Detials

Blended to Perfection
My last two "Details" should make it pretty clear that I'm more enthusiastic about tile than I am about any other surface material for watershapes.  In October, we covered the use of color while focusing on tile, and in November there was a discussion of my favorite suppliers and their distinctions.  This time, I'll bring the sequence to a conclusion by looking at the process of selecting tile and at the ways I blend tile mosaics. My enthusiasm extends from the fact that tile in watershapes is incredibly dynamic - so visually flexible, so durable and, if done well, so elegant.  It can be used either as a
Maximizing Exposures
I take a lot of pictures of my work - so many, in fact, that friends and colleagues often tease me about it. Chief among those antagonists are my Genesis 3 compatriots, Brian Van Bower and Skip Phillips, who have a running joke about how I always have a slide show ready, whether it's two in the morning in my home or off in some location far removed from classrooms or offices. And it's true:  Because I shoot 35-mm slides of every aspect of every one of my projects, I usually