One of my favorite glass discoveries is this grinning face. I think it was a doodle in a puddle of molten glass. For a while it adorned my shop light in a precarious manner. The other  day a good bump sent it to the floor to crash in pieces. I was sad to see it break, but it meant I could finally put it in a mosaic. The working title was "In memory of a lamp I loved", but I think I'm going to call it "Hats Off" instead. I still have to grout it- more pics to follow.

I just finished a commissioned piece for a woman who worked at my elementary school- I remember seeing her in the office when I was young. She contacted me about the piece on the right, titled "The probable cause for my lack of ambition" after a Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground lyric. I no longer had that mosaic for sale, but still had some of the same glass I used before. 

I don't design my mosaics ahead of time- the form comes together as I glue glass to the board. I can't replicate a previous design, so I just have to hope that the new one is well-received. 


I call this "Fluxometer" - a tool for measuring change.

"Fortunatic" is a gift for an old friend- it's good to make them with a person in mind. Now to get it in the mail...