Autumn Tree Mosaic

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

Image 4: Mosaic Stepping Stone Edge detail

Below are links to the posts on the other three stepping stones in the series. 

Mosaic Tree #3

Mosaic Tree #2

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 hope you have a great Autumn... 

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I have three large categories of posts: 
Travel, China and China hutches, and Mosaics.   

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Post from the past ...

This Autumn Wreath Monoprint is probably the best Monoprint I have ever completed...

Click here for my Oak Wreath Monoprint Post

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Recent Posts ...

Butterfly Mosaic

Italian Poppy Field

Mosaic Easter Egg

Cafe Central Vienna

Journaling

Lemon Trees

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Autumn Art 2

Kaleidoscope 3

Autumn Art 4

Autumn Color

Autumn Hike

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