Sligo Creek Tile Company, Takoma Park, MD
Margaret Almon
Sunflower Love and Mosaic Mandalas
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I planted a sunflower seed when I was 8 years old, along the side of our house. I was enchanted that the black and white streaked shell could be opened like a gate by the green sprout within. My father went on a sabbatical when the sunflower was still shorter than me, and we moved [...]
Waldorf Window Stars and Echoes of Moravian Stars: Day and Night
May 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
Source: etsy.com via Margaret on Pinterest I finished the 2013 A to Z Blogging Challenge, which kept me blogging throughout April. One of the pleasures of the challenge is discovering other artists and bloggers who are participating, and these folded tissue paper window stars by Ann of Harvest Moon by Hand caught my attention. Like [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Custom Mosaic House Number for a Craftsman Style Home in Brown and Copper
May 1, 2013 By 5 Comments
Custom House Numbers by Nutmeg Designs
Z is for ZOOM and Stained Glass Cookies, A to Z Challenge 2013
April 30, 2013 By 4 Comments
Z is for ZOOM. In the 1970s, Zoom was a place I wanted to be. Although I lived in Canada, a transmitter relayed the wonder of WGBH-Boston to my television set via Spokane’s PBS station. I didn’t know where Boston was, except as the home of ZOOM, where kids my age made things. This is [...]
Y is for Ysleta, TX and the Texas Readers Club, A to Z Challenge 2013
April 29, 2013 By 8 Comments
Y is for Ysleta, TX. I lived in El Paso, TX during the 4th grade, when my father was on sabbatical, and we rented a house near my grandparents. I went to Loma Terrace Elementary School part of the Ysleta Independent School District. The name Ysleta came from the mission settlement, established in 1682 by [...]
X is for Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, A to Z Challenge 2013
April 28, 2013 By 2 Comments
X is for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. Started by some jazz lovers in Rochester, John Nugent and Marc Iacona in 2002, Xerox became the title sponsor in 2009. Our first visit, Stratoz went to vespers at Christ Church, one of the venues, and after asked if he could photograph the Tiffany mosaic. [...]
