Finally completed and installed. Note the smug look on the face of the best dressed pig, Valentina, on earth!!!
Now for the next project. looks like being an ambitious one!

The grouting: the seat's really starting to take shape!

et voila!!! so thrilled by the final result, but in between time managed to create a little something to take to Nik for her birthday

Valentina's seat revealed, now for the grouting!

Some detailed shots. These were taken before I'd actually finished and tidied up the edges

yay! finished Valentina's seat today..well indirectly. Now to transfer it to the actual seat and grout it etc etc. Quite a lengthy exercise; I learn as I go and by my many mistakes. I work furiously in between classes only to have the master rearrange it all at class! Thank heavens he knows what he's doing! Now to my next project...something small and without curves!!

"Bovine's Rest" by Scott Harrower




I'll just add a close -up and also a photo of the Scott Harrower art piece that Greg gave me for our anniversary. You can tell the master from the very new apprentice!
Am now doing the cartoon for my next project "Valentina's Seat"...something completely different. I'll Keep you posted!

Aztec sunrise

The completed mosaic
In the studio we put a light cement grout and render on the hebel stone to make it look like the mosaic was coming out of the stone.


Well I got it near to finished for Valentine's Day. It was on the stone but ungrouted and I wasn't sure where I wanted to go from there. It looked unfinished. Took it back to class Tues evening and here's the finished product. Yes Greg does love it.