The owner chose to have this guitar stripped of its hardware and turned into an art piece, but such decoration is also viable on working instruments.

The reverse side of the guitar showing Celtic   knot pattern and mythic "Lady of the   Lake"  imagery

 Pyrography (burnt designs) on didgeridoo made by STAX using henna type designs. 

 This one has been sold.

   Check out the Stax website for more fantastic didgeridoos

                 Close up of didge

I dug a seat shape out of the bank

I then used recycled polystyrene foam to reinforce the uprights and some old bricks for the seat. The foam was filed to shape and secured into the bank with long metal skewers

I covered the foam with plastic to stop rising damp and then bent chicken wire over the lot

Next I covered the wire layer with strips of fabric which had been dipped in concrete slurry

After allowing the shroud layer to dry thoroughly I applied a thick concrete mixture to form a layer of about 2" (5cm) all over

When the thick layer was dry I painted the surface with concrete sealer. When this was dry I drew up a suggested outline in chalk and then started to glue the tiles on.

Here you can see a great way to glue tiles (especially those fiddly small bits) using a piping bag, a carry over from henna painting although the bag is bigger. The bag is also great for when you have to run build up lines (as here) to accommodate for different tile thicknesses.

After three months of working solidly through the summer heat, dirt, flies, bullants and mosquitoes (can you hear the tragic violin accompaniment?) it's finished, complete with lolling mermaids and a drain at the back to divert water.

All I have to do now is pave the area at the front and hook up the little lotus fountain which you can see in picture 6

A mermaid lolling. These were constructed using the same basic method of layering over a wire frame except the only foam I used was inside the tail.