Bee "Handy Hooks" mosaics

FOR SALE: £25 free UK post. 

The board is 24cm diameter. It hangs by a picture cord across the back, plus I'm including rawl plugs and screws in case you wish to make it a permanent fixture.

 

... and another! ...

£20 free UK post

The board is 17.5cm wide and 28cm total length. It hangs by a macrame hook at the top.

 

 These two mosaics each have a metal BEE hook (bought in Dunelm) for storing keys or hanging up a coat, apron, etc.

I used a jig-saw to saw the bee shapes from MDF, and added mosaic tiles, before gluing them to new wooden boards.

Giraffe mosaic with hooks

 

I used a jigsaw for the giraffe outline, completing it with craft mosaic tiles. I bought a chopping board and a pair of bronze coloured giraffe head hooks - and assembled them as a picture for key storage etc. The latest in my "handy hooks" theme.

Owls next!

10" x 13.5" x 2"; 1413g

£35 free UK postage

Thanks

 My thanks to Sue Locking, the cruise ship art tutor, for her advice and encouragement, which has rekindled my enjoyment of water-colour painting.

suelockingart@gmail.com

Also for encouraging my husband Peter to pick up a paintbrush.

The pictures below are a combination of both our results.

 

"I saw that fish first!"

 
This is the second water-colour using inspiration from the cruise ship's artwork.

 

FOR SALE: £60, free UK postage

 Approx size: 18" x 12.5" frame; 11.5" x 8" opening
 

Many Shades of Grey

 

Another of my water-colour pieces whilst on a cruise. I used inspiration from a large artwork on the ship, drawing a heron, irises and bulrushes. For the second picture I focused on a close up of the heron, together with two kingfishers.

FOR SALE: £60 free UK postage

Approx size: 18" x 12.5" frame; 11.5" x 8" opening.

Kingfisher "On the Lookout"

 

Another experiment with water-colours ... before I worked on a larger picture.

Approx: 10" x8" frame; 7" x 5" opening

FOR SALE: £30 free UK post

I then added kingfishers to my heron picture.

 

Lonely Frog

I've been so lucky to have a holiday this month (February 2024) in the Caribbean.

  I took a photo, in the botanical gardens in Martinique, of a frog in a lily pond. Then I did a practice water-colour of the lonely frog ready for embarking on a larger picture. I was so pleased with him, that I decided to frame it.

 FOR SALE: £30 free UK post

Source photo

 

 

Lily Pad frog

 30cm square frame, 17cm square opening, 3cm deep

FOR SALE: £40 free UK post

Below are my source photos, taken at the botanical gardens, in Martinique

Below is my practice water-colour of a single frog, and the beginning of the lily pad painting.