Found Art Mosaics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Found Art Mosaics write by Suzan Germond. This book was released on 2007. Found Art Mosaics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Found materials are taking the craft world by storm because the creative potential is tremendous. Contemporary mosaic artists--who continue to expand the limits of construction and materials--can benefit greatly from this movement toward reuse. Even the mosaic neophytes among us can explore the myriad possibilities of these new materials with this fabulous guide. Learn everything you need to get started in the world of found art mosaics, from materials, glass, ceramics, natural materials, grouts, surfaces, sealants, safety gear, and more. The 27 projects here--including the Buttons & Pebbles Vase, Glittering Jewels Belt Buckle, and Recycled Bathtub Garden Planter--each reuse and repurpose objects differently, as the found object may be the surface, the tesserae, or both.
Making Mosaics with Found Objects
Making Mosaics with Found Objects - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making Mosaics with Found Objects write by Mara Wallach. This book was released on 2010-12-20. Making Mosaics with Found Objects available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Make mosaics on any surface--mirrors, tables, chairs, picture frames, bowls, switch plate covers, wooden shoes, and more.
Making Mosaics
Making Mosaics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making Mosaics write by Leslie Dierks. This book was released on 2004-03. Making Mosaics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Of greatest use to beginners. The dozen projects will introduce first-time mosaicists to the art without...frustration.”—Booklist “You’ll never look at a shard of glass in the same way again.”—Glass Craftsman Innovative techniques, in tandem with striking and original designs, will make you revel in the creative pleasure of fashioning beautiful mosaics. An overview covers four basic mosaic methods: pique assiette, which uses fragments from plates, mugs, and pictures; direct (just lay it down and glue); indirect, where the work is done on a temporary surface before being cemented; and three dimensional applications. Magically transform everyday objects into art by replacing a standard kitchen counter with one covered in fragments of stone, glass, and pottery, or turning a simple lamp into a finely crafted sculpture. For additional inspiration, 50 artists provide invaluable hints and tricks of the trade.
The Art of Mosaic Design
The Art of Mosaic Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Art of Mosaic Design write by JoAnn Locktov. This book was released on 2002-01-01. The Art of Mosaic Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Not a step-by-step guide or a how-to book, but merely a collection of photographs, documenting the work of 42 international mosaic artists, designed to inspire. There are a wide range of projects including commercial, home decor and outlets for creative impulses.
Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics
Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics write by Marlene Hurley Marshall. This book was released on 2000-08-31. Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bits and pieces, pique assiette, memoryware -- there are many names for this unique folk art technique that has flourished for centuries around the world. Mosaic art, revered for its intricacy and beauty, can now be made by anyone with the simple methods found in Making Bits & Pieces Mosaics. Marshall's easy-to-follow techniques make it fun for readers to transform everyday items into one-of-a-kind works of art by attaching broken dishes, ceramics, jewelry, and glass to a wide range of surfaces. With clear, step-by-step directions and inspiring photographs, crafters can create fabulous projects of their own, including flower pots and vases, lamps, fireplace mantels, bird baths and bird houses, plant stands, garden tables, walkways, and more!
