Okay, so the City of Chico finally decided to honor the art benches downtown. There was no ribbon cutting, no big crowd huddling close for a better look at the glamorous Pollock bench (or any other bench for that matter). I did however, get to work on a mosaic project in the shade and I did get two tubs of free cookies and apple juice, so who can complain? A small tour of twenty or so people came by around five o'clock and took a gander. At least now they have a printable map of all the downtown art benches so people can check them out.
Grampa got a purty new flower pot for Fathers Day. The kids love to make tiles, so I've been saving the best ones for just such an occasion.
I'm a glow in the dark fanatic, so when I find a space to mosaic that gets good sun, I always want to suggest glow in the dark glass. Why not the front steps? This one took me a couple of days, but I still haven't grouted it! Luckily, no one has cut their foot. The spirals glow a brilliant electric blue when night falls (and I turn off the party lights).
I'm gonna be in a group art show this Thursday, downtown Chico at the "secret gallery" 222 West 2nd St. I have 5 pieces up. See if you can guess which ones are mine!
Here's a tile I made a bunch of for a family reunion. I carved the image using a picture of their family church in Italy. They turned out pretty well I think!
