
Creative Garden Mosaics
Dazzling Projects and Innovative Techniques
Jill MacKay(Author)
Lark Books,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2003
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-57990-257-5 (ISBN)
Description
Garden shrines and pillar planters, tabletops and flowerpots: practically anything can become a beautiful mosaic, and these creations will make any garden magnificent. - Go beyond the ordinary with imaginative projects that dispense with traditional techniques in favour of more unusual mosaic applications. - Some items take only a half-day to complete, others require some skill and time, but all of them open up a range of possibilities and styles. - A section on getting started presents the basics on tools, techniques, and materials (tesserae, glass tile, stained glass, coloured mirror). - Make your own gold leaf glass; construct bases for projects; build a wire branch and flower. Twenty-two projects include: - Looking Glass Garden Stake - Onion Dome Birdhouse - Stone Serpents - - Stained Glass Pillar Planter - Gilded Treasure from Ancient Pompeii - * Brighten a shady place or enliven a flower bed with these beautiful mosaic craft projects.
Reviews / Votes
At last - a comprehensive coverage of mosaic techniques alongside innovative design ideas all in one book. American mosaicist Jill MacKay devotes a good third of the book to in-depth instructions on tools to use, materials and how to handle them, base materials and structures, all clearly explained and illustrated. Following on are twenty innovative projects to try at home ranging from simple half-day pieces to longer-term projects such as planters, bird baths, tables and shrines. Quirky frogs and beetles, pod planters and plant collars add novelty and appeal to young and old alike. As Jill says in her introduction, mosaicking is an addictive medium and can transform objects from the ordinary to the outstanding. Even plain concrete ornaments from the garden centre are utilised and turned into individual, highly-personal garden decorations. Accompanied throughout with photographs of mosaic works from artists such as Candace Bahouth and Cleo Mussi, alongside a host of US mosaicists, it is an inspirational look at the subject. This is a step above the current plethora of books on this popular subject and well worth a look for all keen mosaicists. - Lucy WatsonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Asheville
United States
Illustrations
150 colour photographs, index
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-57990-257-5 (9781579902575)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Getting started; building bases and armatures; the mosaic process; the projects; project templates.