I met a man who made intricate mosaics such as these. The construction method was interesting. 12x12" segments, each assembled upside down (for gluing) then each segment arranged in place at the work site. The drawings ("blueprints") for this method were themselves quite interesting. The drawings were not simply cutting a larger sheet into 12" squares. A clever way of interlocking the segments was devised since the mosaic was to be in the weather on vertical surface.
I once convinced a business owner to finance such a mosaic. Halfway completed, his senior partner out the kibosh on it. With unbridled derision he pronounced it as fitting for a bathroom. My mosaic was a colorful underwater scene in keeping with the theme of that seafood restaurant. Oh well, some people, eh.
Nice, thank you. Any of his work in America?
ReplyDeleteERJ - Thanks for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteHaving been to two places where ancient civilizations used such tools, I am coming to have a new appreciation of mosaics.
I met a man who made intricate mosaics such as these. The construction method was interesting. 12x12" segments, each assembled upside down (for gluing) then each segment arranged in place at the work site.
ReplyDeleteThe drawings ("blueprints") for this method were themselves quite interesting. The drawings were not simply cutting a larger sheet into 12" squares. A clever way of interlocking the segments was devised since the mosaic was to be in the weather on vertical surface.
I once convinced a business owner to finance such a mosaic. Halfway completed, his senior partner out the kibosh on it. With unbridled derision he pronounced it as fitting for a bathroom. My mosaic was a colorful underwater scene in keeping with the theme of that seafood restaurant. Oh well, some people, eh.