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"Making the bathing beauties is a lot of fun," says Jan, who refers to the bikini-clad gals that come in different colored mosaic swimsuits - ready to ‘hang’ around your pool or hot tub. "When Jude made 'Venus,' with mirror tiles and jewelry findings, we were excited with how beautiful the mixed media looked together and we started using more vintage jewelry pieces - and it is a great excuse to go garage sailing to hunt for unusual jewelry for our mosaic work."
Another favorite everywhere they go is the "Fossil Leaves," made from a very strong cement mixture with a secret ingredient. Valerie says, "This year we really got the hang of the acid etching and made some very striking leaves. My favorites are the natural ones that look like they are real fossils found from an ancient dig."
"Hot Lips" - (left) was a really big hit! We made about a dozen of these 'heads with big bases,' but finally found it too hard to keep up with the difficult timing in making them as well as trying to schlep them around. Wow! - They were heavy! ...
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Sculptures in 2004
Another favorite everywhere they go is the "Fossil Leaves," made from a very strong cement mixture with a secret ingredient. Valerie says, "This year we really got the hang of the acid etching and made some very striking leaves. My favorites are the natural ones that look like they are real fossils found from an ancient dig."
"Hot Lips" - (left) was a really big hit! We made about a dozen of these 'heads with big bases,' but finally found it too hard to keep up with the difficult timing in making them as well as trying to schlep them around. Wow! - They were heavy! ...
Photo Gallery Coming Soon!
Sculptures in 2004