Ep. 122 STARTING A COSMOS MOSAIC & A GROUTING PARTY FOR THE MOSAIC MANDALAS!!!
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- Ep. 122 STARTING A COSMOS MOSAIC & A GROUTING PARTY FOR THE MOSAIC MANDALAS!!!
0:07 I start a new cosmos mosaic using a photo I took at Gibbs Gardens. I changed the design just a bit by moving the flowers around a bit. Anyway, I begin by tracing it onto an 8"x10" substrate using black carbon paper and a ball point pen. The substrate is a Liquid Art Panel from Pebeo.
1:20 I show my selection of pink glass that I will be working with. I have some irridized glass that I might put in to give the mosaic movement since real flowers aren't so sparkly. I start cutting and shaping the glass petals one at a time, nipping repeatedly until I achieve the precise shape I'm looking for. The first petal I cut down the middle to show the crease on it. I continue with the first flower, making the petals, adding the dark pink ring around the center, and splitting petals as needed. Then I add the deep yellow center. I use textured gold glass that is a bit thicker than the rest of the glass for the dark yellow bits.
4:57 Now it's time to bring in the greens for the stems. Some of the stems are in shadow and so I have two different shades. I will be cutting the glass very thin using my scoring tool and running pliers. The strips are so thin I have to use grozing pliers to grip the glass and break it on the score line. Next, I start adding the stems and giving them a bit of curve by breaking the pieces. I also start the next flower which is in profile with green bits and add the petals one at a time. Finally, I move to the last flower, laying in the petals and then the center with bits of the thicker gold glass around the center.
7:48 YAY! We are finishing up the LAST MANDALA!!! I planned a little grouting party and invited my students to help clean and grout them. With so many people making the mosaic mandalas, it was inevitable that silicone ended up on top of the glass. The first step is to clean up the silicone with acetone, rags, razors, picks, mini crow bars and scrapers. Once they are clean it makes grouting so much faster! The party lasted all day and we had about 5 or 6 people helping at all times!!! The grout used is Polyblend Plus black sanded grout for all of them. We had to add the grout to the edges by hand to make sure it was in all the crevices. I'm exhausted, but so happy with how they turned out and I can't believe we have just one more step - installing them on the wall!!! They look amazing and I love how they sparkle! I had to pile them on top of each other and just take in the color, sparkle and beauty! They are going to be incredible on the wall with the three from Phase I.
14:14 Back in my studio I get after the cosmos again, finishing up the stems and buds. I start adding in the background with a variety of green glass, being careful to always have contrast at the stem area so we can see them. I did not finish them- there is always next week.
Same for the smalti owl! Next week Owly!
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Wow the mandalas are beautiful so are your cosmos.
Wow, thank you!
I could watch you for hours creating your masterpieces!!!
Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!!
Wow, thank you! Now if I could focus long enough to finish one project before I start another...
The mandalas turned out so lovely
Thank you! They really are beautiful in person. So stinking sparkly!
Amazing! Thanks for sharing your talent.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful !! !
Many thanks!!
You are fantastic!!!! Hope soon my dream comes true!!
Thank you! I hope so too? If it is a good dream anyway.
I’m sure your volunteers love you too! The mandalas are absolutely stunning - an amazing body of work. Bravo! Looking forward to seeing them installed.
Me too! Ha ha. I was foolish last time and thought two people could do it. This time I'm getting a crew of volunteers to help! I can't wait to get them on the wall!!!
I’ve come to the conclusion that TH-cam is a wonderful platform, there needs to be more diversity on it. There’s a trend I’ve noticed. When mosaic artists do a design on here, everyone seems to want versions of those designs. I have three commissions for trees of life, with one of them wanting the seven Gaelic symbols of life incorporated into it in mandala fashion! All the commissions I used to get were for my mountain and wild nature scenes; but, I definitely seen the influence of TH-cam in my latest commissions. So, after my Christmas orders are filled, I’ve decided to work on my beaudacious Rocky Mountains again. People can buy them or not, but I’ll be happy 😅
Right? You have to make what moves you at some point. Commissions are good, but I always have something brewing in the back of my head. Best to get it out so I can sleep at night. If the commissions line up with your passion, that's pretty great!
@@mazzonimosaics8222 I knew you’d understand. I’ve done two tree’s of life so far, and am getting tired of the repetition. It’s a pain coming up with numerous original designs, and I can never understand why people want something everyone else is getting. You know what; I just had a beautiful ride through Ghost Lake into Canmore this weekend, it was inspirational. I’ve got a large piece of mountain slate I’ve been itching to mosaic, and I’m going to start a Kananaskis Mountain scene on it today!
Just for me!
You’re a gem ☺️❣️
Before grouting my favorite mandala was green-and-orange one. But now I love them all. They're sooo gorgeous 👏👏👏👏
Me too!! I can't pick a favorite!
Another happy Monday morning thanks to you!!! I am learning so much while I watch your extremely well made and entertaining videos! I am in awe of your talent! Thank you for sharing 😍
Thank you so much Kathryn! Cheers!
Loving your Cosmos and the Mandalas turned out a treat, all beautiful. 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Julie you are amazingly talented to say the least and it's a pleasure watching you work 😍 Loved the Gibbs Garden inspired Cosmos flowers. It's magical how you use your colours and putting it all together as you say !!! The Mandalas are looking divine - can't wait for the installation... Mr. Owl 🦉 too must be eagerly waiting to see the light of the day - in his case night as he's a nocturnal creature 🦉
Thank you so much! Good idea - maybe I will work on Mr. Owl at night to make progress!
Atta Girl - well said and as they say better do than say - so burn the candle at both ends for 🦉🦉🦉
The mandalas look fantastic!! Love watching you create such beautiful things!!
Thanks so much. 😊Glad you like them!
great team work and really loving the cosmos! were you using rubbing alcohol to clean the mandalas before grouting?
We were using Acetone. It works if there is a thin layer of silicone, but not for big blobs. There was just no way around it - Silicone is messy when lots of people use it. We had wet wipes out the whole time. I issued warnings, etc. etc. Still had a mess on our hands at the end of the day.
I can't believe I've watched every one of your videos and am finally caught up. Such beautiful work, Julie. I have especially loved your sunflowers. Epic mandalas! How do you decide between sketching your patterns or adhering a photo? Thanks.
Depends on the project. The translucent pink glass I used looks best over white in the case of the cosmos. I also roughly edited the image for placement and so it wasn't a clean copy to adhere. Tracing gives you more freedom since you automatically simplify when you trace it.
Where did you get the plastic table cover you cut glass over. Don’t know what to call it,but looks like larger version of what’s on my glass grinder
I purchased it used from another artist. They are called waffle grids. You can them from stained glass suppliers.