Grouted the damselfly last Thursday night (July 1) and I'm very pleased with the way he turned out. The grout was exactly what it needed to bring out the best in this piece. I'm so glad I didn't give up on him or allow my attitude to drown out everything good about the piece. Although I know every fault with the wings and every other little thing that I know I did wrong, I have grown to love it precisely because of all those imperfections. Also, my eyes focus on all those mistakes while others only see the beauty. This has become my favorite stepping stone and I'm quite proud of him.
A post I read in the MAO group this morning and my response to it prompted me to come make this post. And Solana, if you happen to make your way here, just take a look at my Flickr page and you'll see that I'm just a babe in the woods with this mosaic stuff and make all kinds of mistakes. But I learn more that way and I'm OK with that; I just do my best. Well, I do have fun, too!
