UNDER SEA FIREPLACE MOSAIC
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In December 2013 my landlord gave me permission to demolish the lava from my fireplace and create whatever I wanted. I rented a demolition hammer (hand held jack hammer) and removed the lava. What a chore! It has taken me 19 months and approximately 1000 hours to create this piece!
Throughout my apartment I have black and gray tile on the floor. Because I did not have any matching tile to place on the floor in front of the fireplace I purchased a solid piece of black granite. I also painted the firebox with a metallic copper high heat spray paint. It picks up the copper glass that is within the dark blue waves. Finally, I made the mantle myself.
![Before Before](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/d712c6fc-04396d22e7-42f0c202-s-6/Before.jpg)
Before
![Lava Removed Lava Removed](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/5d29617e-04396f87e4-42f0c202-s-4/Lava-Removed.jpg)
Lava Removed
![Drywall Drywall](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/d10130f6-04396d202c-42f0c202-s-4/Drywall.jpg)
Drywall
![Front Complete Front Complete](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/a143ea74-04396f846f-42f0c202-s-4/Front-Complete.jpg)
Front Complete
![Side View Side View](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/54352581-043977a3e6-42f0c202-s-4/Side-View.jpg)
Side View
![Jelly Fish Panel Jelly Fish Panel](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/a33c7d7a-04396f86c3-42f0c202-s-4/Jelly-Fish-Panel.jpg)
Jelly Fish Panel
![Turtle Panel Turtle Panel](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/7075aa81-0439705fac-42f0c202-s-4/Turtle-Panel.jpg)
Turtle Panel
![Center Bottom Panel Center Bottom Panel](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/07929eea-04396d1b36-42f0c202-s-4/Center-Bottom-Panel.jpg)
Center Bottom Panel
![Lionfish Panel Lionfish Panel](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/67784282-04396f89ab-42f0c202-s-4/Lionfish-Panel.jpg)
Lionfish Panel
![Full Octopus Panel Full Octopus Panel](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/7cc4f578-04396f85c5-42f0c202-s-4/Full-Octopus-Panel.jpg)
Full Octopus Panel
![Octopus Panel Octopus Panel](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/dd22378a-04396f8bff-42f0c202-s-4/Octopus-Panel.jpg)
Octopus Panel
![Octopus Closer Octopus Closer](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/f7575f90-04396f8d18-42f0c202-s-4/Octopus-Closer.jpg)
Octopus Closer
![Octopus Eye Octopus Eye](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/b612d592-04396f8e08-42f0c202-s-4/Octopus-Eye.jpg)
Octopus Eye
![Blue Tang Blue Tang](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/b49c18db-04396d1751-42f0c202-s-4/Blue-Tang.jpg)
Blue Tang
![Brown Seahorse Brown Seahorse](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/b7e0e6df-04396d18db-42f0c202-s-4/Brown-Seahorse.jpg)
Brown Seahorse
![Butterfly Fish Butterfly Fish](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/950f7ce5-04396d1a59-42f0c202-s-4/Butterfly-Fish.jpg)
Butterfly Fish
![Clown Fish Clown Fish](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/5a0eedf0-04396d1c4b-42f0c202-s-4/Clown-Fish.jpg)
Clown Fish
![Coral Coral](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/ce2054f2-04396d1d87-42f0c202-s-4/Coral.jpg)
Coral
![Lobster Lobster](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/a3f5e386-04396f8aca-42f0c202-s-4/Lobster.jpg)
Lobster
![Red Fish Red Fish](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/b581807d-0439705d95-42f0c202-s-4/Red-Fish.jpg)
Red Fish
![Yellow Seahorse Yellow Seahorse](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/49680483-04397060e8-42f0c202-s-4/Yellow-Seahorse.jpg)
Yellow Seahorse
![Humuhumunukunukuapua'a Trigger Fish Humuhumunukunukuapua'a Trigger Fish](http://www.michaelstaleydesigns.com/image/e13d937f-0439705eb5-42f0c202-s-4/Humuhumunukunukuapua-a-Trigger-Fish.jpg)
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a Trigger Fish
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