summer house art blog
Blog URL http://summerhouseart.com/blog
Located Victoria, British Columbia Canada
Tags garden art, gardening, mosaics, sculpture, cast stone sculpture, artistic inspiration, recycling, creativity, teaching mosaics
Helen, an eccentric artist talks about creating garden art, making and teaching mosaics and picassiette, about getting inspiration, cast stone sculptures, recyling, art and even garage sailing!
Latest Blog Posts
- My Indoor Flower Show on Nov 18, 2009 in Musings house plants African Violets Christmas Cactus dog ornaments indoor flower show Mental snapshots old fashioned flowers
How often is it that I’ve seen something wonderful and not run for the camera to snap a shot? I’ll give myself a mental reminder to get back to that soon but then,distracted by all the stuff going on in my life, I forget. Don’t e...
- The New Pique Assiette Buddha Shrine Part 5 - The Inevitable But Strangely Perfect Conclusion on Nov 12, 2009 in Musings Pique Assiette Mosaics inspiration Buddha Shrine dishes lotus flower pique assiette scraps of gold tile
The Buddha Shrine is finally done. My little Buddha, rescued this summer from the back of a truck full of junk, now sits in splendor, cross legged, quietly contemplating the lotus flower I have bestowed upon him. Bill is sure his expression is now...
- The Pique Assiette Buddha Shrine Part 5 - The Inevitable But Strangely Perfect Conclusion on Nov 12, 2009 in Musings Pique Assiette Mosaics inspiration Buddha Shrine dishes lotus flower pique assiette scraps of gold tile
The Buddha Shrine is finally done. My little Buddha, rescued this summer from the back of a truck full of junk, now sits in splendor, cross legged, quietly contemplating the lotus flower I have bestowed upon him. Bill is sure his expression is now...
- Just Can’t Resist Playing with the Fall Colors on Nov 3, 2009 in Garden inspiration color goosed up fall colors grape leaves manhole cover photoshop windmill palm
I started this blog with the idea of just doing a few photos of fall colors. Who can resist, right? But then, as I was getting the photos ready I just couldn’t help playing in Photoshop. I am hopeless when it comes to color. The more color...
- Presenting the 2009 Summer Students of Pique Assiette Mosaics! on Oct 27, 2009 in Pique Assiette Mosaics broken dishes fan design flow of color intuitively pique assiette mosaics recycler students thrift store weathered table
One of the things I enjoy doing every summer, besides working in the garden, or garage sailing is teaching mosaics. This summer was no exception. I love mosaics, especially pique assiette which is making mosaics with broken dishes and found bits an...
- The New Pique Assiette Mosaic Buddha Shrine Part 4 - The Search for Serenity on Oct 22, 2009 in Pique Assiette Mosaics inspiration Buddha Shrine pique assiette mosaic search for serenity Serenity thrift stores
What is it about this little shrine that makes me think that it is becoming a string of problems, one thing after another? Why does it seem like every dish I planned to use on it is either wrong or I don’t have enough of it? Decisions I make a...
- Bill’s Driftwood “Chair” Sculpture and Other Garden Art Whimsies on Oct 12, 2009 in Garden Art Musings chime driftwood chair found art garage sale hen and chicks herb garden mosaic chimney old basin serendipitous sculptures silver goblet spiral hanger succulents whimsy
One day this summer, on a whim, Bill suddenly built this driftwood chair. It’s not exactly sit-able so I think of it as being more of a sculpture. I’ve put off posting it because he keeps adding to it. But for now, it appears to be don...
