Ep. 203 FINISHING MOSAIC FIGURE #2 + A SURPRISE!

Ep. 203 FINISHING MOSAIC FIGURE #2 + A SURPRISE!
Hey Everyone, welcome to my studio!
I have been commissioned by a church to make three mosaics that will go around the sides of a fountain, in between three spillways. They are all in the theme of Moses. Because the fountain is round, I will be working on AR fiberglass mesh with silicone as my adhesive. I am using stained glass and 24k gold smalti. The first mosaic is Moses Striking the Rock.
0:05 Recap - I show the design for Moses Striking the Rock in the desert with some people. I am working on Figure #2 this week, which is the woman in green drawing water from the spring.
0:39 I am making shadows and highlights via pattern pieces for the tunic on this woman, one section at a time.
1:02 I stick the pattern pieces on the green glass and use glass scoring and breaking tools to get the general shape. Then I nip it down with wheeled nippers until it is very close. Finally, I take each piece to the grinder to get an exact shape.
1:45 If a bigger piece needs to be divided into strips, I draw the strips on the glass and go from there.
I cut and adhere one piece at a time.
5:21 I am on the last long piece, and it will be cut into several smaller pieces. I mark it so the pieces will be staggered from the previous pieces.
6:03 Now I have the pieces, but they will fit too tightly unless I cut some down. So I choose four pieces and nip them along one edge so that I can space them out and they will still fit nicely. This leaves room for grout and makes the whole mosaic similar.
7:13 I place the pieces with nice spaces in between.
7:52 I show the line at the edge which is the end of the niche that I field verified on the fountain. I come in 1/8" for a grout line after installation.
8:10 Now I finish Figure #2 with the arms and hands.
8:39 SURPRISE! SURPRISE! I was working off camera on the baby and finished one arm, hand and the head!

That's Putting It Together, Ep. 203. Thanks for watching! See you next time.
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