Lagniappe Mosaic - Gallery 10 - Mosaic Wall Mural

Just call me crazy! Here I am starting an outdoor wall mosaic installation in July in Florida! It's certainly one way to detox naturally. I've been painting the house and got all excited about creating something Very magical.
	Day 1 / 7-17-07 The wall color is called Jekyll Sans Souci Green by Valspar and what prompted this project was a patch job that I could see from my dining room window.
	7/22/07 - Below, I've drawn the pattern on the wall which evolves as I go. To save time, manpower, and my hands, I'm trying to use broken tile by hammer, rather then cutting pieces to fit the spaces.
	I wear the most awful, comfortable clothes doing this work. It's wonderfully liberating not worrying about how you look!
At least nothing is slipping down the wall. Make your paste very thick to avoid this.	7-26-07 - Today I put in a good two hours and since it's going to storm soon, I'm calling it a day. Yesterday, we had 1/2-inch sized hail. Notice the tarp I've brought out. All my bins are getting full of rain water, so now I'm covering everything.

On day 2 of this project by trying to break some thick floor tile on the wall by banging it with a hammer, I sliced my finger very nicely. I should have climbed off the ladder and broke it on the ground before climbing up to my work area. My lesson: It's better to work slowly and with care to avoid cuts, than try to cut corners! I've borrowed a folding ladder, kind of like a small scaffold to work on which is a lot better than standing on a regular ladder.