Ep. 197 FINISHING MY LANDSCAPE MOSAIC!

Ep. 197 FINISHING MY LANDSCAPE MOSAIC!
I have partnered with mosaic artist Jennifer Freeman on The Landscape of Dunwoody. Now that we are finished piecing it, we have decided to make our own personal mosaic landscapes based on that design. Jennifer is putting in all the ceramic pieces using thinset as her adhesive and I am adding all the glass pieces using silicone as my adhesive.
Hey Everyone! Welcome to my studio.
0:06 I show both my landscape and Jennifer's, both so close to finishing! Then I pull the yellow and blue leftover glass from the big landscape to get started on my sun rays.
1:06 I start cutting, using pretty small pieces as the scale of this mosaic is so much smaller than the wall! I piece an area and then glue the whole thing down. First I make all the yellow rays, then come back for those last two blue areas. Sometimes I use dry erase to mark where I want to cut the pieces.
3:20 I've brought it outside so I could look at it from a distance.
3:36 It's been a few days and now I'm ready to grout! I'm using Mapei Flexcolor CQ premixed grout in Armour, the same grout we used for our big project.
3:53 Meet Spready, my favorite grouting tool!
4:11 First I wipe the whole thing down with water. This makes clean-up much easier!
4:17 Then I start spreading the grout with Spready, making sure to get it in all the interstices. I wipe off excess as I go with Spready. Then I come in with a damp sponge and wipe it down again until it is clean, rinsing and wiping.
5:31 I use a mini crowbar to do a final cleaning. It is especially needed in areas with height differences between materials. Then I use a pick to clean around the half-rounds.
A final wipe down will finish it up!
6:58 Then I flip over the mosaic and show how I wire it with a hitch or lanyard knot. I pull it tight, wrap it around 6-8 times, cut it close and crimp it!
8:44 I decide to hang it in my studio for now! I take down a different mosaic and my nail falls somewhere mysterious. Not shown: the 10 minutes it took me to locate the nail. Then I pop my new landscape on the wall!
That's Putting It Together Ep. 197. Thanks for watching. See you next time!
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[@carolhellmers465]

Fabulous! Love how you made this smaller version for yourself. A fitting end to an amazing project.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you! 😊

[@kathypar1]

Beautiful! So nice for you two to have your own piece to commemorate that big community project! Love it!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Absolutely!!

[@felicagriswold7276]

Turned out just lovely. What a great reminder/memory piece. TFS

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thanks so much!

[@luminousglassart]

Wonderful!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Glad you think so!

[@skrtskit1521]

Beautiful. 💕💕🎶🎶

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Many thanks

[@roz7620]

Beautiful. Love it.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@debpierce233]

Beautiful!

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you!

[@kathypalmer8612]

That’s awesome ❣️ Spready is hilarious 😂

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

I love little Spready.

[@laurawalker546]

Congratulations on your finished wall and this! ❤

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thank you! Feels so good to be done!

[@lizstroud6531]

Good job! Thank you.

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thanks for watching!

[@GodzHarleyGirlStudio]

Gorgeous! Such great work. You both did so well and I’m sure the Dunwoody community will love your artwork forever. Hugz, Tree

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

That is a very kind thing to say! Thank you!

[@EvgeniaKotsiubinski]

Beautiful! Now you have a piece of Dunwoody wall at home

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Right?!? A reminder for me.

[@emmalawson7460]

Congratulations thank you for sharing your artwork with us all you’ve inspired me to try mosaic and helped me learn how to look at projects with a different mindset so thank you

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

You are so welcome!

[@diannecrea7090]

Job well done! 💕

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Thanks so much!

[@laurawalker546]

I can only imagine!

[@judithstodola5521]

That is so cool! ❤ Julie, were the Dunwoody panels installed yet? Did I miss it?

[@mazzonimosaics8222]

Yes they are! Waiting for the unveiling to post the video.

[@judithstodola5521]

@@mazzonimosaics8222 Thank you! I can't wait to see it!