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Outdoor Mosaic Tile: Part 2
Last we left off, I had adhered my mosaic (smalti & pearl) to the porcelain tile with thinset mortar adhesive and was waiting for it to cure so that I could grout. Now on to that final, messy step. I chose a medium gray epoxy grout suitable for outdoor use so the tile will [...]
New Year, New Projects: Outdoor Mosaic Tile, Part 1
Happy 2012, y’all! I hope everyone had fabulous holidays and fun times ringing in the New Year. Now it’s time to get back into the swing of things, so let’s do it. You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in ages (it’s been about a month, I think?). I’ll confess – I’ve been in [...]
Pyrite Suns Galore!
Holy moly, I’ve been obsessed with pyrite suns lately. I don’t know why. Maybe because up until very recently I had yet to actually own one. More likely though it’s because they’re SHINY and ROUND. Anyhoo, last weekend I was visiting my aunt in Colorado and found these great pyrite suns in a rock shop [...]
Mosaic Graffiti – inception
I know I’m too chicken to really embrace the whole “guerrilla mosaic” idea, but on the heels of a brash and impassioned crime spree with my cousin (where “spree” = singular act and “act” = helping ourselves to some irresistibly scented lilacs from an abandoned lot), I’m feeling adventurous. I figure I’ve got to start [...]
More Comic Mishaps & Stick Drawings
The Muse disguises herself in many forms, and the Common Sense Fairy always shows up 2 seconds late.
Kong Rings in the New Year
Happy 2011, everyone! 2010 has been a great year for Mosaic Geek – from “going official” and becoming an LLC to having our first show at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair in December, and many other fun things in between. I’ve had a blast breaking, gluing, and grouting, and Will has done a bang-up job [...]
Silhouette Mosaics: fast, easy & fun
A silhouette mosaic is a plain black shape against a simple background such as a solid color mix. Okay, so I may have just made the term “silhouette mosaic” up, but if this type of mosaic actually has a name, that’s probably it, right? At any rate, if you’re on the prowl for your next [...]
More Adventures in Artland
The “Adventures in Artland” comic series is based on the underwhelming misadventures of Mosaic Geek’s artist in residence, and offers sage advice & creativity tips based on mishaps likely to befall any artist or creative individual.
Mosaic Pixel Art: Donkey Kong Solidified
There are several reasons I love creating mosaics of video game themes. For one, I love games. That’s the easiest one. More than that, though, this combination of subject + medium connects ancient methods of pictorial representation with those of the digital age. The contradiction is totally fun. Mosaic is the ultimate analog. Mosaic pixel [...]
The Itty-Bitty Mosaic Project
At last! My first teeny tiny mosaic is complete! <cue evil villain laugh> Well okay, not counting mosaic necklaces, but this really is my FIRST tiny mosaic “wall art”. Here is my spaceship, soaring through the vast expanses of blackish-blue stained glass outer space, past a mini-Saturn with its own mirrored moon, to the infinite [...]
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