Category: Inspiration
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Mosaic Tile Colors for Flesh and Skin Tones
I frequently get emails asking me what is the best color mosaic tile we sell for rendering skin tones. I then have to explain that the question doesn’t have a straightforward answer, even if the person specifies the particular race or ethnicity of the skin to be depicted. The reason the question is problematic is…
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Art Using Improvised Methods
In my previous post, I wrote about the improvised double-reverse method one of our customers Tobin was using to lay up details for the large panels of his garden courtyard mosaic. Tobin’s method uses packing tape and contact paper to temporarily lay up mosaic designs instead of the traditional lime putty or clay, but that…
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Improvised Double-Reverse Mosaic Method Using Contact Paper And Clear Packing Tape
One of our customers Tobin is making an 80 square foot garden courtyard mosaic, the theme being the four elements (water, fire, wind, and earth) with a panel devoted to each element. Recently Tobin emailed us some pictures of his work in progress, and I think they are worth showing online and not just because…