Making Mosaics with Found Objects

✍ Scribed by Wallach, Mara

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cover -- Contents -- The Tiled Path -- Basic Techniques -- Materials -- Basic Tools -- Adhesives -- Color and Theme -- Selecting a Base -- Basic Cutting Techniques -- Arranging the Pieces -- Grouting Your Project -- Projects -- Switch Plate Covers -- One Mans Trash -- Cat Nap -- Thats Not Old Blue Willow! -- Oh, Baby! -- White on White -- Chalk It Up to Fantastic Found Objects -- Bowl You Over -- Wooden Objects -- Something in the Air -- Set in Stone -- One of a Kind -- Glass Objects -- Frequently Asked Questions -- A Brief History of Found Object Art -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- My Artists Journey.;This book teaches readers the basics of decorating furniture, bowls, picture frames, and other bases with mosaics. The author uses a variety of found objects to show how trash can be reimagined as art.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover --
Contents --
The Tiled Path --
Basic Techniques --
Materials --
Basic Tools --
Adhesives --
Color and Theme --
Selecting a Base --
Basic Cutting Techniques --
Arranging the Pieces --
Grouting Your Project --
Projects --
Switch Plate Covers --
One Mans Trash --
Cat Nap --
Thats Not Old Blue Willow! --
Oh, Baby! --
White on White --
Chalk It Up to Fantastic Found Objects --
Bowl You Over --
Wooden Objects --
Something in the Air --
Set in Stone --
One of a Kind --
Glass Objects --
Frequently Asked Questions --
A Brief History of Found Object Art --
Resources --
Acknowledgments --
My Artists Journey.

✦ Subjects

CRAFTS & HOBBIES--Glass & Glassware;Mosaics;Salvage (Waste, etc.);Found objects (Art);Glass craft;;CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Glass & Glassware