Last week we started working with some seniors at a local long term care centre to make butterfly mosaics. We returned this afternoon and the group finished two butterflies. Don’t they look great? Everyone had a fun time, us included, working on this project.
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Mosaics with Seniors
This morning, Sheila and I facilitated a mosaics activity with a few elderly residents at a long term care centre. The residents worked on two butterfly mosaics. We pre-cut the butterfly shapes and also pre-cut a selection of broken crockery along with other items like… Read More
Indigo Bunting
Here is our latest mosaic project, an Indigo Bunting. This one is about a metre, beak to tail. It’s made with smalti glass tiles as well as some broken crockery. We do all sorts of custom mosaics for home and garden. You can see many… Read More
The Bowmanville Woodpecker
We installed this downy woodpecker mosaic today at John, Megan and Abigail’s place in Bowmanville. We create all kinds of custom mosaic work for home and garden, from broken crockery to Smalti glass tiles. See photos of our work at our Long Branch Mosaics page.
Specialty Item
This morning I noticed a bag sitting underneath the 27th Street Book Box. If was filled with an assortment of ceramic items. Some kind soul must have noticed all the mosaics around here and decided to provide us with some raw material. This happens from… Read More
Long Branch Mosaics at the Mississauga Garden Festival
Sheila is at the Mississauga Garden Festival today showcasing our mosaics. She brought a selection of small butterfly mosaics along, which she will be selling at a modest price. If you’re going to the festival stop by her table and say hi. We do all… Read More
Long Branch Mosaics at Mississauga Garden Festival
On Sunday, Tuffy P will be at the Long Branch Mosaics table in the Marketplace Artists and Artisans zone at the Mississauga Garden Festival with a variety of butterfly mosaics. The festival is at Riverview Park Sunday 10-4. Stop by our table and meet Tuffy… Read More
Freedom Butterfly
This Smalti tile mosaic is a donation for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada June silent auction. You can see a selection of our mosaics at the Long Branch Mosaics page. We make all kinds of custom mosaics for home and garden. Some, like… Read More
Northern Flicker
Our first woodpecker mosaic – a Northern Flicker. It’s about a metre beak to tail. This piece is a donation for the upcoming Salah Bachir Show in support of St. Joseph’s Health Centre and will be available at the silent auction at that event. We… Read More
Two Owls
We’ve just completed two new owl mosaics, a long-eared owl and a saw-whet owl. We are donated these mosaics for an upcoming fundraiser supporting the Pelee Island Bird Observatory. You can see many of our mosaics at the Long Branch Mosaics page. We make all… Read More