Gypsy Mosaic Mirror

Description

Gypsy. I named this piece Gypsy immediately- before it was even finished- I don't know why. The colors and the richness just make me think of passionate Gypsy stuff. I guess. At any rate, Gypsy is one of my very first mirrors. It is about 90% recycled content.

The stained glass is scrap that was rescued by a friend. The clear stuff that has inclusions was hand foiled by me with brass tape. This was quite the learning experience for me. For instance: did you know that brass tape is actually BRASS tape??? It is very thin, very sharp metal. Yikes!!!At one point - I thought about naming this piece DNA....

At any rate, I used brass chain, a recycled piece of mdf, a mirror coaster, and tissue paper packing (I love that stuff- I can't believe they GIVE it away!...).

This is a 12" diameter round piece that is 3/4" thick. The back is decoupaged with a coordinating paper and is signed and dated.

This piece is ready to hang. It is not suitable for exterior use.

Added on Sep 26, 2009