Art Wortd Coop

Ok so it is a little late in the day here. I had to post on the contest this a.m. and now as the evening is closing in around me I realize maybe I can still do a quick Mosaic Monday post. No doggy mosaics today however. I am going to share some of my own work in progress. The husband is at a writing class tonight so I am grouting some mini-mosaics of robots that I finished glassing in this weekend.

Grouting is such a messy process, but I love it. I wear purple gloves and still manage to get my right index finger solid black with grout.  Nasty, nasty, but I love to get dirty with art. 

I'll paint the edges of these 3 bots and then shoot them properly outside tomorrow. Sorry for the ugly flash shots.

This roundish fellow has been laid out ... no gluing just yet ( the wood still has it's shrink wrap ). I will take his photograph into photoshop and create a digital collage with it and that will be the foundation or background for the piece. Then I will paint on top of that print and glue it to my board ... then comes the glass.  I love using the computer, paint, and traditional mosaic techniques in my work. I feel it sets my art apart from other work that is out there.

I have uploaded one little robot to Etsy this week and he is available for only $65. Click here to see my Tiny Warrior.  Some of my new mini-robots will be priced as low as $45 and some will top out at around $85 I think.  I am still working on pricing with these guys. In reality I think they will vary in price not according to size but according to my personal fondness for each piece. There you have it ... in my spare time I am making robots ... and falling in love with a few of them.  They are "cute" and sometimes cute is an ok word, but I don't have to tell you guys that .... your dog lovers after all.