The final tree in my mosaic tree series wasn't even an idea until last fall. I had made three flowering tree mosaic stepping stones and I considered the series done -- until the fall colors of Wisconsin trees "planted the seed" for one more tree in the series.
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| Image 1: Fall Tree Mosaic Stepping Stone |
Mosaic tree #4 is a fantasy tree in full autumn glory, the same size as the other stepping stones - 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter.
I had fun with the china used in this stepping stone. Buried in the tree is a piece of china with a snowflake, which hints at and symbolizes early morning frost. The snowflake is also a nod to the flowers in the other three tree stepping stones.
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| Image 2: Fall Tree Mosaic detail |
Finding the china to use for this tree was challenging for me - A. Orange isn't common in china patterns, and B. the colors aren't my usual palette (blues and pinks and florals). Orange especially was hard to find, and I felt orange was necessary for my autumn tree.
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| Image 3: Mosaic Stepping Stone detail |
An improvement in this stepping stone was the "cutting edge" edge treatment. Some of my other stepping stones are showing edge wear, so on this project I used one inch commercial tiles to help stabilize the edge. The edge doesn't necessarily enhance the work, but I'm hoping the change will make the stepping stone last longer.
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| Image 4: Mosaic Stepping Stone Edge detail |
Below are links to the posts on the other three stepping stones in the series.
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| Mosaic Tree #3 |
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| Mosaic Tree #2 |
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| Mosaic Tree #1 |
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Mosaic Notes:
I create picassiette mosaics, which are mosaics made using broken china. (Picassiette comes from Pique Assiette in French.)
You can see all of my mosaic posts by clicking here.
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Earlier sunsets and cooler nights, Autumn's here with all it's sights !
I'm hoping you have a great Fall...
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Comments encourage me, and I like encouragement. Please leave a comment if you have time!
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Post from the past ...
This Autumn Wreath Monoprint is probably the best Monoprint I have ever completed...
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| Click here for my Oak Wreath Monoprint Post |
Comments encourage me, and I like encouragement. Please leave a comment if you have time!
I have three large categories of posts:
Travel, China and China hutches, and Mosaics.
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