25 October 2022

As I began working on my mosaic, all was well. I got my paper cut out, with plenty to spare; and drew the outline of the piece of the mosaic I was recreating. This part turned out to be quite easy, and only took me about five minutes, but this could simply be due to my exceeding artistic prowess. However, I noticed something was awry almost immediately. The one square inch pieces of paper I cut out would be too big to fit my mosaic properly. This was an easy fix, though, as all I had to do was cut them according to the space they were to fill. This proved to be more irksome than I thought, and it ended up taking me much more time than I anticipated. For the next part, I think I will just spread glue in the places I have determined will be black, and just drop my pieces of paper on those spots. After, I should be able to just shake the paper out, letting the excess fall off if they aren’t glued. Following this step, I am mostly finished, however I do predict that touch ups and other small details will need to be tended to.

29 October 2022

I have lost the bag of paper clippings I cut out a few days ago. I still have my outline, thank goodness, because I would rather not have to redraw the whole thing (I’m very proud of the work of I did on that). I just really hope I can find that bag before too long.

31 October 2022

I have recovered the pack of paper. My father put it in a cabinet without telling me, but I can now finally continue on my project. I began to glue, but it dried before I could place the paper where I wanted. I decided to just do sections at a time until I was finished, which worked perfectly. I have completed my project, but you must wait until the next post to see the finished result.

-Christopher Geldmacher