virvitrum.bsky.social
@virvitrum.bsky.social
Creator of amateur mosaic art projects, Old School roleplaying grognard (on hiatus), Classical Latin language enthusiast, fan of speculative fiction in audiobooks and graphic novels.
Easter basket art piece. At least the price of these eggs will never increase!
April 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Broom-Hilda mosaic completed! Seen here front lit, and backlit:
April 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Anyone remember the 1970s comic strip, Broom Hilda? Been working on this glass-on-glass mosaic piece to commemorate her part of my childhood in the 1980s:
March 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I made this stylized leaf mosaic for a colleague who loves hiking in nature. Cut glass outline, painted toothpicks for veins, and a layer of sparkly glitter inside the outline:
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I completed my Calvin and Hobbes mosaic piece! Just needs framing now:
February 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Calvin and Hobbes update. Calvin’s hair is now glassed in:
January 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I completed this Hello Kitty piece back in mid-December for a teammate at work who wanted it for her 11-year old daughter. Waited to post until the daughter gave permission to share. Mom asked for it to be pink and “girly,” so don’t blame the artist for gender-stereotyping color schemes:
January 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I’ve made a bit of progress glassing my impending Calvin and Hobbs art piece. Private use only, of course, I don’t intend to make money off of it:
January 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Anyone remember Calvin and Hobbes, the delightful comic strip by Bill Watterson, about a six-year old boy and his stuffed tiger writ alive by his imagination? My latest mosaic project! This is the inked image on wood canvas. Glasswork is next.
January 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This is a 6X6-inch image of the Flash that I’m crafting for my boss (his favorite). Grouting it tomorrow!
December 11, 2024 at 1:39 AM
I started making art in 2022, after telling myself for decades that I had no talent, and only people with talent could be artistic. I finally got it through my thick skull that the difference between those who do art and those who don’t isn’t talent; it’s *priority*. Seasonal pieces here:
December 5, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I'm just experimenting with posting here right now, using a few of my more recent mosaic art pieces as visual content. This piece is a split canvas image of Freddie Mercury, in his 1986 Live At Wembley outfit.
December 5, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Audiobooks, Dragon Daddy, and audiobooks! Best way to read and parallel process everything else important in your life.
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 AM