It’s May 24th, and I want you to know that your “Holiday Cheer” blog with the sketch of the mating American Avocet dance DID become a mosaic and it’s just finished!  I just love the affection they show each other and ended up making them in stained glass.

Come Splash-Step With Me, a mosaic of stained glass over cement substrate.

The avocets are usually seen with black and white plumage. During mating season their necks morph to a lovely amber-rust hue.

BUT WAIT–THERE’S MORE!

In-between the avocets sketch and this completed mosaic, I ran across a photo of a common purple and white rock pigeon with her white feathers blowing up around her face. It threw me into a reverie about my past life – when I was married to an international operatic tenor, spending years attending the opera and associated galas with some very glamorous ladies. Here she is, with crystals standing in for the diamonds I almost used but couldn’t part with. Someday I want to pair her with her date, a very dapper California Condor named Frank.

Diamonds In Her Eyes

{common rock pigeon / UNcommon diva}

Purple and white rock pigeon in the lights! Stained glass on foam, fiberglass, and cement substrate.