Ep. 104 MOSAIC BACKGROUND FOR THE LEMON QUEEN, Millie's Mosaic Eyes, Starting a Geometric Mosaic!

Ep. 104 MOSAIC BACKGROUND FOR THE LEMON QUEEN, Millie's Mosaic Eyes, Starting a Geometric Mosaic!
I start in on the mosaic background of the Lemon Queen Sunflower. Using a teal blue, an irridized light blue and baby blue stained glass, I begin by laying in a line around the sunflower and leaf, adhering it with Weldbond.
Then I work on the Mosaic pet portrait of Millie, starting with the trickiest part, the eyes. I make several design decisions before I start - the pupils will be the same and the highlight in the eye with be simplfied. Millie's eyes are a light brown color with a dark brown rim. I very carefully select a glass for the white of her eye that matches the photo reference. I then finish the nose and make adjustments off camera to the left eye. I'm using Weldbond for this project also.
Next, I start on a Geometric Mosaic using mirror cut into tiny squares and rectangles. This will be a demo for a class I am teaching, so I want to be a step or two ahead of the students so I can show them how to do various techniques. Again, Weldbond adhesive is used.
I finally get back to the Lemon Queen Sunflower mosaic and finish outlining the flower with background glass. Then the background begins to fill in on the left. I have to stop and sweep up the shards because the mess is out of control and is becoming dangerous!
BONUS: I drop into ATL Glassworks, Georgia's only stained glass storefront. The owner, Day Kennedy, gives a quick demo on how to cut an inside curve out of stained glass with a scoring tool and grozing pliers! She makes it look easy!
Back home I finish laying in the background glass for the Lemon Queen Sunflower mosaic, showing how I solve a couple tricky spots! YAY!
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[@timeenuf4200]

The sunflower was always gorgeous but the end product was dazzling. I'm still gob-smacked by the dog's eyes. I always love the little take out interviews and switching back and forth to other works. Loads of fun and lots learned. Thank you again.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Oh thank you! I switch back and forth between projects way more than I show...

[@sundaysunshine2925]

Another awesome video . I’m fascinated to watch the dog progress

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

More to come!

[@rupashukla5916]

Woww Woww Woww 🌻 and Boww Woww Woww for the 🐕. I love geometric patterns 😍 thanks for the quick view at ATL

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Any time! Thanks for watching!

[@EvgeniaKotsiubinski]

Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed it very much!🔥 Beautiful sunflower!👏👏👏

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

So nice of you to say! Cheers!

[@lauriewilson4741]

I love all things sunflower 😊

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

I need a bigger garden so I can grow them all!

[@cherylnull9890]

I LOVE watching your process!! This piece is amazing….so pretty!!! I dream about making fantastic art like you do ! Thank you again for sharing.♥️

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@carolhellmers465]

The sunflower is absolutely beautiful! Another amazing video .... the tip about cutting an inward curve is ‘gold’. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

She makes cutting that curve look easy! I’m not a fan of growing pliers, but I’ll give them another chance after watching that!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Grozing pliers

[@arlenebain5678]

@@mazzonimosaics8222 I don’t even have any of those, not sure how to use them

[@speedmom1702]

I love your rules and the aqua-y blue glass you used for the background. It's a nice contrast, but goes well with the yellow.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

I think making the rules for the background might be a control issue I have! 😳

[@speedmom1702]

@@mazzonimosaics8222 No, I think they make a lot of sense. Visual people see things a certain way, especially when we are creating the art. I'm sure the classical painters had certain rules they set up and followed as well. 🙂

[@lm5949]

Good tip on custom cutting the squares. I did a mosaic where I precut all the squares and when it came to the keystoning it was quite the pain fitting them in, and it took twice as long as it should have lol

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Glad it helped! Cheers!

[@pmarlowe1638]

Another amazing piece and a great tutorial on backgrounds! Thank you! Now if I could only nip half as good as you!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Wow, thank you!

[@kathysteffler4505]

I missed it if you told us about the substrate on the dog. It looks like cork! I really enjoy watching you create.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

It is medium density fiberboard (MDF.)

[@arlenebain5678]

Love how you did the background. Thanks for sharing with us how you did it. I learn something from every video!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

I'm so glad it was helpful! I appreciate you giving feedback. I'm just working away on my own and am never quite sure if it's useful to someone!

[@arlenebain5678]

@@mazzonimosaics8222 oh it always is helpful! I appreciate you taking time to explain and share!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you!

[@charuverma5802]

Stunning work! Do you grout the beaded area as well or leave it as is?

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

I leave the beads as is!

[@charuverma5802]

@@mazzonimosaics8222 - Thank you so much! Your work is so inspiring! I’ve just started dabbling in mosaics. There’s so much to learn from you. Thanks for your videos for novices like me. I’m still confused as to what tiles to use and what should be their thickness and is it ok to use tiles of different thickness in one project 🤔

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Glad they are helpful!

[@diannecrea7090]

Can you save the glass scraps for filati?

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

I don't know how successful it would be. You should try it and let me know!

[@diannecrea7090]

A beautiful flow of andamento on background!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thanks so much!

[@michelinejoseph3038]

Loving all your videos, thank you for sharing... learning tons! Quick question, what glue do you use?

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Depends on the project, but I am using Weldbond for the Lemon Queen, Millie the dog, and the Geometric as they are all intended for inside.

[@marielc2708]

Woww... Otro girasol mas que quedó espectacular!!!👏👏👏👏 No me canso de ver tus trabajos!! Es un placer verte trabajar!!! Solo miro y disfruto porque me dejas sin palabras..jaja... Realmente tienes un don especial... un ser interno muy bonito que sale a la luz a través del arte en tus manos...bellísima!!! Sigue brillando así!!!🤗❤❤❤

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to make more!!!

[@kathryn7235]

Another beautiful piece and a enjoyable video! Thank you!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Many thanks!

[@songofthesirensmusic]

I can not wait to see the lemon queen on my sunflower wall!! It’s so beautiful!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Me too!! You'll have to send a photo with all the other sunflowers! Soon...