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Page 3 of 6 to spread the mosaic addiction throughout the land. For a time mosaics had to go underground – strange forces were in action. Mosaic artists were few - but now it's time to rekindle the passion. You have been chosen to bring many mosaic artists out of the china cupboards and unite. You will form a mosaic group and spread mosaic madness....................I decree a change of ‘art….it’s time to recycle and combine all sorts of tesserae, from precious I
talian smalti to beautiful glass mosaic tiles from
China and an amazing array of recycled items. Turn porcelain into art that can be useful. Decorate the galleries and the homes. Cover the concrete. You will bring new methods and techniques to all who will listen. You will have disciples known as mosaic addicts. They will follow you to china shops and support you….They will cater to your whims of mosaic madness and be minions – you will reward them with your kindness and gold smalti.
You are the next mosaic messiah. Some will throw stones at you, but you will collect these and use them and be excitied. Some will try to send you to flat table hell….you will survive. The last holder of the mosaic secret was a man called Gaudi and he watches over all mosaic addicts.
Teach the children. They will see what you see. Go forth into the mosaic wilderness and take the Leps. Be a leader amongst the mosaic mob – you will know adversity and you will be made stronger. All will be good. Don’t be scared to stand apart from the anti pique assiette slanderers and the rock movers. Be true to yourself and you will be given the gift of inspiration and kindness. You will become a distributor of the Leps and all that is required, to break out.
You will work 24-7 but you will be strong. You are being given the gift of the secret of happiness…spread the news, spread the thinset….spread yourself all over the land….”
Wow!!!!! ….as the green thing hovered I felt calmness come down. Was I dreaming? Did that red tipple send me over the edge? Suddenlty, the green bug with gigantic eyes, amazing eyelashes and the reddest mouth came down and sucked me in! I felt pulled into the red lips and when I opened my eyes I was in a mosaic heaven…the streets were paved with blue willow china and I was given a choice ----stay and work on the pearly gates renoation or go back and work my butt off (that could be a good thing!)….I thought about staying on, the clouds looked soft and the mixed media on the pearly gates reno was tempting….but something was pulling be back out…Dave was yanking on my legs….my red lion pjynamas were flapping…Dave was not letting me go to mosaic nirvana yet! He didn’t want to clean the studio!
Dave threw one of my pink stilettos at the bug and the bug laughed and sucked it in. The mosaic bug said “
Sandy make your choice….you have been chosen but must be determined to succeed, where others have failed…” Ok I said, (I really wanted to finish my latest mosaic).
Dave gave another yank and I was back on the diva couch. The huge bug took off into the house and disappeared. I felt amazing. I looked at Dave and he was asleep a
gain. I shook him. Honey, what did you think of that? Stop waking me up - he said. ???????? Was it all a dream, perhaps too much tipple?
I lay on the pink satin sheets and wondered at the dream. As I stretched out, my hands touched something….I picked up some pieces of green shell in the bed…long pieces that looked like the bugs eyelashes. I could not stop myself....I ran down to the studio and started to mosaic – my hands flew – I made green thinset! Polly turned up in her pl's and helped...She walked her in her sleep!!!!!! As the mosaic emerged there was the face of the mosaic bug! It had been there!
I ran into the stash room and looked for it. I found some of the little golden bugs had crawled back in the vegemite jars. Suddenly, the stash room door slammed behind me.
I heard the voice
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