[The completed article--the first I've written for the online paper, the Daily Planet (no lie):
"Embedded: With the Mosaic Quilting Project" ]
A slideshow will illustrate some of the 1,500 hours volunteers spent cutting and pasting glass pieces into patterns. Volunteers ranged in age from 2 to 96 years old.
This is a bit of the blurb I volunteered to write about this local mosaic project:
The ten "glass quilt" panels will be mounted on the outside walls of the MLK Park building. Each of the 4" x 4' designs is based on traditional quilt and textile designs from different cultures.
A slideshow will illustrate some of the 1,500 hours volunteers spent cutting and pasting glass pieces into patterns. Volunteers ranged in age from 2 to 96 years old.
ABOVE:
1. One glass bead waiting to be cut and and glued into a southern African pattern.
1. One glass bead waiting to be cut and and glued into a southern African pattern.
Thin set mortar will hold the mesh onto a backing board.
2. Volunteers smear grout on top of the mosaic to fill the spaces between the glass pieces, then wipe the sticky gritty stuff off.
3. The final buff with old T-shirts reveals the completed pattern.
