Upstream by my Own Volition but in the Flow of Life

The little Fish asserts his independence trusting that the universe will guide him. The leaves and acorn to the left are ceramic and will be inserted in situ.

The Journey of a Trout Upstream

As Streams from Little Fountains Flow...

The next mosaic has been underway for a while and is now nearing completion.  

I was keen to include all the elements essential to life in the series of mosaics and this one offered an opportunity to balance fire and water as the orange/red Sun with the pool and waterfall into the stream.

The leaping of the small 'trout' to the next phase of his life upstream holds much symbolism, because although it's important for us to be contributors to our families and community we can only truly fulfill our potential by finding and being true to ourselves , by following the gifts that nature has given us.

Encouragement, support and guidance during our life's journey we hope comes from all around us especially from school and at home, but can come from the most surprising of places at times. Even perhaps in seeing an image on a wall of a little fish leaping up to find his way in the stream that is life. 

The Sun makes an appearance with the spiraling energy of nature.

The challenge of firing nearly 700 little leaves and acorns has been put on hold for a time.  But I have devised and started building a number of specially designed stands for the task so that each individual piece, I hope, will be able to be fired together and yet NOT stick together! Bring on those buckets of glaze!