Mosaic art diy

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Mixed Media Geologic Abstract Painting, "Artifacts" © Carol Nelson Fine Art
CAROL NELSON FINE ART BLOG: Mixed Media Geologic Abstract Painting, "Artifacts" © Carol Nelson Fine Art
This may contain: someone is peeling the fabric off of a piece of cloth with their thumbnails
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Watch me work on this mosaic: part of my 100 day art challenge
Watch me work on this mosaic, taking inspiration from the colours of the coast. The simple design focuses on the colours and textures of the materials. Pieces are set into a bed of pigmented tile adhesive/thinset. This mosaic measures 2.5x3.5 inches and was made as part of a challenge to create a nature inspired mosaic every day.
This may contain: a bunch of rocks that have some kind of wire on them
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Watch me make a mosaic: Setting slate and stone pieces into pigmented tile adhesive/thinset
Materials used: • Slate and stone pieces • Small pieces of smalti/glass • Pigmented adhesive (I have a free PDF available on using thinset in mosaic art) • Wheeled nippers • Tweezers • Substrate - Jackoboard
This may contain: a person using a torch to heat something
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Watch me make filati: heating up smalti/glass and pulling it into strands to use in a mosaic.
Making filati to use in mosaics. Materials include • Smalti (glass) • Blowtorch • Cast iron mould • Screwdriver • Pliers
10 Mosaic Projects Using a Variety of Ordinary Everyday Items
.: 10 Mosaic Projects Using a Variety of Ordinary Everyday Items
This may contain: a person holding a piece of metal in front of some pieces of rust on the ground
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How to split slate: part of the preparation for making a mosaic with slate.
I use a spokeshave/plane blade for splitting slate but a chisel will also work. This technique is used to thin down the slate and then it can be more easily broken/cut with other tools.