A Creative Couple Weeks

These last couple weeks have been unusually high in creative output at our household.  First was the Mission Delicious video conceived and developed by Anna ...

Then Julie drew this Mehndi art on a lamp shade as a gift for Laura...

 Last night I made a Soma puzzle cube from 27 - 1/2" wood cubes. Which made 7 unique puzzle pieces. Then had Anna solve the puzzle before I let her decide how to paint it.

This morning at Home Depot Anna and I made a bird house together.

Picture to follow.

Today Julie painted this Seagull on Driftwood scene.
Seagull on Driftwood Key Rack/Jewelry Organizer/Leash Rack

Then she also repainted these Lobster Pot Buoys we found on our Irish Beach vacation in July.
Lobster Pot Buoy / Nautical Decor / Beach Decor / Coastal Decor

Later on Sunday I made the frame for a 36" x 60" HardieBacker board for next mosaic Julie is planning on starting in the coming weeks.

California Mission Mosaic School Project

End of year school project and final report was about California Missions. Each student selected a mission to do a report on.  Anna selected Santa Ines. Instead of doing a typical model out of cardboard panels or creating a story board to go with her report we decided it would be nice to make something we could keep and display for years to come.  So, Anna made a 3'x5' tile mosaic.  We will mount this on the wall out by the pool and deck. It weighs 80+ lbs so, getting it to her school took a bit of effort.

Watch at YouTube

Body Browser by Google Labs

Check out this great demo of WebGL & HTML5. The technology is less interesting than the usefulness for study of the human body and it's various systems! Zoom in and turn on the labels. Click on muscles and organs to isolate them...

Body Browser - Google Labs

Mermaid Mosaic

Julie's latest mosaic piece: Mermaid Mosaic as posted by: Jayne Photo.  Check out her Etsy site and her flickr images as well as the youtube videos of how the mosaics come together.

Videos showing how these mosaics were created:
Sea Turtle Mosaic
Mosaic Sun Clock
Dragonfly Sunflower Mosaic
Long Tailed Gecko
Mosaic Table Tops
Indian Blue Peacock