The last time I posted on this I was still in the process of designing it. It took me quite some time to decide how I wanted to finish this one. I had some difficulty with the palm fronds and how I wanted them to look. As I said before, some creations come right to you in a whirlwind while others seem to be a constant challenge.
This first picture is the mosaic ready for grout. Everything has been shaped, cut and glued down.
This picture of my grouting is a bit on the blurry side as it dawned on me when I was in the middle of it that I wanted to get a picture. I had my gloves on and had grout everywhere when I shot this one .
After getting the grout into all the nooks and crannies I take a very wet sponge and get most of it back off before it has any chance to settle. It requires going to the sink several times for another bucket of clean water as grout clouds it up pretty quickly. Time is a big factor as well because the grout starts to set right away. Once I get it cleaned off to my satisfaction I come back to it about every half hour and spritz it with water to keep the grout from cracking. I do this about 5 or 6 times.
This is the finished mosaic. With this much mirror in a design it becomes a challenge to get a good full-sized picture as it mirrors all the images in front of it. The weather hasn't permitted going outside so I took this by the back sliding doors. I'll have to get a better one for my listing, but thought this would at least give you the idea.
The very last thing I do before putting it up for sale is to install a hanger, sign the back and tape a business card in place.
7 comments:
Wonderful job Christine. I love all the extra goodies you added.
Beautiful!
My goodness what a piece of art!
it's absolutely gorgeous christine! you've done an amazing job explaining the many, many steps involved as well... what a great post!
Your style is so unique and amazing talent. I adore all your mirrors, this though I think is my fave!!!
That is amazing!! Thanks so much for showing some pictures of the process.
Beautiful!
Kisses,
Adriana.
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