Month: February 2018

  • How To Pry Up Tiles To Modify A Mosaic

    How To Pry Up Tiles To Modify A Mosaic

    I have often used a small screwdriver to pry up tiles when I wanted to change some detail in a mosaic, but in all of those cases, the mosaic had a grout gap, and it was possible to knock an individual tile out or shatter it without damaging its neighbors, at least most of the…

  • Strong Color Contrast in Heazlewood Mosaics

    Strong Color Contrast in Heazlewood Mosaics

    Artist Megan Heazlewood makes strong use of contrasting colors in her iconic mosaics, and I think her work is inspiring for that reason. Egyptian Musicians Egyptian Musicians Contemporary Mosaic by Artist Megan Heazlewood There are several contrasting color pairs in Megan’s mosaic of ancient Egyptian musicians: the teal and pink of the lotus flowers, the blue and…

  • Kitchen Backsplash Mosaics Using Original Designs

    Kitchen Backsplash Mosaics Using Original Designs

    If you search Google Images for “kitchen backsplash mosaics,” you can see some good work, but you will also see way too many photos of beige and gray tile work that really doesn’t help too much in the way of inspiration, especially if you are wanting to make an original figurative mosaic or use colors…