There It Is

Do you see it?

Circle This!

More Shapes

More Shapes. Maybe not so simple, but simple enough.
Has kind of a Native American look to it or out of Tron.

Pet Memorial Stone

Years ago I made a memorial stone for one of our beloved dogs named Foxy. The first time I made it was not properly sealed. I don't remember what sealer I used, but it didn't work. Unfortunately, being out in the elements had caused parts of the grout to crumble off. Needless to say, the stone needed a fresh application of grout. Taking advantage of a very warm December day (in the 70s y'all!), I got to work. First, the grout was applied (use gloves, folks, 'cause this is messy stuff)...

I used Jennifer's Mosaics Indoor/Outdoor Powdered Grout in black. Honestly, I wish I had used a lighter color but this was my first mosaic and I'm still learning about aesthetics. I feel that the mosaic design would have been more noticeable had I used a lighter grout color.

Next, I let it set for about 15 minutes. After that comes the fun part - wiping off the grout to see your mosaic underneath!

When the stone dried completely, the sealer was applied. This time I used Minwax Indoor/Outdoor Helmsman Spar Urethane in Clear Semi-Gloss. Two coats were applied. Honestly, I don't know if this will be ample protection. Only time will tell. In my internet research I could not find any information on how to properly seal mosaics, especially those that will be outdoors. The result looks beautiful so let's just hope it works.

Volume Pedal

I painted a homemade Guitar Volume pedal I built as a Christmas present. If you would like to read and see the build process click here

A black pedal is pretty common, and this one is not different. I spray primer and painted the pedal black. I'm thinking it would get some non-slip tape put on it at some point anyway.

The body is a flavor or red. I knew I needed to paint "IN" and "OUT" to show which cable to plug into which jack. So I did that first and looked at it. Then I just started drawing arrows. I originally was thinking that the letters would be in Yellow, and "VOLUME" along each side. I may do something like that on the next one.
This one I also put Volume on it, but I wrapped it around the front. The input side has "VO", the front has "LU", and the output has "ME". The V is not prominent as I would have liked.

I think it came out good, I was searching for an abstract appearance, and I think I got it.