Super Bowl Sunday and Mosaic Monday

Yesterday Sisi decided not to watch the SuperBowl but to keep a running record of the number and quality of commercials.  And she read War Horse while the game was being played.  I did not know that is a kid's book! I learned something new!

 I watched both the game and the commercials.  I'm a glutton.  My favorite commercial was the Audi commercial where the kid gets a black eye at prom.  I'm a contradiction.

I was not rooting for either team.  I was kind of rooting for both teams.  I wanted the game to go into triple overtime except that it was late and J-dude needed to get to bed. 

So I was happy that it was an exciting game, close at the very end.  And over by 10:00 p.m. 

Today I worked on a mosaic key-hanger plaque using Scrabble Tiles, broken cup handles and glass tiles.  It's about 1/3 done.  You'll see it here one of these days. 

I am currently finishing up a couple hanging orbs - the grout it setting as I type here.  I don't have photos of them yet, they are small, about the size of your average Christmas tree ornament.  One of them is mostly pink with pale blue and green accents.  The other one is orange and blue.  I must have been thinking of Caroline and Elizabeth when I made them!

I have photos of my first commissioned work (assuming there will be at least a second commissioned work, I guess.)  It's a larger orb with irridescent tiles.  Here are some pics:

side view

 

 

from the bottom

and the top:

 

I hope my mom's friend likes it.  (Maybe she will look at it here first, before I send it down south?)

 

Off to wipe off drying grout!