Ep. 49 MOSAIC FOUNTAIN EDGES, Finishing touches on Spring Fever II, A Field Trip, & starting Spring Fever III.

The Fountain- Part 2. Finishing Spring Fever II, a Field Trip to Duluth, GA, Getting Edgy with my Fountain, starting a new Spring Fever & a couple mosaic updates!

I have plans to finish the mosaic fountain base and starting a new Spring Fever mosaic, and I want to finish the background on the orange. And I also want to finish the chipmunk stepping stone. I also need to finish the commission and send it off to its new owner!

First things first, I paint the edge and back of the plywood base with black acrylic paint. Then I sign it, mount it in the floater frame and wire it. I test it by hanging it on my wall.
Then I head outside to tape the top cap on the basin cover and add thinset. I make a template and working inside, I found a pattern that works using tile and just a few cuts for the edges.

BONUS: I take a field trip to Duluth to visit some friends and we look at some large mosaic murals made by Jennifer Freeman and the community that are in City Hall and a huge 25' long and 6' high across the street!

Back home, I clean my glass tiles and get set up with everything sorted and ready to go! I measured a grid to keep me on track with the pattern and finally get started! First one done and I am on a roll, trying to work cleanly. IT LOOKS SO GREAT ALREADY! Then I have to leave for class...

I show the progress on the two mosaics from class - not bad!

Then on to Day 2 mosaicing the Fountain! I flip it on its side and knock out so much in just a few hours, finishing the side! Then I have to wait for the thinset to cure a bit before I turn it again, so naturally I start another mosaic, Spring Fever III. I pull out all the pretty glass for this one, as well as more fritballs.

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Ep. 39 SANDHILL CRANE MOSAIC DELIVERY, MCMA visit, the orchid mosaic & road trip to Florida!
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