This was my third time to join the workshop held at The Merevale Corner Community Centre near by my flat. The most important thing is......I've finished my first piece of Mosaic work!!! Even though it is not perfect, I am soooooo happy with it ^-^

 

It did bring me a lot of fun during the processes of doing it yourself (DIY), especially while doing something you are really keen on to. Anyway, Yukari and i were very excited at starting our Mosaic artwork , so we went to visit craft shops and warehouse right away after the workshop. However, as beginners, we actually had no idea about where to get the Mosaic equipments. So we only got some beautiful tiles home with us.

 

Afterwards, I got some useful information at my second Mosaic class from our instructor. We visited the one they mentioned about all the time--- Bunnings Warehouse ( at Tower Junction in Christchurch) , which has plenty of choices and of course cheaper price for us. Well, we both got a bargain package with a cutter breaker, a sponge, a spreader and a squeegee that day. It's quite a reasonable price and the tools are really useful. Since then, i could do my work at home and whenever I'd like to!Ya!!!

 

Therefore, i finished the cutting and sticking the tiles on the cardboard before today's workshop. Before the final result, actually i have tried several ways of combination with different colours of tiles. It's tiring, full of fun though. As for today's work, I was taught how to grout the base and make the grout fill into all the gaps between tiles. After all the work, it brought me such a huge achievement. Can't wait to start the next piece!

 

以前看到馬賽克的飾品總是愛不釋手

上週透過Sally得之附近的教堂有Mosaic workshops

便也當下報名參加

連初學又沒什麼美術細胞的我都做得到

有興趣的每一個人都做得到唷

真的很好玩呢

 

圖一　：　將版子粗糙的邊緣修平

 

 

圖二　：　我買了玻璃瓷磚，藍色剪刀較適合使用，紅色剪子則適用水泥瓷磚。

 

 

圖三：　我的初稿，拭目以待～

有一個老太太常到店裡來閒晃

聊天的成分多於shopping

剛開始 以為他是個觀光客

我同事 覺得他可疑

現在偶而他還是常出沒

「Hi! How have you been up to?」

「You know...nothing special. 」

   ......

沒太過深入的對答  沒認真記過對方的名

但他的到來總為我們帶來一股活力

就姑且稱他心繫荷蘭廣交善緣的歐巴將吧

 

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基督城很小?! 是的!

一天在接上閒晃晃到運動用品店

一個店員走了過來

我心想我知道你接下來要說什麼

因為我也是同行  呵

「Are you working at Colombo Souvenirs?」

「......」「yes...」(驚嚇中)

 

原來 工作地點位於基督城大教堂廣場旁

又是人車往來的重要樞紐　店裡的玻璃又大又亮

會是這麼容易被識穿的......

從此　他每次行經我們店家　有時進門問候一兩句或則用力在窗外跟你揮手

呵呵　很有趣

只是...對不起 還是沒記住對方的名

就稱他Champion Shop之super sales man

 

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上班的休息時間有時會到附近的Starbucks外帶一杯拿鐵

紐西蘭一般的商店關得早  咖啡店也不例外

所以有兩次晚上七點多到星巴克

裡面的值班人員已經在打掃

但每每當不識相我推入門的那一刻

他卻還是以親切的笑容招呼

感動＝.＝　因為據我所知這裡的kiwi大多下班都＂酸＂得很快

 

一個多月前工作的一個冷清的晚上

終於有個客戶上門

上前打招呼的同時也認出他是星巴克那個親切的店員

哈　同樣的戲碼上演

只是　角色替換

不過　仍然沒記住對方的姓氏

只知道他正打算去歐洲旅遊

在他辭職前往旅遊前還贈上一張免費的咖啡招待卷

祝福這位為夢想而努力的有為青年