One of the most long-lasting and hard-wearing artforms, mosaic pieces are perfect to make the most of your outdoor space. Suitable for a tiny terrace or a large country expanse, the projects in "Garden Mosaics" show you how to decorate your outdoor space in the most charming, individual and enduring way. The extensive techniques section shows you how to choose and use the right tiles for your environment. The range of tiles on the market today is better than ever, and the book makes the most of the wealth of new materials available such as spangled tiles or inexpensive but authentic gold-leaf tiles. As you progress, you can develop your own creativity with tips on tile and colour-matching that allow you to adapt the projects to make pieces completely unique to you and your garden. All suitable for beginners, the 25 projects in the book range from simple decorative pieces, such as the enchanting, simple child's footprints and butterfly stones to practical and sturdy weatherproof pieces, including a trompe l'oeil chequered mosaic tabletop and delightful planters that will add colour to your garden even in winter. Some projects, such as the night light, can be finished in under two hours.
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Becky Paton studied Public Art and Design at Chelsea School of Art in London, where she specialized in mosaic making. She now works as a mosaic artist in the UK and Norway undertaking public, community and private art commissions, and her most recent public art commission was the mosaic name plate for the V&A Museum of Childhood in London. Becky also teaches and exhibits both in the UK and overseas.
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This review is from: Garden Mosaics (Hardcover)
if you are like me, you might own several mosaic books. This one is one of my favorites! Here's why:
Clear,concise directions with good pictures-most projects could be done by a beginner but there are also MANY projects to make a more advanced artist happy. Great variation of mosaics-this author covers some mosaics styles I've never seen in other books. Like making your own wire mesh base for cool animal mosaic sculptures-with enough how to pictures that even I can contemplate making one:), making several different shaped stepping stones-from scratch-these are GREAT-there are footprints and fish to die for. And unusual mosaic creations like windchimes and garden "cones". This book helps you to think outside the box and many of these projects would look wonderful outside or inside as well. Well worth the $13 bucks that Amazon sells it for-highly recommended! 5 stars!
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This book is great! Both funky and eclectic, the many projects enclosed in its pages are worthy of exhibition in anyone's garden. I highly recommend this book to anyone just starting out in mosaics or to the seasoned mosaic artist.
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The book is excellent, with many helpful projects. The author takes you through each project to completion. Also includes a thorough description of materials needed.
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Tesserae is the name given to any material that is used in the making of a mosaic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waterproof grout, tile nippers, glass nuggets, imitation gemstones, using wood glue, aluminum mesh, mirror tiles, draw your design, glass tiles New!
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Tesserae is the name given to any material that is used in the making of a mosaic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waterproof grout, tile nippers, glass nuggets, imitation gemstones, using wood glue, aluminum mesh, mirror tiles, draw your design, glass tiles New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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