Fireplace Backers

Today I got asked for photos of fireplace backers that I had made in the past, for a potential client. I had almost forgotten about making them 😊 even though I live with one of them every day in my own home. These were all fun and challenging to make and I love the permanence they have in someones home.  It would be exciting to get to do a project like this again.

Private home in Garberville, CA

Made for my log cabin many years ago.

Private Home

Private Home

Private Home

Concrete at the Sacramento Zoo

Concrete Snake Slide

  

Concrete Climbing Hippopotamus

I do not know who the artist is that made these, but my grand daughter had a lot of fun playing on them.

Working on the Edge. Mosaic Bench

 

Today, I've been working on the edges and legs of the Mosaic Bench.

Worked on the Mosaic Bench Today.

 Leg work.

North Coast Open Studios

Schill Art Studio & Gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday from 11-5 for weekend 2 of North Coast Open Studios.
We will be showing the work of Monica Schill and Susan Cooper.
We are a 1649 Main st. Fortuna,  CA.

Day 2 of North Coast Open Studios!

Schill Art Studio & Gallery

 will be open today!

Showing the artwork of 

Susan  Cooper & Monica Schill

1649 Main St. Fortuna, CA

11am-5pm

We will also be open next weekend June 8-9

11am-5pm

Getting Ready for North Coast Open Studios

Rubber Duck 

ferro cement sculpture

North Coast Open Studios 2013 

Two Weekends June 1-2 and June 8-9

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

My studio at 1649 Main Street Fortuna, CA will be open both weekends!

I'll be sharing my space with the wonderful Fortuna artist Susan Dill Cooper.  

Come by and take a look!

7-7s

Moving forward on the 7-7s piece.  

They are all formed now, and 3 are already wrapped with wire (4 to go).  Looking forward to doing the concrete work on these.  Still thinking about the mosaic work.  Not sure about colors and/or patterns.  Maybe flaming colors...

Mosaic Bench

Beginning to work on a mosaic garden bench.

Seven #1 in Progress

Wrapped, ready for wire.

Marj3 at its new home!

Marj3 is on the move!

Marj3 is Finished!

I am very happy to say that on Saturday I finished Marj3.  Now the 3 pieces need to cure and then be delivered.  Here are a few photos of the grouting of the last piece.

 

Marj3 Tiling Work is Done!

 

Tiling work done on all 3 Marj3 pieces.  Now onto the grouting!

     

Today's starting place.

   

1 hour in.

   

3 hours in. 

  

4 hours total today!

Placing Tiles

Todays Work

Marj3 close-up

One of the Marj3 pieces ready for grout.

 

Circus Circus Bear (more photos of this one on my facebook page)

Tiling, tiling, tiling...

 

Marj3 Continues.

I continued to mosaic Marj3 today.  There should be about a week more of tile work, and then I can move on to grouting.  Feeling good about how everything is going!

Inside

Today we moved all 3 of the Marj3 pieces inside to a warmer working environment.

More on Marj3

Katy Perry and Mosaic Work.