From Katie's workshop

I haven't written anything in a while and not because I haven't been doing anything, but because I was too lazy to bring my camera to Katie's workshop every Wednesday for the past month.


I learned a lot, more than I can write here, more than I can simply put into words like a 5 step program. As I expected, having Katie there helped me see better what I am doing, gave me perspective as well as tips and ticks. I'll share some of the practical aspects and leave the rest out, you have to experience it for yourself to know what I mean.

1. First and foremost I was very surprised to find out that nippers with metal discs are much easier to use. I need to get me some of those :-)

2. When filling negative space it looks better if you create patters even if you use the same color (eg the red spirals on the crab). If you look at my previous mosaics, the spaces filled with tiles of the same color are very chaotic spaces, and not in the on purpose kind of way, but more in the what am I doing way... :-)


3. Glass comes in a much larger variety of shades and colors and it is much more diverse than I imagined. Not to mention it goes perfectly with a sea theme.


4. It's nice to let imagination run it's course while you're making the mosaic, but it's also important to have a clear idea of what you want it to look like (at least generally). And I say this because I have the habit of rushing into things and I had to rip off some tiles with a screw driver at some point. Ops...


5. And though I thought I would never say this, working in a group is really fun and creative :-)

Stay tuned for finishing touches, I'll try to make it worth the wait. :P

*Drawing by Katie Sabry (C)