Inside the Studio. Watch Mosaic Artist Rachel Davies Create Beautiful Mosaics Inspired by Nature
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Watch the different stages involved in making this mosaic, including cutting up/preparing the materials, planning out the design, and putting all the pieces together.
This mosaic was created as part of an art challenge to create a series of small mosaics inspired by images from nature. The mosaic measures 2.5x3.5 inches.
This mosaic was inspired by an image of sand dunes, taken on a stormy day. Pieces of porcelain tile (winckelmann's tiles) are cut into thin pieces using wheeled nippers. They are combined with pieces of stone and set into a bed of tile adhesive (also known as thinset). A pigment was added to the adhesive to achieve the yellow colour. The background was created with a cement-based self-levelling compound, with different coloured pigments added to it to create the sea and the sky.
I have some PDFs available for free that cover some of the techniques I use to make my mosaics. Visit the following links for more details.
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Mini Mosaics: learn how to design and create small mosaic art.
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Slate Mosaic: learn how to prepare and work with slate to create various mosaic designs.
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I teach regular live online classes in my mosaic membership programme.
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Thank you for sharing your wonderful work, I love your little works of art!
Thank you - glad you enjoyed watching x
Loved watching this process Rachel. Was that self levelling cement you used or grout?
Thanks for watching Dionne - it was self levelling cement x
Absolutely love this. What did you use to keep the mosaic together when you changed colours of the background? What clamps are they?
Was self leveling cement used for the entire background?
Thanks for watching! The clamp is one used for making frames - all the four corners are connected with a strap so it can be pulled tight around the frame. Yes, the background is all self-levelling cement - you can see me put a spare piece of board (covered in sellotape) down during the first pour to keep a space for the sky clear until the sea dried.
Love this! So what is self leveling cement, where can we purchase ?
Thanks Carol! Self-levelling cement is a compound used for levelling a surface before flooring is installed, so usually comes in big bags (20-25kg) I got mine at my local tile store. I believe Mosaic Arts Online also sell smaller quantities if you purchase their course by Arianna Gallo that teaches this technique in more detail.
Thank you Rachel, I did purchase the Gallo course, but I can’t seem to find that self leveling cement locally and I don’t want to buy tiny amount from mail order , (MAO). Love your videos!!!❤
@@carolzutski7739it might be worth speaking to your local tile store - mine didn’t carry it as standard but were happy to order me a bag.