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Saturday, 15 September 2007 |
Mosaic art is addictive! 
Remember to prepare food in advance, get in supplies!
Need support & understanding?
Sandy has set up a yahoo group for mosaic addicts -fun, inspiration & information! Take over the garage, the house, buy a shed, “borrow” your partner’s tool-belt, become obsessed by tools, tesserae and opus terms, but remember the most important thing!
It’s good for you! Be Creative! Safety Rules & Health Tips!
Wear safety glasses (No glasses=no classes!).
Remove jewellery or try dobbing thick mix of gelatine on rings etc to protect from grout/
Remove with warm water!
Wear rubber gloves-check for skin allergies
Wear a mask (use when cutting tile, mixing grout, adhesives)
Wear shoes to protect your feet
Stretch and change position frequently
Remember to eat healthily (plus chocolate and vegemite if you can)
Drink lots of water
Keep all food and drinks covered in the work area
Wear protective clothing (grouting in nude not recommended)
Be considerate of others in work area (pets/children/friends)
Remember the washing, cook dinner occasionally and smile
Keep a first aid kit handy at all times
Treat and clean all cuts promptly
Wash hands regularly to remove adhesives/grouts etc.
Use buckets! Don’t wash grout down drains into the ocean!
Work in a well-ventilated area with adequate lighting
Have good chair support
Get some sleep
Do a first aid course
Check tools regularly for safety, wear and tear Use a dustpan/broom to sweep up shards! Don’t use your hands!
Get out in the fresh air – it’s inspiring
Teach a child to mosaic
Wear Safety glasses Wear Shoes Wear clothes
WARNING: MOSAIC ART IS ADDICTIVE! THANK GOODNES FOR THAT!
So, the mosaic bug has bitten you! Fortunately, there is no cure, but making more and more mosaics seems to be great therapy for the mind, body and soul!
You are excited and can’t wait to make a mosaic, get at the hammer, hunt and
gather some tiles and plates and possibly you want to make a mosaic table or a pot plant, perhaps a garden paver? Or, you may wish to tile the floor, the swimming pool, the property fence or cover fry pans with mosaic faces! You have seen mosaics made on tv! The magic of tv seems to remove the adhesive curing time!
You may have attended a free mosaic demo at the local hardware store….there is so much more than a little picture frame or pot…..You may have visited the library and been inspired by mosaic books and pictures! Wonderful. You may have spent hours on the web and been overwhelmed with mosaics – wonderful isn’t it? ….And still after reading the books, surfing the net, you still don’t know which adhesive to use, what substrate works well in the wet, how get a flat mosaic, or work in 3-D? Perhaps you have raided the garage, have tile nippers and hammer in hand, found some grout and some tile adhesive and its systems go!
Perhaps you have made a mosaic pot and it looks wonderful! Perhaps you have bigger mosaic ambitions but have a few questions now on technique, adhesives, correct installation and wonder how do you plan a mosaic and do 3-D grouting?
How do you cut those little glass mosaic tiles and what glue is ok under water? So many questions, so many techniques, tools, adhesives and grouts……contemporary mosaic art is ever changing with new products, new techniques and th traditional methods combined with contemporary methods opens up a whole new world of mosaics! Book a workshop at OzMosaics!
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