D9RaRUmv0v4r4g/s320/20230327_153202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BAzSMHl5UjV_e2uRfCWv24FhuH3aRYGdEJoVfAWvBZYywMPOllWb31Uc140WMVON7AIYCTkatDZTUK4qUHVVnTY-rIPW4K6BVjgf2vrJqykNr9p62qmmhzH07f2vdUAT4Bc3MbWbfJJYDi3UiWZ_JG3L-KkEzoTtCJmLMMBxCZ24-BmprViBZ45dLQ/s1600/20230327_153219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1600" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BAzSMHl5UjV_e2uRfCWv24FhuH3aRYGdEJoVfAWvBZYywMPOllWb31Uc140WMVON7AIYCTkatDZTUK4qUHVVnTY-rIPW4K6BVjgf2vrJqykNr9p62qmmhzH07f2vdUAT4Bc3MbWbfJJYDi3UiWZ_JG3L-KkEzoTtCJmLMMBxCZ24-BmprViBZ45dLQ/s320/20230327_153219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBlhiD0yls7oKteBIGiECcs2kNsc1oynDgg0EtgGUPAO_Fn3cgtg7ISpCRGjDIRcidD6madA-YuR3phJK6o9-Qx1CZ86U2vMN3yMFwsQBviYYw6Mf2qPsUD7eHrx7v4WVcmPTr6i5K2l6eYAvaCv3pzUUKOB4p4ng1ShA4LFOAbnElLr3dfXykz5fBA/s1600/20230327_153207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBlhiD0yls7oKteBIGiECcs2kNsc1oynDgg0EtgGUPAO_Fn3cgtg7ISpCRGjDIRcidD6madA-YuR3phJK6o9-Qx1CZ86U2vMN3yMFwsQBviYYw6Mf2qPsUD7eHrx7v4WVcmPTr6i5K2l6eYAvaCv3pzUUKOB4p4ng1ShA4LFOAbnElLr3dfXykz5fBA/s320/20230327_153207.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6aMfE6G1I3i6rQYMM3rR1Z1iDcPwVMUz8z6pZazJqCRewMLFjOg5WmQa-Kt4lzSEcmzMQAqOavSMo8oeSRRw2QTQrG4qYXtw7bgrWz8OBG0oVtIcEdu4PfDlJCQBK7USad6YQtpQT84toM1KsBq7QnJfT8gHNoDSK1BSCeWIUaFkDXqJVMKYrgV3tg/s4032/20230316_113230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6aMfE6G1I3i6rQYMM3rR1Z1iDcPwVMUz8z6pZazJqCRewMLFjOg5WmQa-Kt4lzSEcmzMQAqOavSMo8oeSRRw2QTQrG4qYXtw7bgrWz8OBG0oVtIcEdu4PfDlJCQBK7USad6YQtpQT84toM1KsBq7QnJfT8gHNoDSK1BSCeWIUaFkDXqJVMKYrgV3tg/s320/20230316_113230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">It's so nice to see humans shoulder to shoulder again. When working on a mosaic, it is such slow momentum that it is difficult to see that we have even made any progress in a whole class. But below, I have a progression of day to day. Keep in mind that this is about 15-20 people at a time almost all day. The first four days were spent making tiles. Then it took two days to grout because we used two colors. This project was made possible by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, through the Perry County Council of the Arts. I'm beyond grateful.</span></span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0dMekB5H5hEGCdLedKRzK1ACIE40B33MqSutd4xsl8TpSRc0nk7JstJfO6fq0Hi0m0idgCv1HF2648bTui7F3WXnuy5EReWhGGYeZeiJSC4Nw4b4NyDAC3F8UILc7_RsVBdCCah4gPK-f1MwTl0BU11GXCBRcIV9OLFHB_Vu99tRH8qTp_rfhTHDHA/s4032/20230327_104858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0dMekB5H5hEGCdLedKRzK1ACIE40B33MqSutd4xsl8TpSRc0nk7JstJfO6fq0Hi0m0idgCv1HF2648bTui7F3WXnuy5EReWhGGYeZeiJSC4Nw4b4NyDAC3F8UILc7_RsVBdCCah4gPK-f1MwTl0BU11GXCBRcIV9OLFHB_Vu99tRH8qTp_rfhTHDHA/s320/20230327_104858.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="6000" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrySdw1RDP2evgHhNBaD1Am_i1cxEHOd4itaOTvSyNohli19jyQ91OG-Ysz7-RtCQKQr5k6RPzITq_of_hMsyNLWTzKz3sJplLcrsdotOlKfl7nWtoALEY6GZDpuwP7Ab3n2NXeLFvlRt9shXqubSWCIvLwyfXis5YXc4YbpJXB0iebOvYU1X4B6q2yA/s320/progression20230320_141742.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am already working on the next mosaic and hope to show you some progress photos soon. The feature tiles will be dandelion poofs and they were made in four different schools in my area. Life is but a dream.</span></div>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-29973026742268888092022-07-28T17:16:00.001-07:002022-07-28T17:17:05.244-07:00Harrisburg Artsfest 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_DA1slPCUHlhhcGTFu3wnopELdDZ1wAA3PnpjxlhoRf4J1cCmRideDTYMKDJDt3Yzue6l7jdG6yndnvgA_ftgDCOPNqQJKa05Fl2twkLl1U9ColI4qnAdqLaxYu63jVTPEUS0FGrX8BlrGkBpU9rKX2lXLJAUzPPjiVU65oUerLtVnteOtCJHx1YSg/s1600/20220530_130856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_DA1slPCUHlhhcGTFu3wnopELdDZ1wAA3PnpjxlhoRf4J1cCmRideDTYMKDJDt3Yzue6l7jdG6yndnvgA_ftgDCOPNqQJKa05Fl2twkLl1U9ColI4qnAdqLaxYu63jVTPEUS0FGrX8BlrGkBpU9rKX2lXLJAUzPPjiVU65oUerLtVnteOtCJHx1YSg/w240-h320/20220530_130856.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtWpF-4D0vXRjjLUl8-k09aVRVdlErrOE9XxiQgilbL5m7p0-N0mx5XNneo9EZUznYh6SlE-CFTpw-QBCxD0xzy3ZfSY1GNG86TauajGBuLgWHOq3unhcQ2NSDE3lgTW-BzHvi9KMMY5CjRXuOHI8LNDTXUnNUCU4hI_rZupuzdD4B7pL0yBgUe4yoA/s1600/20220530_100712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtWpF-4D0vXRjjLUl8-k09aVRVdlErrOE9XxiQgilbL5m7p0-N0mx5XNneo9EZUznYh6SlE-CFTpw-QBCxD0xzy3ZfSY1GNG86TauajGBuLgWHOq3unhcQ2NSDE3lgTW-BzHvi9KMMY5CjRXuOHI8LNDTXUnNUCU4hI_rZupuzdD4B7pL0yBgUe4yoA/w238-h320/20220530_100712.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, I said I was crazy busy and made a short blog post... so why am I here today with another? I had to get a newsletter out to tell everyone about the reveal of this mosaic... and I usually link to my blog for a few more photos. So here we go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJCcswKSLsrwy_xxcEFo5aUlyCFBPpuekmlwogSzdJ66ba5lnD3lQR4snpy5nRqT3ECyvAytFs0DzQ-OjFRNiVnT6SiDWKmV-YqE_jsYN6SP4_Bj4aFKl_DawQOx6fSuLm5hg5DWS6FJsDRMc-UT6gJQgzQ2nVJKE1EKdMVv5iDUu2FMhW81J8itklg/s1600/20220530_121941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJCcswKSLsrwy_xxcEFo5aUlyCFBPpuekmlwogSzdJ66ba5lnD3lQR4snpy5nRqT3ECyvAytFs0DzQ-OjFRNiVnT6SiDWKmV-YqE_jsYN6SP4_Bj4aFKl_DawQOx6fSuLm5hg5DWS6FJsDRMc-UT6gJQgzQ2nVJKE1EKdMVv5iDUu2FMhW81J8itklg/w400-h300/20220530_121941.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://harrisburgpa.gov/special-events/artsfest/" target="_blank">Harrisburg Artsfest</a> had me set up in a mega tent with <a href="https://caiusummercamps.org/" target="_blank">Capital Area Intermediate Unit</a> to make tiles with festival attendees. I had no idea what to expect but it was wonderful. There were over a thousand people of every age making tiles. The result of this great community effort will be gifted to the <a href="https://www.hbgsd.us/johnharris" target="_blank">Harrisburg High School</a>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbAWrykwEnZHbVWKf3hxNA8zKBJqyuNqaoqP0FGqgG_YEVN4l3OjAbIG7F3rkyi-0AbSIRODEyjw2qx_i0F6RuDayKauRgwOuX4qgYegmrrEOY0nRvMK2-2zDO1HJPaTfrkSwRmD8tDAJd2hNUiqmpAZasXRC8I3s6VrZDIzAIZoMahyXbR5vuEB63A/s1600/20220531_112001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbAWrykwEnZHbVWKf3hxNA8zKBJqyuNqaoqP0FGqgG_YEVN4l3OjAbIG7F3rkyi-0AbSIRODEyjw2qx_i0F6RuDayKauRgwOuX4qgYegmrrEOY0nRvMK2-2zDO1HJPaTfrkSwRmD8tDAJd2hNUiqmpAZasXRC8I3s6VrZDIzAIZoMahyXbR5vuEB63A/w300-h400/20220531_112001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>By my count, we ended up with 1130 tiles and then the kids in the CAIU camp made almost 100 more tiles. The goal was to have kids assemble the mosaic in camp but we did not get enough kids to get it finished. That's why I am scrambling to get done by the reveal date. There is an open house Aug 26th and at 1PM will be the reveal. I'd love to see you there.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WnlneRnMArwsH02svPloULmfbdzJ-FnA0ZHwsWOcV9dRecJ-et7saoy4B5np_f_kQsFYIbQie-zAPZkiO2PZtU5a3R3wmzDLClsDy-7dpEAsHABfaOTRh_ywX2IOb-uah1rSu4-1cQ3oXgBu48xhFBB2ernBEQp2da6WWKSdjQsrpibaoZFBjmCyXw/s4032/20220722_120318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WnlneRnMArwsH02svPloULmfbdzJ-FnA0ZHwsWOcV9dRecJ-et7saoy4B5np_f_kQsFYIbQie-zAPZkiO2PZtU5a3R3wmzDLClsDy-7dpEAsHABfaOTRh_ywX2IOb-uah1rSu4-1cQ3oXgBu48xhFBB2ernBEQp2da6WWKSdjQsrpibaoZFBjmCyXw/s320/20220722_120318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I will get a photo of it hanging as soon as possible. The four panels will fit to make the mosaic 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Right now, the yellow and orange that is on the table is finished and I am working on the blue and green circles. Busy = happy here. I'm so grateful.</span><p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-78770182901200851012022-07-28T08:51:00.002-07:002022-07-28T08:51:34.993-07:00Cornwall Manor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4EpX70ywNJh_q5tspbn_2tFczJlIXWArZWxEN7C59Sv_nHmqPjfUaISMHMfLxGS1es91fr3PJtM0cscilK-nSGW10BE-aBgzPNjCPquFnBuxJ9xpxn1kOIq4ex0VgfLp-Ru8Bpk4bkWLTAhsOnjtHkI3uVDUlYodXgzQ0RuUz_W1gPQvl4TgfQO0nw/s3000/20220711_103801squared.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4EpX70ywNJh_q5tspbn_2tFczJlIXWArZWxEN7C59Sv_nHmqPjfUaISMHMfLxGS1es91fr3PJtM0cscilK-nSGW10BE-aBgzPNjCPquFnBuxJ9xpxn1kOIq4ex0VgfLp-Ru8Bpk4bkWLTAhsOnjtHkI3uVDUlYodXgzQ0RuUz_W1gPQvl4TgfQO0nw/w400-h240/20220711_103801squared.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was a great project that I don't yet have close ups for but its already delivered. I hope to attend an unveiling ceremony soon and will get some then. </span><a href="https://cornwallmanor.org/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Cornwall Manor </a><span style="font-family: arial;">asked me to do a community project with their senior residents. They glued glass together and I brought it all home and fired it to make tiles. The resulting tiles were AMAZING and</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> used in this mosaic that I put together. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was by far one of the most rewarding projects to date. Residents apparently had as much fun as I did because they are talking about the next project. I am going to keep this short because I am up to my ears in the next three projects. Stay tuned. </span></div><p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-14038012371519300562022-05-27T06:43:00.000-07:002022-05-27T06:43:11.293-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TQF4cCOaRBsyTOZpcuozTf_KQZOT0B77UPucHsXyCOfm29kedPnzCl-5xsULN9DfqboNwCNI6U3ujAr5rDCpBQRzA-f8k-EtJQ0ctS4vqeRuG1EAud6TmKRwPIR1jt_cN_SXnT0sqX5DYtIHffm5oDjynZg6TdzOcSnXMkXLB8EJf2WW-r6AwB8DaQ/s4032/20220217_104930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TQF4cCOaRBsyTOZpcuozTf_KQZOT0B77UPucHsXyCOfm29kedPnzCl-5xsULN9DfqboNwCNI6U3ujAr5rDCpBQRzA-f8k-EtJQ0ctS4vqeRuG1EAud6TmKRwPIR1jt_cN_SXnT0sqX5DYtIHffm5oDjynZg6TdzOcSnXMkXLB8EJf2WW-r6AwB8DaQ/s320/20220217_104930.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm351q_U1ZkEoJ_YcJx_MSr_P8484HqOOo91gQk2t63b5vjUwwrpHFrYAf1G2mjJ0QYAPnNA1eLuV3gb8Q7JG1gmFObzHQgx-BMUb6WtNu9By_OYCbANOAodrrZsX_0qBwH9yBSDvwg_CRjjJyIXBxuBVzGSa9AY707gvBL-kfsA3TyyHudp845UEexg/s750/20220222_090558stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm351q_U1ZkEoJ_YcJx_MSr_P8484HqOOo91gQk2t63b5vjUwwrpHFrYAf1G2mjJ0QYAPnNA1eLuV3gb8Q7JG1gmFObzHQgx-BMUb6WtNu9By_OYCbANOAodrrZsX_0qBwH9yBSDvwg_CRjjJyIXBxuBVzGSa9AY707gvBL-kfsA3TyyHudp845UEexg/s320/20220222_090558stitch.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_M5ifpe5QIsxaRYch03jGIwRL3fH3LPF6AB-j48ntAxBwEelXgnXECrdxLbWiF12ohkTDwwV_cguYru2Tydq3boSbobm6MNmjbaCQ78FMYC-rhdSv01J3BFijNsG6-NXfKGDDCIb4_6j0Ujty4rNKzyh7ASevtizbdkhIQCbn6nIPjdOs_HLVGRinQ/s4032/20220329_182117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_M5ifpe5QIsxaRYch03jGIwRL3fH3LPF6AB-j48ntAxBwEelXgnXECrdxLbWiF12ohkTDwwV_cguYru2Tydq3boSbobm6MNmjbaCQ78FMYC-rhdSv01J3BFijNsG6-NXfKGDDCIb4_6j0Ujty4rNKzyh7ASevtizbdkhIQCbn6nIPjdOs_HLVGRinQ/s320/20220329_182117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I know. It's true. I have been remiss in blogging. For a while there was nothing to blog about then a tidal wave happened. I'm not complaining. The above project was finished in February at Allen Middle School. One crazy thing is that this project involved a record number of 26 students at one time in one of the classes. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This project was facilitated and supported by </span><a href="https://www.caiu.org/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Capital Area Intermediate Unit</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. I am so grateful and love working with them. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you worry about me getting a swelled head about anything ever, I included a photo of the entire crowd for the reveal of the mosaic. Other than the faculty and CAIU representatives, this cool family was the only ones to show up for the event. Sigh... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWwl5UA5bjUUrSDX0QXH8X3ddIaoY6tJy1XvZIYSKzz8MJzk6eOplMaCCqRUX7h4545j1CxCER1lm3YlV22GEwWQoaxCjjeLTG2-aTs2CqeLeRX-sNUVjWbQThGjNEiFH68uzT_SYXGacWZYdQMzemE0V7XPudPHOk9IuxQAPVmnS7Zwx44h-6vol9A/s640/ssusquenitabillet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWwl5UA5bjUUrSDX0QXH8X3ddIaoY6tJy1XvZIYSKzz8MJzk6eOplMaCCqRUX7h4545j1CxCER1lm3YlV22GEwWQoaxCjjeLTG2-aTs2CqeLeRX-sNUVjWbQThGjNEiFH68uzT_SYXGacWZYdQMzemE0V7XPudPHOk9IuxQAPVmnS7Zwx44h-6vol9A/s320/ssusquenitabillet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUu62vat4CBY-GL7TglOTbstaBuXHHePk50i91DrKvGyz-P-_WTXdbYHcomzR51BiBidlSDKNjRsCa5IddVYjoi-U7ZrMJ-6lHQpmwDt-yKvpoLdgiNi-Qv0LtBgUB4SGfzryCAIrcQ-6IcVlbQmE_lbtGd2BW3sI3VrYU8U-r8ef3KBIOY48lvMfrNw/s4032/SMS%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUu62vat4CBY-GL7TglOTbstaBuXHHePk50i91DrKvGyz-P-_WTXdbYHcomzR51BiBidlSDKNjRsCa5IddVYjoi-U7ZrMJ-6lHQpmwDt-yKvpoLdgiNi-Qv0LtBgUB4SGfzryCAIrcQ-6IcVlbQmE_lbtGd2BW3sI3VrYU8U-r8ef3KBIOY48lvMfrNw/s320/SMS%204.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp74SFMYyrUlymF7jFO2JSg7pcWUdvLfgHdwRWbdr6ETJwCshtKNEy-uwqMeb_j2vedG6VhLzzVh-FvZ0rRFOAhnOhjphv_Tfsfgf8fhxFdjKHG8pkvsb-VcF5S3v-1AwLqGWvannNMbez9DsN-zyj2tZdp5aucXfGeptOgI5TUXs3V3LfhmPybY6bQ/s4032/SMS%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp74SFMYyrUlymF7jFO2JSg7pcWUdvLfgHdwRWbdr6ETJwCshtKNEy-uwqMeb_j2vedG6VhLzzVh-FvZ0rRFOAhnOhjphv_Tfsfgf8fhxFdjKHG8pkvsb-VcF5S3v-1AwLqGWvannNMbez9DsN-zyj2tZdp5aucXfGeptOgI5TUXs3V3LfhmPybY6bQ/s320/SMS%207.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then right after that, I started the above koi mosaic with Susquenita Middle School. I've been dying to do a koi mosaic and was so happy the project landed with these cutie pies. After the record-breaking large class of last project, every class in this project was about the same size!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I wish you could walk past it but I am going to add a video so you can better sense how cool the mirror is in this. BTW, that mirror was donated from <a href="http://rainbowvisionsg.com/" target="_blank">Rainbow Vision</a> in Harrisburg to help support our efforts. This project was facilitated and supported by <a href="https://www.arts.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Pennsylvania Council on the Arts</a> and <a href="http://www.perrycountyarts.org/" target="_blank">Perry County Council of the Arts</a>. It's always been a pleasure working with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='294' height='244' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwvhEumeOxkN6hA9KCmBgT3lIZjVsWGU39rK2np8tftlRpxOZMJJQDeK9ZLhpi6a0J7r6_T9nMNYcwJjAAD0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-56814495320398997902021-09-03T14:25:00.000-07:002021-09-03T14:25:39.775-07:00weird times<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Each of my residencies is unique and offers it's own challenges. This one involved collaborating with people that I did not even get to meet! Obviously, I would have enjoyed working in person WITH these people but we dealt with the restrictions at that time, I did get to go in briefly, but most tile making was done at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, by the staff, with glass that I dropped off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2be7SOtI07-OUu1kmf8FXEINUKkYikHYb47BNnkm2XZepyXTdtaLzXemuWtqvrLJmSUl_uVEGvXbY54y_V9htvAJIvPXCzajUvzEZa-DXONcCBKf2aVz_hgP5stvuZmYZ_XKDjMCa-gS/s2048/1PXL_20210727_182447887sq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photolindabillet" border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2be7SOtI07-OUu1kmf8FXEINUKkYikHYb47BNnkm2XZepyXTdtaLzXemuWtqvrLJmSUl_uVEGvXbY54y_V9htvAJIvPXCzajUvzEZa-DXONcCBKf2aVz_hgP5stvuZmYZ_XKDjMCa-gS/w400-h248/1PXL_20210727_182447887sq.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This mosaic is 3x5 feet and is a different recipe than I have used in the past. It features the tiles made by participants like in most of my residencies. The part that was different was that I assembled the mosaic myself. I love assembling with a group, but when I work myself, I am able to do more complicated work than I can accomplish with the hands of 20 glass newbies working full speed ahead all at the same time. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5780TrKnE_M641iE_pRY630bgVoQ8PYbB38SJj1bOtlQ4yPPM4Q_oBw_elGJzC_87ETss0QvmXCoUVJ1SDjBZZFuqR5H5nIBA5E4UFbyNaJpH_YyNh_HJ8D6bFFPy3blYtNfOn85DrTj/s2048/PXL_20210516_091949733.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5780TrKnE_M641iE_pRY630bgVoQ8PYbB38SJj1bOtlQ4yPPM4Q_oBw_elGJzC_87ETss0QvmXCoUVJ1SDjBZZFuqR5H5nIBA5E4UFbyNaJpH_YyNh_HJ8D6bFFPy3blYtNfOn85DrTj/w400-h300/PXL_20210516_091949733.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This art was definitely a "labor" of love. The project was intended as an artistic outlet to benefit staff that has been on the front lines of the grind through a historically challenging time. I proposed my fingerprint idea as a way to symbolize the way these people touch our community. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYDwTg9HfQkpiQsEpqxC7e6gJ4z8Wrvn9UEO8rf81lFvlAELe9Vyim_za4GDx7uR4u0lw7Fq_hT5MrL5fogrL0yb1OUTKKU0YNf3OdWnJ5l0izyTjlRy2IoAJgMu-ufaLfqH8457okn-I/s2048/PXL_20210725_165657423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYDwTg9HfQkpiQsEpqxC7e6gJ4z8Wrvn9UEO8rf81lFvlAELe9Vyim_za4GDx7uR4u0lw7Fq_hT5MrL5fogrL0yb1OUTKKU0YNf3OdWnJ5l0izyTjlRy2IoAJgMu-ufaLfqH8457okn-I/w400-h300/PXL_20210725_165657423.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZFcwsA3x_vOQPmtAJnUEjbA-J2nkjO4L7STiD3OWWzoZ8kRGJaqpux9jB4eg2TE1JymK5IWGuGyYDn3nEwX8aCRF1Bf-753o-hi2AQVDsOMT06iH9AbEid1RXs7wfsr5qAvpYjB8sddM/s2048/PXL_20210725_171123738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZFcwsA3x_vOQPmtAJnUEjbA-J2nkjO4L7STiD3OWWzoZ8kRGJaqpux9jB4eg2TE1JymK5IWGuGyYDn3nEwX8aCRF1Bf-753o-hi2AQVDsOMT06iH9AbEid1RXs7wfsr5qAvpYjB8sddM/w400-h300/PXL_20210725_171123738.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-Z60MxOKimBNsGrXEkjayfz2-0WIJSpOR1Azio0Z7Re7KHZbqMvN7fv4TYZ7u0-A5fgOi4c8FywowRzUJYKRYlnHvU1pmWrcS4IDF-4R-XR8xd7rnNxrIQojteNJTvBeXyb7IGpLXwmH/s2048/PXL_20210727_134924989c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-Z60MxOKimBNsGrXEkjayfz2-0WIJSpOR1Azio0Z7Re7KHZbqMvN7fv4TYZ7u0-A5fgOi4c8FywowRzUJYKRYlnHvU1pmWrcS4IDF-4R-XR8xd7rnNxrIQojteNJTvBeXyb7IGpLXwmH/w400-h300/PXL_20210727_134924989c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> There's so much personality in here. I absolutely LOVE when people can point to the part or parts they made... where they were able to do whatever they wanted. Moving forward, I am hoping to find a lot more projects just like this... but hopefully in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacT9hydG4t2a3n29Xv7cE88bkV8P3LYhr9U7rFiVxwcHJ66ntv85EVR19o5cI5cDKyVu_miIQLC38xZ82lqDRTbqoveuv18uWlGgsavhavGmigHxaBsnWczP47AbE5imuTY8il9vF-uy3/s2048/HUM-JP-081721-thumbprint-art-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacT9hydG4t2a3n29Xv7cE88bkV8P3LYhr9U7rFiVxwcHJ66ntv85EVR19o5cI5cDKyVu_miIQLC38xZ82lqDRTbqoveuv18uWlGgsavhavGmigHxaBsnWczP47AbE5imuTY8il9vF-uy3/w400-h270/HUM-JP-081721-thumbprint-art-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4NCWWoLGWb5RAAzfUrc48cEytBNypvCMR30NXy6rCPSIGBeJ6THqRhKaIKZ5i8LTD13S6AW9KpRRkjxMQtGzsD8JWEBjO5yAMytIe3g8_-ai8xrh_WzYPa2n4O7K0QcsLLdt6_w0s2iN/s2048/HUM-JP-081721-thumbprint-art-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4NCWWoLGWb5RAAzfUrc48cEytBNypvCMR30NXy6rCPSIGBeJ6THqRhKaIKZ5i8LTD13S6AW9KpRRkjxMQtGzsD8JWEBjO5yAMytIe3g8_-ai8xrh_WzYPa2n4O7K0QcsLLdt6_w0s2iN/w400-h280/HUM-JP-081721-thumbprint-art-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div></span> <p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-77090232687173242112021-06-03T16:32:00.000-07:002021-06-03T16:32:28.867-07:00Dawson Residency of March 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been such a long time since I worked with kids. <a href="https://www.dawsonschool.org/" target="_blank">Dawson School</a> in Colorado was the first residency that I ever did out of my own state. When I travel long distance, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">it is a challenge</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> to make sure I have everything because I don't go home at night. In this residency I was not only away from my shop the whole time, but I had to pack all tools to fly and purchase materials after I arrived. The design had to be adapted to what I was able to purchase. Luckily, one of the best glass stores in the country, <a href="https://www.dlartglass.com/" target="_blank">D&L Glass Supply</a> was close by. This residency was only five days which made things a bit hairy, but then the first day was cancelled due to a blizzard! These guys were fantastic and they pulled it off!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUe_uZme3TEgNrz7a2-wvSRaFDaA2nVzWFF1GE7FeRqPPFZ35-Id87bZrA1fy6pLCmEqF2ZVWZ9h72M_0T0SaAuGsaBGBycYze-ujKSkGiew7CuzhoL3pDA3lI_u97xUHMxZqQxUPs2RX/s1600/PXL_20210319_192109609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUe_uZme3TEgNrz7a2-wvSRaFDaA2nVzWFF1GE7FeRqPPFZ35-Id87bZrA1fy6pLCmEqF2ZVWZ9h72M_0T0SaAuGsaBGBycYze-ujKSkGiew7CuzhoL3pDA3lI_u97xUHMxZqQxUPs2RX/w400-h300/PXL_20210319_192109609.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Dawson's was another project based on my favorite recipe. Kids get to make tiles with few limitations. Then we use those tiles to make the mosaic. I was waiting to blog about it because I hoped to have a photo of it installed... not yet.</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4p7CrFegaBFNihpdsG4CEHLtYHuW9FiMeuq4JY7vZMD6v6UJ-rJsdW-oTIKNGq9pYPOsYOE9BqRfnAqTkymc81uy057rIEhbD3C74a7wpVTd9olVL0AzG8fjRIjhDsU6QCZYBeZr7rd_/s1600/PXL_20210319_192323759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4p7CrFegaBFNihpdsG4CEHLtYHuW9FiMeuq4JY7vZMD6v6UJ-rJsdW-oTIKNGq9pYPOsYOE9BqRfnAqTkymc81uy057rIEhbD3C74a7wpVTd9olVL0AzG8fjRIjhDsU6QCZYBeZr7rd_/w200-h150/PXL_20210319_192323759.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jLI5h0Ugh15CUl5hKUFg6QoxBOBbzpo8cVLgfY2_udfb7BHlVda28TTBsABlKzjhocOcqYrZCmNkjqtpE66kTGVNkwVUd3kgOjudyGl48xy7pVd4EMrlTOYk-8xfjzae4FDn2Mb40iJf/s1600/PXL_20210319_184453357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jLI5h0Ugh15CUl5hKUFg6QoxBOBbzpo8cVLgfY2_udfb7BHlVda28TTBsABlKzjhocOcqYrZCmNkjqtpE66kTGVNkwVUd3kgOjudyGl48xy7pVd4EMrlTOYk-8xfjzae4FDn2Mb40iJf/w200-h150/PXL_20210319_184453357.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlRLGD2QlhDLAI_pl9pxZ45_5QzK4iD1R4b67HJh5jAGaA-O-EySn0qqfiaH7mxSC0RzlLsDR424AFvZsEeeTj7We_UtqdumXgc6XlwZfJXIz_AxWUOsveb8G83k9_GXYnSg4Hqb7nlmr/s1600/PXL_20210319_192317051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlRLGD2QlhDLAI_pl9pxZ45_5QzK4iD1R4b67HJh5jAGaA-O-EySn0qqfiaH7mxSC0RzlLsDR424AFvZsEeeTj7We_UtqdumXgc6XlwZfJXIz_AxWUOsveb8G83k9_GXYnSg4Hqb7nlmr/w200-h150/PXL_20210319_192317051.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GnZ8CRQ4jyEqNpPmoa2WZA2ArFUhqcXn-67EkRsQHw1HPsAMzpk6G8Oydk5EhChtKteVRkE1Vk6PUx1b-heV3PyLAkuuAWpO6PQWpJDbRxYxxdR76XgIGLhRRNufZ1grMPostE8qM8aW/s1600/PXL_20210319_192304682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GnZ8CRQ4jyEqNpPmoa2WZA2ArFUhqcXn-67EkRsQHw1HPsAMzpk6G8Oydk5EhChtKteVRkE1Vk6PUx1b-heV3PyLAkuuAWpO6PQWpJDbRxYxxdR76XgIGLhRRNufZ1grMPostE8qM8aW/w240-h320/PXL_20210319_192304682.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This mosaic had plenty of mirror and iridescent so it really twinkles as one walks past. I have been wanting to do a DNA strand for years and Dawson lived up to my expectations. My daughter-in-law works at Dawson and I was fortunate enough to work with her on this project. Next residency, I will be working with my granddaughter in my own state!</div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpCfaIxL2UmDluFjwkhz9SizzIWMecklG-Kf_5XuCAcPrESpJFxo5PVyNwLrcDjcWRr5Rv_AnFV0ZFysfsEOtbBkZvuFM89dnHZH44zqQX1c4C8nMae1eSnw-OUyNABFSA-NEJPcz_70z/s1600/PXL_20210319_184654628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpCfaIxL2UmDluFjwkhz9SizzIWMecklG-Kf_5XuCAcPrESpJFxo5PVyNwLrcDjcWRr5Rv_AnFV0ZFysfsEOtbBkZvuFM89dnHZH44zqQX1c4C8nMae1eSnw-OUyNABFSA-NEJPcz_70z/w400-h300/PXL_20210319_184654628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYaPGTLeQLeCOwHkqe_aQVVmxCVdLH_NUYpIJ2tS-hCs5uTh7KKGNTZh9Pq7ZGp4e2uvz1GFioa6Hjtzn1lrJ4AFt_rs0zJ4COMcfEKj53lrITq00FUmBSWH434eU0lI3_JyHqAdadM0q/s1600/PXL_20210319_191439543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYaPGTLeQLeCOwHkqe_aQVVmxCVdLH_NUYpIJ2tS-hCs5uTh7KKGNTZh9Pq7ZGp4e2uvz1GFioa6Hjtzn1lrJ4AFt_rs0zJ4COMcfEKj53lrITq00FUmBSWH434eU0lI3_JyHqAdadM0q/w400-h300/PXL_20210319_191439543.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-14587948971747284382021-03-04T15:55:00.000-08:002021-03-04T15:55:13.013-08:00"monarchs and milkweed" and "fungus and fauna"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8ymRVHeLw9cTWiXNiULqqIrbaALC5Tv-3KRzCUjS1hWfDUgpBTgCKwYcRmn4bQV26TrvNjhNGjn9Hnr5ZfdfKJkFwKba-l5Lnq-zeAaRULEiXKjph7GHab9tocjdQdGDnAPRA6kRq2qn/s2048/PXL_20210304_134154352%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8ymRVHeLw9cTWiXNiULqqIrbaALC5Tv-3KRzCUjS1hWfDUgpBTgCKwYcRmn4bQV26TrvNjhNGjn9Hnr5ZfdfKJkFwKba-l5Lnq-zeAaRULEiXKjph7GHab9tocjdQdGDnAPRA6kRq2qn/w400-h240/PXL_20210304_134154352%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Whew! It has been close to a year since I blogged. I don't need to elaborate on how weird this year was. You get it. One would think that because I work by myself from home ANYWAY, my life would not have been affected greatly. I thought the same. At any rate... I had nothing going on to write about. Then all of a sudden, I was so flipping busy that I didn't have time to write. I just finished two mosaics that were a commission for Limespring Oncology. Each are 3 ft x 5 ft. As soon as I get a breather, I will do a video of the fabrication of these two. 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I wanted to do a dead log with fungus on it and then planned on Pennsylvania wildflowers for the second mosaic. It turned into a forest and a meadow.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmKiz2fjpZsi2V-Fi48gwb8xnQaLFHNpPBFnzjSezLVOtC2JRO5PxtY7heJRhjuRlO473qKHJBT4mwri88HWUXLoBMpNrVcnW4wVJdrzdCiX-O0TVUL-bNUiSEjL9PlQE4F2ebxCMzkR0/s2048/PXL_20210211_185645601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2048" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmKiz2fjpZsi2V-Fi48gwb8xnQaLFHNpPBFnzjSezLVOtC2JRO5PxtY7heJRhjuRlO473qKHJBT4mwri88HWUXLoBMpNrVcnW4wVJdrzdCiX-O0TVUL-bNUiSEjL9PlQE4F2ebxCMzkR0/w400-h241/PXL_20210211_185645601.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I tend to get kind of wrapped up in my work. In research for my forest mosaic, I ended up with three pet snails. 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Both will be group projects and each present challenges I have not faced before. One is in a school out of my state. I will have to pack and fly with enough tools for 16 kids and wear protective gear as requested by the school. In the other project, I will prepare all materials and instructions for people that I will not even meet. I will collect all the glass they assemble and fire it into tiles that I will use to make a big fingerprint mosaic. I have another residency lined up for summer and a small project that is also really exciting. How can things get any better?!!!! I'll tell you next blog post. BTW, I saw last blog post someone commented and I had not seen it. They said that they contacted me through my site and I did not see that either. Please feel free to reach out to contactme@lindabillet.com. I will look into the problem and fix as soon as possible. <br /><br /></div></span><p></p>lindabillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08486235497877838254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202459295966817515.post-649519132132405692020-04-30T13:19:00.001-07:002020-04-30T13:19:38.428-07:00It's showtime!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Pennsylvania, we are still on lockdown. Although I am home alone most of the time anyway, quarantine has not been as simple as I had thought it would be. Regardless, I finished the video for the recent mosaic that I made. Here is a link on <a href="https://youtu.be/OKQ9-8GpapE" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="st"><span style="color: black;">According to Wikipedia, amor fati is a Latin phrase that means "love of fate." It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one's life, including suffering and loss, as good or, at the very least, necessary. "amor fati," my latest mosaic, is about four feet tall and three feet wide.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, I always say the same thing... "I wish you could see this in person." Right? Photos of my mosaics makes them look flat. The black number matrix tiles are inlaid over half an inch deep; the beetle body and the eye of Horus protrude about the same. So I have this done now, and I can't even show the rest of my family under the current quarantine circumstances because we're following recommended precautions. The only two people that have seen this are the two pictured in the mosaic, Rob and myself. The mosaic is about a woman that loves to make art. If you see things in this that make you think the mosaic might be deeply personal, you are correct. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started this back in the summer, and was hoping to be done by Thanksgiving, ha! I took photos and clips throughout the process and will start on a video tomorrow. Can't wait! I always figure that people may be mildly curious about the process, but not enough to hear all the boring details so I will try my best to squeeze months of work into 4 minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The brown/gold/blue band across has my handmade glass; bubbles, polka dots, stripes and the usual stuff that makes me so happy. The features in this had me cracking up the entire time I was working on it. My dog is a shih tzu so the rendering of him in this mosaic is hilarious. Yes, this is basically what Rob wears when he cooks. Notice his sword to fend off attacking enemies. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought long and hard about the art that the woman would be painting in the mosaic. I knew I wanted blue on her brush and was initially thinking the wave or the astronaut. Having her paint the beetle... I mean, the actual mosaic that she is in... was kind of an after-thought but it works for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The art that she has created is actually referencing my work. I couldn't fit everything and a lot of my favorites were omitted just because I felt they would be hard to render in this size. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, signature tiles are serious stuff. Often, they are thought out long before the mosaic is started. The signature tile for this mosaic was going to be another numbers matrix tile but towards the end of completion, I decided on a cartouche. I know it is way off of what a real cartouche looks like but I am thrilled with how it turned out. The "crumbling" walls that reveal the numbers are something that I have never done before. They are a layer below the surface of the rest of the mosaic. Maybe the best part is the dimension that you can see when you move from side to side looking at those columns of numbers. I have a video of them on Instagram if you're interested. OK! I'm pretty sure the next mosaic is a beta fish. I have a cute commission first so we'll see. I have a while to change my mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kids were allowed to work in white or grey, some tiles with a combination of white and grey. Some of these are so impressive especially considering the majority of the participants never worked with glass before. We assembled all the tiles to make clouds. The sky was made with a glorious mottled blue Youghiogheny, probably my favorite glass. They already have it hung in the grade school that it was gifted to. I want to get in there to take a good photo of it eventually. Till then, they sent these. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're on Insta, I put a video on there that shows <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">the iridescent in the sun a little better. Life is so good. Thanks Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for funding projects like this. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had this "Ball" jar idea for years but never moved on it. Jess, my intern that I introduced in last post is the most flowery flower person I have ever met. She talked about flowers so much that I thought that during her 9 weeks with me, I should work on a floral something. This is the result. I had a lily made as a sample for a class so I knew one flower that I would use and hydrangea makes a nice blue bottom for the bouquet. Snap dragons were Jess's idea and I love them too.</span></div>
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This isn't framed yet but I will put it up on Saatchi as soon as it is. The blue glass is over half an inch deep. "Billet MOSAIC" just cracks me up and it is my favorite signature tile right now.</div>
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I can't wait to see it framed. Until it sells, it will be loved in my home. <br />
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I was trying to work on the canning jar bouquet and a beetle at the same time. Now I am all about the scarab. It's going to be an Egyptian thing and I can almost see the end. I am hoping to work a favorite movie, "Matrix" into it too. We'll see. The Matrix part is another thing that has been simmering for a while. I might be too ambitious to think this might be done by the 26th when I start another residency. Hmmmmm...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The PPI/Lower Dauphin project is now finished. Thanks so much to Pennsylvvania Council on the Arts for the help in funding these projects. The last mosaic was an abstract and the catch was that I had to involve all FIVE of the elementary schools in our district. Crazy! I had some kids cut, some kids assemble, and used mosaic tape to prepare the bits for travel to the next school. The top photo is what the elementary peeps came up with, the bottom photo is what we assembled the parts into. The finish was predominately done by a Lower Dauphin teacher and myself. This is as cheerful as the rest of the five mosaics in the project. I feel like a boss because there was some unbelievable hurdles in this project. Thankfully, the Lower Dauphin teachers were extremely flexible and supportive but wow, those kids really stepped up to bat. I started out thinking PPI/Lower Dauphin would be a dream project and it ended up even cooler than I had imagined. As usual, all the stymies just prepared me for the next big thing so yeah, I'm ready. Bring it, Universe!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the wave and pineapple, there was one group of kids and their teacher that worked on making tiles. They handed the tiles off to another group of kids with a different teacher to assemble the tiles and finish the mosaic.</span><br />
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I just wish you could see this in person. I bet <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this is going to make some kids at PPI really happy. It's kinda crazy how it works in schools. The entire day is made up of 40 minute periods. So whatever is going on, changes hands every 40 minutes. Insane! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The trees were done by middle school peeps. I cannot be prouder of these guys. Normally if we fuse and mosaic in the same residency, it is a four week process. These guys did it in two. The photo below is ALL the kids involved. They were small groups of 4-15 kids at a time. Their tiles were just as cool as the high school kids' tiles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So now I am back in my shop, just in the layout stage of a new mosaic of my own. All I know for sure is that it is about a beetle and synchronicity. Life is good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"geology rocks (Alex's fault)" is a 36 x 20 inch mosaic I have been working on between residencies. I was commissioned to make art for a geologist. You're pretty sharp if you guessed that his name is Alex. This project was a dream job in so many ways. For starters, I know almost nothing about geology except that I am fascinated by beautiful rocks. I think mostly why I loved this is because I had to do research to think of what I was going to do. It is hard to create when the person commissioning gets so specific that there is little room for imagination. This client was the total opposite; appreciative and open for anything so it was a joy the whole way through. I was dealing with a sick Mama during the fabrication of this and mosaicking certainly helped me get through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I sketch anything, I rarely show that before the work is finished because my drawings are so bad. Sure, I could do a better drawing but it might take longer than the mosaic. This is actually one of my better ones. Most of them are of pen on napkin caliber. Plus, I know I will change my mind 800 times. I don't want to be committed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The geode wasn't the first idea but it was the first part done. I thought purple would be the most believable but I didn't like it when it was finished. In blue, I had more shades to work with so I could make the center darker, giving it the appearance of more depth than it actually has. Instead of leveling like I always do, the geode is actually recessed 1/4 inch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted a layer of "broken plates" to be like pottery and human garbage like stuff found in ancient Rome, I couldn't decide what floral or paisley to make. I knew I wanted to put something in it so that someone observant would know it wasn't really recycled plates. Trilobites popped in my head one day. I love that part and made it my signature in here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trilobites sandblasted into that luscious caramel color. There's two burnt into the frame too. The yellow is mirror and it's propped to reflect differently. It is all the same color but looks different because of the angles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The columnar basalt was the first thing I was sure would go in the mix. The front section is all propped so they are all kind of like steps. Hard to see in a photo. I love that part. And if a mosaic has a water feature... I'm all about that. Besides, it was just more reason to add blue. The coloring on this really appeals to me. I generally steer away from orange but I think it helps this mosaic a lot. Let's face it, the mosaic is a picture of dirt and rocks. It needs all the color it can get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People ask how I get the drips on the glass. As you can see from above photos, the drips do not go over the glass. The drips go on first and I mosaic background around them. The "ammonites" are iridescent and there is a layer of Oreo crust in the earths core that I have managed to replicate exactly as it appears thousands of feet below the surface we walk on. Ah ha ha. Life is good.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last post I said I'd be full steam ahead in the new year and that started on January 2. I am working on the biggest, most collaborative project that I've ever been a part of. Just like most artists I know, I want to do every inch of my work MY WAY. That's not what happens in a collaboration. </span></div>
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I guess there were about 75 kids and each got their own patch of color to work on and do whatever they wanted.<br />
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Here are two of the 6 mosaics that I am obligated to produce for this project. These took two weeks and there are six more weeks spread out through May. I am working with all seven Lower Dauphin schools, and five of them are grade schools! The resulting mosaics will find their home in the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg. All six mosaics will be on the adolescent floor of this hospital. We are hoping to help provide a more nurturing environment for patients and the people caring for them. Does something this big have it's twists and turns? Oh, you bet. But even though I don't enjoy certain aspects of a collaboration, I have to admit that those things make me more bad ass and capable of the next cool thing. Thanks Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for what you've done to make this happen.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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AND, I just realized that I didn't mention the video someone made for me. <a href="https://www.oliviapfeffer.com/" target="_blank">Olivia Pfeffer</a> did a fantastic job and I highly recommend her. You can see the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHvXQ0WM6ig&t=40s" target="_blank">here on YouTube.</a></div>
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This is a wood mosaic that I made for a Christmas present. It was fun but wood is definitely NOT my medium. I don't have a good photo of this till it gets delivered and installed. That saw blade is from the sawmill that my stepdad had. My brother and I worked with him sawing logs as teenagers.</div>
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This huge slab of oak was one of the trees on our property. The log was so big that the blade of the mill wasn't able to get through it in the first pass. My stepdad had to use a chainsaw to finish the first cut. I'm not sure what he had intended for this three inch thick board, but it laid there for about 40 years. The wheels were from the carriage that ran the logs past the blade. I left the chainsaw marks and sanded just enough to feel nice. This bench is quite heavy.<br />
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These warped oak boards were meant to be bridge planks and the wheels were also from the sawmill. The boards weren't cut on that sawmill but they were just as rough. We're planning a fire pit for a spring project and this will be seating for that area. All right, full steam ahead in glass starting the new year. </div>
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We used a good bit of mirror amongst the rainbow, creating movement as you walked past. <br />
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These seventh grade hams were my youngest group working on the mosaic.<br />
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Initially, the design was going to be the word, "imagine." I love this so much more and hated leaving it. After ten days vacation, I will be in my shop with my dog and MY hands on the glass. This is the ONLY thing better than a residency... FOR ME. Yes, making money is important, but it pales in comparison to the above. Luckily, one doesn't have to choose.<br />
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Thank you, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The above photos are from the first residency I did this year. I posted a photo of the whole shebang in my previous post. The project was 6 feet tall x ten feet wide. This school had just gotten a glass saw and many of the students had worked with glass in previous projects I had done there. So we decided to do something I never do in schools. We used contrasting grout. That means that the joints would be extremely visible and we had to take extra care to make sure they were beautiful and intentional. I am laughing now about how ridiculously unrealistic my expectations were but we pulled it off, even with a day to spare. Notice some of the white background tiles were star shaped!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">My last project (above) was to be hung outside which means that there are many extra considerations, the biggest being the adhesive. A full quarter of the time we spent on the project was devoted to making the mosaic weather ready! If that wasn't enough challenge, just imagine letting the project open to anyone in the community that wanted to help. Above is a photo of my momma working on the mosaic. Next weekend I am hoping to have a free day to go to the Juniata County Library to see the project hanging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">In between those two, I worked in Lewisburg on a project that only had two hours in their day to work on it. They had a LOT of kids at a time so it had to be big enough to spread them all out. The challenge was just getting it all done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">In most residencies, I have between 4 and 20 kids at a time. An average class is 15 at a time. I've had a few classes over 20 but they are not that productive. So the challenge in the project I am working on now is that there are some classes as big as 36! We're talking total mayhem. Just weaving through bodies to cross the room is a feat. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> On the first day, we decided to make the project bigger because kids were so gung-ho. </span>Regardless, we are finishing up tomorrow, THREE DAYS AHEAD of schedule. The plan is to have it hung before I leave the school, Friday. And yes, it will be my new favorite. The mosaic is a person with the top of their head cut off and color is floating out. Photos soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">There is no way to describe the high that comes from these projects. The teachers I work with have been unbelievable and it seems to me like they enjoy these as much as I do. The only thing that could possibly be any better is me and Bonz working by ourselves next week in my shop. I started a project before Christmas and it is calling me. How can life get any better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow! I came on here to post about the residency I completed this week and realized that I had not posted about the two previous ones. 2018 has been a whirlwind so far and there is no sign of it slowing down... a good thing. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I start my 24th residency tomorrow and have one lined up for August. There's one scheduled for 2019 that will be twice as big as any I've done so far. It will hang in a Harrisburg hospital.</span></span></div>
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Above is part of the ten foot tall project we just completed in Juniata. It is scheduled for a Tuesday installation on the exterior of the Juniata County Library. I will get photos of it installed when I can get up there. The continents are made up of tiles that the kids made.</div>
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The end of February, we made a dragon's eye for the Lewisburg Dragons. The crazy part is that most of the days we only worked for two hours!</div>
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In January, at Midd West, we finished a ten foot mosaic that stayed in their school. Again, the students each made at least one tile to go into the project. Honestly, going in to school and opening the kiln is like Christmas morning, unwrapping presents. I am actually depressed on the days that they have delays or cancel school because of snow. <br />
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If you are donating to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, THIS is what your money goes toward. I wish you could spend some time with kids that know their work will hang in public. I wish you could watch them collaborating, persevering, and hustling, then see their swag when they finally finish a month long project. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">As fun as it is working with these kids, I am still trying to figure out how to get more of my own work sold. I just hired a rep and I am thrilled about her. So the rest of 2018 should stay busy. How can life get any better?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For real, how does this stuff happen? First, I will tell you some fantastic news, then I will tell you the strange turn of events that led up to it. Good news is: I am teaching this <a href="class.https://dlartglass.com/education/classes/1627" target="_blank">CLASS!</a> Info here: Go ahead. Click. <a href="https://dlartglass.com/education/classes/1627" target="_blank">D&L Artglass</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now, I am so busy, that I wasn't thinking about teaching. I do residencies but that is not teaching. Then, a few weeks back, I discovered that one of my favorite glass artists, <a href="http://www.blanthorn.com/" target="_blank">Brian Blanthorn</a>, had died in 2012. He kept a lot of his processes secret and I was wondering if his glass partner and wife would ever share them. I thought about my own work and the fact that I am willing to share knowledge if asked. Still, there are things I do that nobody is asking about. Sharing technique elevates art universally. I don't have time in residencies to do fussy details and when I have time to get glass fancy, I'm alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Here is the weird part. Shortly after this thought train, I got an email asking if I would travel to teach a class. You know how the Universe works... the inquiry came from the place I most love to travel to - MY GRANDSON'S HOME TOWN! <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Of late, Rob and I have been lamenting the fact that we're both so busy that we don't know when we will get out to Denver. Now we know. </span>It is still contingent on having enough people sign up to take it so if you know anybody that would be interested, please share this info! While I am not comparing myself to the amazing Blanthorn, I do know a lot of tricks that can make 2D work look more dimensional. That's my thing. Now it could be YOUR thing too. 😜</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ya! "be the change" is 20 x 36 inches. Wow, now that I am sharing more of my ideas as I am working on something, I am noticing just how much I change my mind. I reread a previous post and see that I was going to put purple flowers in this. I can't even imagine that now. I was looking over notes that I made for myself and instead of beetles, it was to be dragon flies. Weird.</span></div>
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extra photos of the chameleon fabrication in a video on a <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/happiest-glass-chameleon-ever/" target="_blank">Bored Panda post</a>. If you're on BP, give it a thumbs up, please! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is where my chameleon is right now. A few of these tiles have moved since this photo but almost all of them are now adhered. Then actually everything else should be breezy. The chameleon, fiddleheads, and fern are curvy. Everything else will be square or rectangle, brown or green. I have some cool mottles to work with. When it gets to this part, I put in long days because I hate to quit. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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