Mosaics Inside and Out [Paperback]

Doreen Mastandrea (Author), Livia McRee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

This book makes easy the seemingly daunting task of creating mosaics for your home. Presenting both creative ideas and stunning projects for both interior and exterior decoration, this book provides the information, inspiration, and tools to add the colorful and sophisticated art of mosaic to you kitchens, bathrooms, floors, walls, porch and garden.

Editorial Reviews

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This is a collection of step-by-step projects for decorative mosaics using irregularly shaped pieces of glass, ceramic, or stone. Interior projects include floors and mirror frames, and outdoor garden projects are birdbaths, stepping stones, and planters. The introductory section gives basic techniques, including the best ways to break up old dishes for raw materials. A gallery of photographs of work by mosaic artists completes the book. Recommended for crafts or garden collections.
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About the Author

Ceramic artist and color maven, Doreen Mastandrea runs the ceramic studio Paint-a-Plate. She is the author of Ceramic Painting Color Workshop (Rockport Publishers).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564967425
• ISBN-13: 978-1564967428
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #853,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, August 24, 2002

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Jill A. Warnick (Brookline, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosaics Inside and Out (Paperback)

I'm just a beginner and have already picked up a few books, but by far this is the easiest to understand, I like how the book is laid out, the projects are wonderful, and after reading it from cover to cover I have a much better understanding of the art of mosaic tiling.
I highly recommend this book, no matter what level your at.

50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doreen is delightful, November 30, 2001

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This review is from: Mosaics Inside and Out (Paperback)

I met Doreen today and without knowing she wrote a book to inspire those interested in mosaics, we got to talking about what she and I both do. It turns out, we both do mosaics. She is unbelievably talented and motivated me to get out there and do so much more. She is involved in a very large scale mosaic comission at the moment and I can understand why someone would hire her to do this. She happened to have a copy of her book in her car and I bought one on the spot, without looking at it, and I am so happy I did. (I think I own all the other mosaic books on the market today). This book is concise, colorful, inspirational, full of ideas for the beginner student as well as the advanced. Those who think they know what they are doing already will find much to get them headed in a more advanced but totally reachable direction. I do highly recommend this book for those looking for their first mosaic instuctional book or one to add to their collection as I have. Enjoy, you will not be disappointed and happy mosaicing!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for Beginners, July 5, 2007

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S. Bauman "book lover" (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosaics Inside and Out (Paperback)

This book is very helpful to a beginner in the mosaic arts because it goes over the tools and materials needed to create almost any mosaic. There are many projects included in this book with step by step instructions, supply lists, and photos to demonstrate the process. If you would like to get involved with mosaic art but don't know where to start this book will help you gather supplies and give you enough ideas and technical knowledge to begin your first mosaic project. The only thing this book lacks is more explaination on the correct kinds of grouts and sealents to use.