Kirsten said she'd like to see more of bink's process of mosaic-making. bink didn't record every step, but here are the finals ones anyway. I'm sure she'd be happy to answer questions, if you have any.
1. bink designed the mosaic after Greek art + her own terriers.
She cut the glass with special glass-cutting nippers or cutting wheels (or some she hit with a hammer). She laid-out the glass pieces in her basement studio.
She bought colored glass (in sheets or scraps) from local companies who import it. Other supplies came from the hardware store.
2. She glued the glass pieces to the kitchen wall, using some super-strong silicone glue (GE brand). She cut lots of new glass pieces for the background. Mounting it took forever—like a very elaborate puzzle. (A few weeks.)
3. Then she applied dark gray grout with a special trowel for tiling called a float.
When wiped off with a warm damp sponge, it remains only in the cracks between the glass pieces.
4. Some touch-up (with heavy duty paper towels) and removing the last glue smudges with razor blade and glue-removers, and . . Ta-da!
WOWIE she used beautiful glass ! Fabulous piece of work there! I guess she can never leave that house ,then. It is larger than I initially thought- And more complex. Beyond dreamy excellence! Her skill is incredible.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda Sue – – I’ll pass that along. And when I was asking bink details about the tool she used, I also asked her how she learned to do mosaics.
DeleteShe said she took an afternoon class on how to tile a flower pot – – and then just scaled it up!
Lol—slightly ambitious 😄❤️
oh thank you so much!!! and i agree it is much larger than one would expect. the dark grout is a good choice. many times in the older mosiacs they use white grout. my mother made a table top years ago where one could get small cut pieces of glass to use. most of those were limited to geometrical designs. please tell bink a very big thank you for the additional info.now i want to make one.
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Thanks, Kirsten, For saying you wanted to see Moore, wich pushed me to ask for these photos– – I will for sure tell bink!
DeleteI agree the dark grout is effective – – she said she chose a gray instead of a black so it wouldn’t be too harsh.
I hope you’ll make a mosaic and send photos if you do ❤️
Incredible art work. Both words. Art and work.
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DeleteWow, the curly tail, the bright astonished eyes....so many individual choices to come up with this harmonious whole. Lots of lessons here.
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You got it-- this piece truly is bright--far brighter in person because of the reflective nature of glass. And truly a visual example of how the whole is greater than the sum of its parts!
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