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Mosaic Sofa Bench: Best Practices for Outdoor Sculpture
Artist Candy Hahn recently completed a mosaic sofa bench for her patio area, and the color scheme and floral pattern are nothing short of inspiring. Candy’s mosaic bench also reminded me of one of our central missions as a supplier of art materials, and that is to promote best practices. We live in the misinformation…
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog Mosaic and Artistic Confidence
Artist Christine Jeffson recently completed a mosaic of a red-eyed tree frog using the direct method of one tile at a time, and it is an impressive example of photographic verisimilitude complete with highlights. We mere mortals usually need to work in an indirect method using a temporary surface to create a mosaic of this…
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Easy Pet Portrait Mosaics Using an Indirect Method
Artist Joan Gummels used our blog to learn how to make mosaic and sent us a photo of the results plus some in-progress photos. I am impressed with the results and thrilled that our content has enabled beginners to learn “advanced” methods quickly.
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Toilet Tank Mosaic Planters
A significant part of the ethos of modern mosaic is to make use of damaged materials such as the broken dinnerware used in pique assiette mosaic. These mixed-media mosaics are intrinsically interesting because of their eclectic use of found objects: ceramic figurines, fossils, marbles, seashells, etc. Artist Debbie Logan has taken this one step further…
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Pet Memorial Mosaic: Dusty’s Rest
Artist Sue Williams made a memorial mosaic for her recently-departed companion Dusty, and I wanted to share it with you for several reasons. The first reason is that Sue made the mosaic in sections on concrete pavers, which allowed her to make the mosaic in manageable pieces indoors. This mosaic is also worthy of note…
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Inspiring Fireplace Surround Mosaic
Artist Elinor Willis has recently completed a mixed-media mosaic fireplace surround, and it is wonderful. She also did a great job of photo-documenting the progress of her mosaic, which she made using the direct method of gluing one tile at a time directly to the backer.
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Dancing Color Rhythm Abstract Mosaic
I continue to work on this new series of abstract mosaics, and I am loving it. Dancing Color Rhythm is my latest stained-glass mosaic, and it is also 16 x 16 inches and mounted on 1/2-inch plywood and framed with 1/4-inch oak, painted in black. I’ve developed several improved methods that make the process more…
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Mosaic Shower Insert
Artist Nona Carr has recently completed a mosaic shower insert for a young child’s bathroom. The concept for the mosaic was an eclectic collection of iconic images rendered in adjacent frames, similar to my Mosaic Door project.
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Latin Jazz Abstract Mosaic
I recently completed this abstract mosaic using our American-made stained glass. The title is Latin Jazz, and it is 16 x 16 inches in size and mounted on a plywood backer covered with two plies of fiberglass mesh and PVA adhesive.
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Abstract Stained-Glass Mosaic
I am now obsessed with abstract stained-glass mosaic. I recently completed two small studies on 6×6-inch plywood backers in preparation for some larger compositions. These larger compositions will be semi-abstract with the outlines of figures hidden in Fauvist contours. I am very excited about these coming works because they will make use of contoured andamento,…
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Fleur-de-Louisiana: A Study in Subtle Colors
Artist Sharon Thomassie emailed me a photo of her mosaic in progress and asked for advice about choosing color(s) for the background.
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Mosaic Table Insets
Inserting detailed mosaic insets in fields of monochromatic tile is the perfect compromise that allows an artist to make a mosaic table top with original artwork with fine detail without overcommitting time or effort.