I was really trying to do this for the Under the Sea Wedding, but it never really worked out for it. I was making a SNOT seahorse mosaic for it, but it didn't exactly fit into the scene anywhere.

My sister, however, looooves seahorses. And I gotta admit, they're really amazing to watch. They have the beauty and strength thing going for them. Not only that, but the dad takes care of the youngins and even gives birth.

This a bit different than my other mosaics, and it's a bit more on the abstract side than the Florida Gator or the Script Cal. This is a single color subject, and the seahorse as to be conveyed by the shape alone.

Instead of making this flat, I did end up giving the seahorse some detail by giving it some shape on the body. It looks more detailed this way without adding additional colors into the design.

However, the seahorse by itself isn't a good thing to give to a couple. I figured mirroring it would give it a nice, pleasant effect without overdoing it. Because seahorses are usually in the water (duh :-), I gave them a blue background.

What did present a slight problem was trying to make the background stand up. I'm sure my sister could hang this on the wall, but getting a custom shadowbox made is expensive (believe me, I've tried), so making it freestanding would be easier.

When it was finished, I made the background studs-up. This presented an interesting situation since the mosaic was studs-sideways. The best way to get the mosaic on the background and make it stable was to use technic bricks and pins. It's amazing how well they can hold something up.

It also ended up being pretty tall. From the last picture, you can see how it compares to a bottle of Port. :-)

Some stats: Lots of blue bricks, lots of red plates, and a couple of technic pieces to make everything come together.

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