Mosaic Fancy Fella
Mosaics have such an allure. For purses I have used my own “tug and cut” technique; however for my 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 mosaic picture.
When I first extruded the strands they were 6 mm in diameter…then 3 mm…then 2mm (for this mosaic 3mm were used). As the tesserae strands became thinner, more details were possible. Which meant more shades and hues could be added…many more strands were needed!
For this Fancy Fella, I actually used some of the tesserae on end…if you look at the close-up, the little circles are the tessarae on end. Using the tesserae “on end” meant I could add various shades of color to each strand, making for a more complex result.
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; however for my 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 mosaic picture.
When I first extruded the strands they were 6 mm in diameter…then 3 mm…then 2mm (for this mosaic 3mm were used). As the tesserae strands became thinner, more details were possible. Which meant more shades and hues could be added…many more strands were needed!
For this Fancy Fella, I actually used some of the tesserae on end…if you look at the close-up, the little circles are the tessarae on end. Using the tesserae “on end” meant I could add various shades of color to each strand, making for a more complex result.
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; however for my 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 mosaic picture.
When I first extruded the strands they were 6 mm in diameter…then 3 mm…then 2mm (for this mosaic 3mm were used). As the tesserae strands became thinner, more details were possible. Which meant more shades and hues could be added…many more strands were needed!
For this Fancy Fella, I actually used some of the tesserae on end…if you look at the close-up, the little circles are the tessarae on end. Using the tesserae “on end” meant I could add various shades of color to each strand, making for a more complex result.
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.”