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11/9/09 - Image has been traced onto hardi-board and copied over again with magic marker.  Image is partially colored in as a precaution to better see what tile goes where. 

11/23/06 -  I'm in the process of laying out my tiles before gluing in order to see how the colors are going to work together and also to play with achieving a fade away effect on the mermaid.  To the left is the tail detail I'll be adding on. In order achieve a consistent tile depth, I'll be using Weld-Bond and Portland cement as my glue, as I'll be using the direct method of mosaic.  Notice all the colors I'll be incorporating to create the ocean.

I'm working from the inside out and will start with the mermaid since she is the focus of the whole piece.

My  grout color is a warm tan/sand color that I believe will compliment the warm amber tiles, as well as the blues and greens.  I didn't want to use a white and didn't want to use a dark, dark grout, as my background is off-white tiles. I don't want a grid effect, but more of a muted glow.

See page 3 for some progress beginning to show.

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Cassia in bloom - November 2006