There you have it — needlepoint patterns for the stations of the cross (in this case Station II) right next to two patterns with crescent moons, lights, stars for Ramadan, on my pinterest. Inspiration for art is a global, transendental experience, no surprise there.
New mosaic pot – “ice tea”, the only pot i have named, and this is because of the square glass cubes which my daughter found in a thrift store and sent home with me (LOL). They were just over a square inch in two dimensions, and in the third dimension, probably just under an inch. They turned out to be reasonably difficult to grout around.
As usual, all tesserae are from the scrap bin, or thrift store or building value store for reuse of left over building parts. It weighs a hefty 30 lbs… LOL.
What can I do for the victims of the California fires that have devastated so many lives, and whole communities? I will come up with more ideas hopefully. So far, polymer clay, and custom stained glass patterns — cross stitch, and printable street art (all are printable for that matter). (four different styles for a house pattern (all printable) but some for specific crafts.
Thinking of what might bring comfort to those who lost their homes I came up with this idea. I dont know if this tiny contribution can bring any solace, but I think it would were I in that condition.
I am willing to try to make some kind of tiny replica (like a refrigerator magnet, or worry stone or plaque, using polymer clay), or small picture, or street art with or without some text, that can be printed on a tee shirt or hat or other item of clothing. Or, create a cross stitch or needlepoint or beading pattern using an image that is sent to me.
I began by making a sample (a refrigerator magnet) of my daughter’s house (150 year old two story brick (long ago painted cream color)). So I fully understand this is not 3D printed, and not from some precise press, and it will take some practice, but there might be some comfort in this type of keepsake, and I am willing to contribute supplies and time.
Custom stained glass patterns are available too, but one needs to find a stained glass person who will build this, or this can be used for printing by a company like 4imprint.
Wood mosaic kitchen counter top. About 6 years ago i asked a woodworking shop here in Cincinnati to cut me some wood…. 
the criteria were as follows: 1) that it must be half inch thick, and 2) that it be from the scraps of wood that most individuals find unusable. That is, i wanted the wood to have worm holes, bore holes, little bits of knotting, spalting, and be unusual in all kinds of ways, even missing a corner here or there or having some bark left on it, 3) each piece needed to be an whole number, no fractions, or mm, in width and height. The blocks cut could be 1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 1×4 for instance, and or, 2×2, 2×3, 2×4 etc, 3×3, 3×4, etc up to about 6 inches in width and length. 4) number of iterations did not matter 5, every kind of wood (not composited (with the exception of bamboo wood which i did use).
The person who created the underneath framework, also made the border for the sink and back out of redwood.
So this many years later it has held up pretty well. I know i sanded each block to soften the corners, i remember using weldbond glue, II i think, I did space in some ceramic, glass, porcelain tiles where assembling the counter was needing some flexibility. I know i gave the finished counter top 6 coats of urethane before using. So while it was a lot of work, it was not that costly… and i enjoy the wood surface every day. I needs a sanding and a new coat of urethane…I cannot remember if i covered the grout with urethane. I do remember using expensive grout, not cheap stuff.
The grout gets a little dirty and there are places where there are cracks but i have just added grouts to those areas.
Couple of trash tile-clay pots there also.
Mosaic pot, decorative, large, all scraps, except i think I remember buying the pot, but the tiles are from the trash at Mees Tile.
Thomas Arthur Turner, Hollywood High School year book cartoons: the first selfie.
Thomas Arthur Turner, Hollywood High School yearbook Cartoons: smarter than the professor. Drawn sometime between 1930 and 1933. Original, and digitized and colored.
Thomas Arthur Turner, yearbook cartoons Hollywood High School@1932 or 1933.
A wheelbarrow full of books, and a sad face.
I knew my father well enough to understand that inventing was his passion, but certainly not book reading. (those genes he passed on to me…. I hated school…even though he got an honorary degree, and i got a PhD, it was certainly not through the written word.
Thomas Arthur Turner, letter to my son during WWII
Thomas Arthur Turner, yearbook cartoons Hollywood High School, sometime in the early 1930s. I guess this cartoon was about some teacher who was giving a student a hard time. No way of knowing. The original ink drawing is on the bottom, the vectorized and colored cartoon is on the top. FUn to remember my dad. (Love the pricklie sweater, likely very itchy wool.
