absolute mosaics
by
carol davis


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I have vitaligo, just sayin'

Drawing the design on the wood

My selection of colors, cut into manageable sized pieces

Cutting some leaf shapes to start

After finishing the leaves and trunks, choosing a background color

Ready for the grout

Choosing one of my photos, sizing it.

Figuring out the colors, more or less, in a small painting.

Trying out the colors

And I'm off, gluing on the pieces, one by one by one...

Adding the background

Mixing the grout

Cutting the wood backing

I buy the glass comes in big sheets

Cutting some pieces ahead of time, some as small as 1/8" wide

Cutting and adding the leaf shapes

Adding the other colors for the 'planets'

Spreading on the grout

Waiting 20 minutes for grout to dry

Painting the edges while the grout dries

After 20 minutes wiping off the grout

Using a cloth to get to the grout in the tiny places. Yes that is a bandaid.

Ready for framing

The framing station

After cutting the masonite to size, I cut the fabric matt

Fabric matt attatched

Centering the mosaic on the matt

Attatching the mosaic to the matt

Measuring the paper backing
Attaching the paper backing


Drilling holes for the hanging screws

Attatching the hanging wire

The upper right corner was bugging me, I fixed it

The finished piece
