Garden shrines and pillar planters, tabletops and flowerpots: practically anything can become a beautiful mosaic, and these creations will make any garden magnificent. - Go beyond the ordinary with imaginative projects that dispense with traditional techniques in favour of more unusual mosaic applications. - Some items take only a half-day to complete, others require some skill and time, but all of them open up a range of possibilities and styles. - A section on getting started presents the basics on tools, techniques, and materials (tesserae, glass tile, stained glass, coloured mirror). - Make your own gold leaf glass; construct bases for projects; build a wire branch and flower. Twenty-two projects include: - Looking Glass Garden Stake - Onion Dome Birdhouse - Stone Serpents - - Stained Glass Pillar Planter - Gilded Treasure from Ancient Pompeii - * Brighten a shady place or enliven a flower bed with these beautiful mosaic craft projects.
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At last - a comprehensive coverage of mosaic techniques alongside innovative design ideas all in one book. American mosaicist Jill MacKay devotes a good third of the book to in-depth instructions on tools to use, materials and how to handle them, base materials and structures, all clearly explained and illustrated. Following on are twenty innovative projects to try at home ranging from simple half-day pieces to longer-term projects such as planters, bird baths, tables and shrines. Quirky frogs and beetles, pod planters and plant collars add novelty and appeal to young and old alike. As Jill says in her introduction, mosaicking is an addictive medium and can transform objects from the ordinary to the outstanding. Even plain concrete ornaments from the garden centre are utilised and turned into individual, highly-personal garden decorations. Accompanied throughout with photographs of mosaic works from artists such as Candace Bahouth and Cleo Mussi, alongside a host of US mosaicists, it is an inspirational look at the subject. This is a step above the current plethora of books on this popular subject and well worth a look for all keen mosaicists. - Lucy Watson
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Jill MacKay is a versatile self-taught craftsperson and designer working in a variety of media, including paint, mosaics, metal, and ceramics. Nationally recognized for her work, MacKay is also a community artist who uses and teaches the arts to help heal and promote well being. She lives in Pittsburgh with her two teenage children and works out of her home studio.
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Wonderful outdoor creations!,
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This review is from: Creative Garden Mosaics: Dazzling Projects & Innovative Techniques (Paperback)
This is a great book for inspiring creative ideas for making outdoor mosaics. Well written, beautifully photographed, the book shows original problem solving techniques not found in other "how-to" mosaic book...particularly in the construction of 3-D objects. Ms MacKay is a talented writer and mosiac artist.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Terrific mosaic book!,
By "witsendmosaic" (Tempe, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creative Garden Mosaics: Dazzling Projects & Innovative Techniques (Hardcover)
The subtitle of this book is Dazzling Projects and Innovative Techniques and it certainly delivers! It's full of rich, vivid, full color photographs and instructions for interesting and creative projects, most of them 3-D. I was very excited to learn about epoxy putty and how to use it to create curved structures out of backer board or wire. A few of my favorite projects in this book: Snake-In-The-Grass, Gazing Face, and Reflecting Birdbath with View. Your garden will never be the same!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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An inspirational book for your bookshelf,
This review is from: Creative Garden Mosaics: Dazzling Projects & Innovative Techniques (Paperback)
This book is a great read for aspiring mosaic artists and for beginners. The beautiful pictures show what is possible, the text is well written, and the "how-to" part is easy to follow.
This is a book for those who want to venture beyond the commonplace in mosaics. Lena
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