Mosaic Hummingbird
Mosaics have such an allure. For purses I have used my own “tug and cut” technique. For my framed mosaic tiles, I wanted to use real tesserae made of polymer clay. I spent days extruding thin strands of clay which I cured. These strands I then cut to size as I create the picture.
When I first extruded the strands they were 6 mm in diameter…then 3 mm…then 2mm (which I used for this mosaic). As the tesserae strands became thinner, more details were possible. Which meant more shades and hues could be added…many more strands were needed!
As “grout” I use translucent liquid clay which adds a sheen (while also making photography difficult!)
Without the frame, the signed tile is 4” by 4.”
Mosaics have such an allure. For purses I have used my own “tug and cut” technique. For my framed mosaic tiles, I wanted to use real tesserae made of polymer clay. I spent days extruding thin strands of clay which I cured. These strands I then cut to size as I create the picture.
When I first extruded the strands they were 6 mm in diameter…then 3 mm…then 2mm (which I used for this mosaic). As the tesserae strands became thinner, more details were possible. Which meant more shades and hues could be added…many more strands were needed!
As “grout” I use translucent liquid clay which adds a sheen (while also making photography difficult!)
Without the frame, the signed tile is 4” by 4.”
Mosaics have such an allure. For purses I have used my own “tug and cut” technique. For my framed mosaic tiles, I wanted to use real tesserae made of polymer clay. I spent days extruding thin strands of clay which I cured. These strands I then cut to size as I create the picture.
When I first extruded the strands they were 6 mm in diameter…then 3 mm…then 2mm (which I used for this mosaic). As the tesserae strands became thinner, more details were possible. Which meant more shades and hues could be added…many more strands were needed!
As “grout” I use translucent liquid clay which adds a sheen (while also making photography difficult!)
Without the frame, the signed tile is 4” by 4.”