
the chair is one of those projects that i had nooooooo idea how much work it would take going in. mosaic projects are like that. it seems i have to learn everything the hard way. wah. dumb me. i had this vision (uh-oh) while i was beating the metal lathe into shape that the chair would look like a stargazer lily when it was done. yah, easier said than done. first of all, i could not find any hot pink/fuchsia tile. i looked and looked. i was prepared to buy a an entire set of new fiesta ware dishes- but they were more of a flamingo/peach color in person. not what i had in mind. boo. apparently hot pink glaze is pretty darn near impossible to achieve. i would have bought some and made the tiles myself- but no, it's not for sale. doesn't exist. in fact, it is only within the last ten years or so that dependable red glazes have become available (and i am so glad they are). so, anyway, i resorted to stained glass.


