Ep. 164 A NEW MOSAIC SUNFLOWER START TO FINISH AND LITTLE MOSAICS IN BETWEEN!
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- Ep. 164 A NEW MOSAIC SUNFLOWER START TO FINISH AND LITTLE MOSAICS IN BETWEEN!
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0:05 I found a new sunflower cut-out substrate! I don't like how cut-out shapes have a "crafty" element to them, so I am going to elevate this one by placing it on a Pebeo Liquid Art Panel substrate.
Sunflower cut-out www.hobbylobby...
Pebeo panel www.dickblick....
1:40 I prime the panel edges and sunflower with Kilz primer to seal it. Later I went back and added a coat of white acrylic paint to the frame.
2:10 While that is drying, I take one of the prepped substrates out of the embroidery hoop and trim it. It is going to need a little bit of reinforcing as it is somewhat flimsy without the support of the frame.
3:28 Evaluation of embroidery hoop mosaics so far.
4:44 Using thinset as my adhesive, I pipe it onto the little substrate, then add beads one by one. Next I switch to a bead tray and dump the crushed glass onto part of the center. Then line by line I build up beads and glass. In the center I dump green crushed glass. Each time I save the extra and pour it back into the container.
6:27 I start building the leaves using the same technique as before, following the grid layout on my substrate with the tiny glass tiles and faceted cube beads. At the end I decide to add blue for the sky. Done! Sparkly! Next I coat the back with thinset.
7:33 What did I just make? Not sure. It was a good exercise and reminder not to use beads with thinset. Not sure I like the glitter effect of the crushed glass.
8:43 To recover from that thingy, I decide to make a floral pendant in an elongated heart base. I make a yellow focal flower and then just follow my instincts, adding daisies, pink flowers and blue salvia. It's beautiful!!!!
10:54 Back to the sunflower cut-out mosaic. Using Liquid Nails, I adhere the cut-out to the Pebeo base.
11:32 While the Liquid Nails is setting up, I decide to make another pendant. This time I'm using some GIANT Old Mexico filati petals that came in a mix I ordered from DiMosaico. I add some of the bigger leaf filati they sent me as well. The center is hand-pulled red filati.
12:35 FINALLY! I start on the new sunflower. Using Weldbond, I raid my feather-cut scrap bags and use them to make my sunflower.
13:19 Time for another pendant! I LOVE making these. I like to start and sometimes end my day by making a mosaic pendant. This one is a big square bezel. I decide to use one of my pendants as inspiration, just switching out some of the flowers. I also add some small white flower shapes. Another winner! Yay!!! It's so pretty.
15:30 Back to the sunflower. I finish piecing the petals and make some decisions about sky color. Choices are:
1. Sky blue light streaky
2. Equally pale, more purply
3. Same as #1, only more dramatic streaks
4. Clear opal cobalt blue streaky - striking!
5. Darker and streaky, but too much baby blue in it. (Removed)
6. Solid baby blue - Um....no.
7. Youghiogheny neo purple mottled - YES! It is in between the others in tone, but a bit on the purple side of blue. Nice medium blue, will make the yellow flower be the star of the show!
17:53 Stem and leaf discussion
18:05 Filling in the sky, I immediately realize it will be too flat unless I change up how I lay the glass. I opt for a more interesting uneven stacking.
20:01 Time to grout. Starting with the background, I am using Smoke Gray Spectralock I pre-mixed grout. The petals will have a custom mixed grout color using Rainbow Colorants from Karen Sasine. mosaicmentorin... I use my favorite finishing tool that I have modified by cutting off one side so I can fit in the tight crevices.
NOT SHOWN: The amount of detail work needed to clean up the grout around the edges of the petals.
22:05 My favorite part - adding the beads for the center of the flower. I opt for gray Apoxie Sculpt since the oolors are a bit light with yellows, gold and pale green.
That's Putting It Together, Ep. 164. Thanks for watching. See you next time!
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Wow! You are so inspiring! Julie, I want to thank you for allowing us to see you at work, and I also want to congratulate you on your Olive Stack residency at the end of next year!! You must be so proud and excited!!
Thank you so much! It's a long way off and giving me lots of time to decide what I will work on while I'm there.
I like that you reversed the process in that you did the beads last on the sunflower. Looked like it was easier to grout. It was interesting how you picked the background color. Putting the different hues of blue right beside the flower showed which complemented the yellow the best.
I was so satisfying to put in the beads as the last step! Grouting the edges of that flower was no picnic though.
I am so inspired by your teaching
Wow, thank you!
I love the center of the new micro sunflower, eventhough it was messy! You could use it as a focal point or as part of a new mosaic, have it be kind of 3d with it sitting a little above the rest of a mosaic. 🙂 I love the new pendant, the blue and white flowers look like lupine to me. I love the cobalt and white for the background of the big sunflower, great contrast! But the lavender is nice, it's a pretty color.
Re: the background color, I loved that one too! It really boiled down to whether I wanted the background to be as bold as the flower and complement it or just fade back and support the sunflower as the focal point. I think both would work well!
@@mazzonimosaics8222 I get exactly what you mean. I love the blue and yellow together, but maybe in another project, there would have been too much going on in such a small space. The lavender did allow the yellow to stand out. I like the lighter color beads you used in the center this time, also.
I bought that same sunflower substrate last year😊. I love how you added it to the square frame. And I have really been enjoying your pendants - so pretty!
Wonderful! Confession: I bought several more for later. 🌻🌻🌻
I was reading some of the comments other artists had posted about their time in Ireland, and it looks like a wonderful experience!
Thank you for sharing you work! It's beautiful and I appreciate all that you have done. THANKS
You are so welcome!
So good to watch! 💕
Thank so much!
Julie liked the idea of placing the sunflower inside the frame which will give it a deeper character 👌 And your pendants are definitely becoming obsessive to us viewers too 😂
Yes! Thank you! Having the space dedicated to the pendants has been great, but I will have to pack it up at some point to make way for my next BIG project!
Your videos are fantastic. Your teaching style is welcoming and encouraging. You break things down so a beginner can comprehend I am newly retired and this has been my passion for 1 1/2 years. Just beginning to do indoor work. Thanks so much. Question: how did you finish the edge of wood sunflower 🌻 r does the blue glass and grout take care of that ?
Thank you so much! I just left it. I think if you want to paint it, it would be easiest to do that up front.
So pretty ❤ I like how the sunflower sits on top of the frame! 😊
Me too! It makes a little shadow around it that looks great!
Love the pendants
Thank you! 😊
Beautiful 💚
Thank you! 😊
So pretty!❤
Thank you! 😊
I just adore your work. How is just now found your channel.
Welcome! Nice talking to you today!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I love everything about this sunflower!
Thanks so much!
Love the sunflower and the pendants are exquisite ❤
Thanks so much!
Gorgeous sunflower. Thank you.
So nice of you to tell me that! Cheers!
I finally tried a project with apoxie clay last week. There is definitely a difference using apoxie versus glue!! I will try apoxie sculpt this week to see how that differs, as well. Your videos are so helpful and inspiring! Smart to do glass/glue/grout first!! Love everything in this video!😊
Have fun! The beads went in so quickly at the end. Super satisfying!
Love this. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to mosaic around my fire pit with dragonflys and flowers . Any tips? Need to figure out the grid backing and best products to use around heat. Thin set, grout, will be using tempered glass chips and regular mosaic glass. I like to paint the tempered glass pieces to get just what I want. Worked great on a mirror frame.
I’ve never had to research products that work well with heat. Sounds like you are on the right path! Good luck!
Much better blue!
Thank you!
You’re just amazing in your vision. 👀
Thank you! 😊
Beautiful! Love your sunflowers
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow! Love it all! 💕
Thanks so much 😊
Beautiful work
Thank you so much 😀
Love it! It might be cool if you let us know how long it takes you to do your projects. Days hours… Just curious. Of course it’s going to be much faster for you because you know what you’re doing!
It’s never fast. I try not to watch the clock too much.
Beautiful. Lindo
Thank you! Cheers!
I love everything but I especially love the sunflower substrate with your excellent background color choice. Beautiful work again. Just curious how long it takes to make a pendent from start to finish including cutting the pieces? So artistic.
The big detailed florals take about 1 hour 20 minutes. The smaller ones are usually under an hour. I have been pulling filati about once a week for an hour each time to get my greens and blues. Having a space dedicated to it is great, but I will be cleaning it up soon for my next BIG project.
I always like how you show some of your finished pieces against the flowers in your garden!
Right? Then winter comes and I show everything against dead leaves. 😬
If you were to buy one color of apoxie sculpt What would be most versatile?
I use black most often!
Julie where do you find the petals? Are they a type of Filati that you cut?
They are made with hand-cut stained glass.
Where do you get the glass sticks that look like flower petals?
I cut them from stained glass.
Are the sticks that you cut and they look like flower pedals on your necklaces called smallT?
Lol. I had no idea what you meant! They are called filati or filato. One is plural.
What size beads do you use?
I use a variety of shapes and sizes. Sort of depends on the size of the flower.