Last week, I shared some of my favorite tesserae. I use so many different things, I decided to break it up into two posts.
I left off with: My favorite tesserae is whatever I'm using at the moment. I love dish
tiles when I'm using them as much as I love stained glass when I'm using
it. Mirror is a favorite as well.
Dish Tiles:
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| "Cactus Joe" - a birthday gift for a good friend |
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| Spring-themed decorative birdhouse using dishes, an old flower brooch and some Mardi Gras beads |
Recycled:
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| An old jug found at a thrift store using hand cut mirror and stained glass |
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Broken Mirror:
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| Stained glass, dish tiles and mirror were used for this wedding gift |
Tempered/Crash Glass:
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| Tempered
glass or crash glass as some call it was used on top of colorful foils.
I added glitter. This was the start of a beautiful friendship using
tempered glass, paint and glitter. The love continues to grow to this
day. |
As you can see by these examples, there are so many
ways to create mosaics. I've had some fail horribly but most of the
time, when I experiment, I am usually pleased with the results. This
particular piece of art isn't a mosaic but was an experiment. It's
called "A Dreamer's Fleeting Moments" and is done with tempered glass,
beads, found objects, mixed media, paper, pens, paint and glitter.
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| The best part about this: it's done on a piece of Styrofoam that came
out of a packing box. I covered it in many layers of thinset (cement). |
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Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics
