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Mosaic Art Source mosaic definitions:
hammer
hammer - italian “martellina” - mosaic tool used with a hardie to cut tesserae since ancient times. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
hardie
hardie - used with a hammer the hardie has a chiseled edge and is traditionally mounted in a log. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
two wheeled mosaic cutter
two wheeled mosaic cutter - a hand tool for cutting mosaic tesserae, great for glass, smalti, mirror, china, tile etc. (often referred to as leps) m.a.s. mosaic glossary
cutting tesserae
cutting - the method used to break up materials into various sizes of tesserae. The hammer and hardie have been used since ancient times and are still one of the preferred methods for smalti & stone. The smalti or stone is placed on the blade of the chisel at right angles and by delivering a sharp blow with the hammer a clean-cut is made. To facilitate cutting glass, the surface may be scored beforehand with a diamond tool. With smalti, since the cut edge reflects more of its brilliance, it is usually placed facing outwards in the mosaic (except in the case of metal-leaf tesserae). Modern tools for cutting include tile nippers, tile cutters, wet saws & glass cutters. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
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mosaic marathon heart on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic marathon book on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic marathon garden on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic marathon dove, originally uploaded by mosaic art source.
As part of the Mesa Conference SAMA member Kim Emerson led two workshops on large-scale architectural mosaics.
Participating SAMA members fabricated a series of five panels (designed by Kim) in a fun-filled mosaic marathon! They utilized Kim’s method of face-taping the design and thinsetting it to panels. The finished panels were then donated to the Southwest Human Development, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of creating a positive future for young children. The mosaic panels were mounted on the exterior wall of SWHD’s four-story building in Phoenix, Arizona.
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