Ep. 111 A DOG, WILDFLOWERS & MOSAICS! What could be better?!?

Ep. 111 A DOG, WILDFLOWERS & MOSAICS! What could be better?!? This week kicks off with (surprise, surprise) some sunflowers! These are going behind the white picket fence. My plan is loose - one main taller, bigger, brighter sunflower and using an odd number. I used tracing paper to lay them out and then transfer with black carbon paper and a ball point pen. Then I go over it with black Sharpie so I can see it. The centers of the sunflowers are made with a textured brown stained glass. Each center is nipped and nipped. Then they are nipped some more until I have a pleasing oval shape. Most of the sunflowers are facing the fence because sunflowers en masse generally face the same way. I have one at 3/4 and some overlapping to add variety. I'm using Weldbond as my adhesive. The substrate is birch plywood. Next, I get to work on Chester, a little black and white dog commission. I finish up the blackest black on his body to the left using both rough rolled glass with a bit of texture and smooth black glass for interest. When using feather cuts, it really works best to work from one side to another and not leave "pockets" to fill in. So I cut a variety of gray shades so I can work on his head. As I fill in the glass, his personality starts to shine through! He seems mischievous! I follow the lay of his fur for the direction of the glass. Small gaps that are left in his fur will be filled with black grout and will disappear in the end so no worries there. This substrate is 1/4" MDF. I prepped both substrates in this video: https://studio.youtube.com/video/423i... I FEEL THE NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER SUNFLOWER. (Is there something wrong with me???) This one is the amazing and beautiful Fire Catcher Sunflower. I use black Apoxie Sculpt as my adhesive and start with brown filati in the center. Then I add a few yellow noodles with red and yellow smalti for the petals. I finish up with green and blue filati for the foliage and sky. In the end I show it next to my Velvet Queen Sunflowers, which are close enough and are blooming! Then I return to the wildflowers, showing the sunflowers I worked on late at night. I add more of the red, a couple more yellow California poppies on the left, cosmos on the right and a swoop of the tiny white flowers which will add a bit of sparkle to the composition. I like to dip and place small pieces like these in Weldbond adhesive using tweezers. An index card is a nice way to keep it tidy and wipe off excess glue. We take one last look at the mosaic. That's it! Thanks for watching! WATCH NEXT: Ep. 91 HOW I MAKE A STANDING BUTTERFLY MOSAIC and starting a 30"x30" mosaic!    • Ep. 111 A DOG, WILDFLOWERS & MOSAICS! What...   COME SAY HI: Instagram:   / mazzonimosaics   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Pinterest:   / _created   Website: https://mazzonimosaics.webs.com/ ONLINE SHOPS: Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MazzoniMosaics Fine Art America: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/j...